if (mem == 0) /* free(0) has no effect */ return;

/* Quickly check that the freed pointer matches the tag for the memory. This gives a useful double-free detection. */ if (__glibc_unlikely (mtag_enabled)) *(volatile char *)mem;

int err = errno;

p = mem2chunk (mem);

if (chunk_is_mmapped (p)) /* release mmapped memory. / { / See if the dynamic brk/mmap threshold needs adjusting. Dumped fake mmapped chunks do not affect the threshold. */ if (!mp_.no_dyn_threshold && chunksize_nomask (p) > mp_.mmap_threshold && chunksize_nomask (p) <= DEFAULT_MMAP_THRESHOLD_MAX) { mp_.mmap_threshold = chunksize (p); mp_.trim_threshold = 2 * mp_.mmap_threshold; LIBC_PROBE (memory_mallopt_free_dyn_thresholds, 2, mp_.mmap_threshold, mp_.trim_threshold); } munmap_chunk (p); } else { MAYBE_INIT_TCACHE ();

/* Mark the chunk as belonging to the library again. */ (void)tag_region (chunk2mem (p), memsize (p));

ar_ptr = arena_for_chunk (p); _int_free (ar_ptr, p, 0); }

__set_errno (err); } libc_hidden_def (__libc_free)

</details>

## _int_free <a href="#int_free" id="int_free"></a>

### _int_free start <a href="#int_free" id="int_free"></a>

Inizia con alcuni controlli per assicurarsi che:

- il **puntatore** sia **allineato**, altrimenti viene generato l'errore `free(): invalid pointer`
- la **dimensione** non sia inferiore al minimo e che la **dimensione** sia anche **allineata**, altrimenti viene generato l'errore: `free(): invalid size`

<details>

<summary>_int_free start</summary>
```c
// From https://github.com/bminor/glibc/blob/f942a732d37a96217ef828116ebe64a644db18d7/malloc/malloc.c#L4493C1-L4513C28

#define aligned_OK(m) (((unsigned long) (m) &MALLOC_ALIGN_MASK) == 0)

static void
_int_free (mstate av, mchunkptr p, int have_lock)
{
INTERNAL_SIZE_T size;        /* its size */
mfastbinptr *fb;             /* associated fastbin */

size = chunksize (p);

/* Little security check which won't hurt performance: the
allocator never wraps around at the end of the address space.
Therefore we can exclude some size values which might appear
here by accident or by "design" from some intruder.  */
if (__builtin_expect ((uintptr_t) p > (uintptr_t) -size, 0)
|| __builtin_expect (misaligned_chunk (p), 0))
malloc_printerr ("free(): invalid pointer");
/* We know that each chunk is at least MINSIZE bytes in size or a
multiple of MALLOC_ALIGNMENT.  */
if (__glibc_unlikely (size < MINSIZE || !aligned_OK (size)))
malloc_printerr ("free(): invalid size");

check_inuse_chunk(av, p);

/* This test succeeds on double free. However, we don’t 100% trust it (it also matches random payload data at a 1 in 2^<size_t> chance), so verify it’s not an unlikely coincidence before aborting. / if (_glibc_unlikely (e->key == tcache_key)) { tcache_entry *tmp; size_t cnt = 0; LIBC_PROBE (memory_tcache_double_free, 2, e, tc_idx); for (tmp = tcache->entries[tc_idx]; tmp; tmp = REVEAL_PTR (tmp->next), ++cnt) { if (cnt >= mp.tcache_count) malloc_printerr (“free(): too many chunks detected in tcache”); if (__glibc_unlikely (!aligned_OK (tmp))) malloc_printerr (“free(): unaligned chunk detected in tcache 2”); if (tmp == e) malloc_printerr (“free(): double free detected in tcache 2”); / If we get here, it was a coincidence. We’ve wasted a few cycles, but don’t abort. */ } }

if (tcache->counts[tc_idx] < mp_.tcache_count) { tcache_put (p, tc_idx); return; } } } #endif

</details>

### _int_free fast bin <a href="#int_free" id="int_free"></a>

Inizia controllando che la dimensione sia adatta per il fast bin e verifica se è possibile posizionarla vicino al top chunk.

Poi, aggiungi il chunk liberato in cima al fast bin eseguendo alcuni controlli:

- Se la dimensione del chunk è invalida (troppo grande o troppo piccola) viene generato: `free(): invalid next size (fast)`
- Se il chunk aggiunto era già il top del fast bin: `double free or corruption (fasttop)`
- Se la dimensione del chunk in cima è diversa dalla dimensione del chunk che stiamo aggiungendo: `invalid fastbin entry (free)`

<details>

<summary>_int_free Fast Bin</summary>
```c
// From https://github.com/bminor/glibc/blob/f942a732d37a96217ef828116ebe64a644db18d7/malloc/malloc.c#L4556C2-L4631C4

/*
If eligible, place chunk on a fastbin so it can be found
and used quickly in malloc.
*/

if ((unsigned long)(size) <= (unsigned long)(get_max_fast ())

#if TRIM_FASTBINS
/*
If TRIM_FASTBINS set, don't place chunks
bordering top into fastbins
*/
&& (chunk_at_offset(p, size) != av->top)
#endif
) {

if (__builtin_expect (chunksize_nomask (chunk_at_offset (p, size))
<= CHUNK_HDR_SZ, 0)
|| __builtin_expect (chunksize (chunk_at_offset (p, size))
>= av->system_mem, 0))
{
bool fail = true;
/* We might not have a lock at this point and concurrent modifications
of system_mem might result in a false positive.  Redo the test after
getting the lock.  */
if (!have_lock)
{
__libc_lock_lock (av->mutex);
fail = (chunksize_nomask (chunk_at_offset (p, size)) <= CHUNK_HDR_SZ
|| chunksize (chunk_at_offset (p, size)) >= av->system_mem);
__libc_lock_unlock (av->mutex);
}

if (fail)
malloc_printerr ("free(): invalid next size (fast)");
}

free_perturb (chunk2mem(p), size - CHUNK_HDR_SZ);

atomic_store_relaxed (&av->have_fastchunks, true);
unsigned int idx = fastbin_index(size);
fb = &fastbin (av, idx);

/* Atomically link P to its fastbin: P->FD = *FB; *FB = P;  */
mchunkptr old = *fb, old2;

if (SINGLE_THREAD_P)
{
/* Check that the top of the bin is not the record we are going to
add (i.e., double free).  */
if (__builtin_expect (old == p, 0))
malloc_printerr ("double free or corruption (fasttop)");
p->fd = PROTECT_PTR (&p->fd, old);
*fb = p;
}
else
do
{
/* Check that the top of the bin is not the record we are going to
add (i.e., double free).  */
if (__builtin_expect (old == p, 0))
malloc_printerr ("double free or corruption (fasttop)");
old2 = old;
p->fd = PROTECT_PTR (&p->fd, old);
}
while ((old = catomic_compare_and_exchange_val_rel (fb, p, old2))
!= old2);

/* Check that size of fastbin chunk at the top is the same as
size of the chunk that we are adding.  We can dereference OLD
only if we have the lock, otherwise it might have already been
allocated again.  */
if (have_lock && old != NULL
&& __builtin_expect (fastbin_index (chunksize (old)) != idx, 0))
malloc_printerr ("invalid fastbin entry (free)");
}

else if (!chunk_is_mmapped(p)) {

/* If we’re single-threaded, don’t lock the arena. */ if (SINGLE_THREAD_P) have_lock = true;

if (!have_lock) __libc_lock_lock (av->mutex);

_int_free_merge_chunk (av, p, size);

if (!have_lock) __libc_lock_unlock (av->mutex); } /* If the chunk was allocated via mmap, release via munmap(). */

else { munmap_chunk (p); } }

</details>

## _int_free_merge_chunk

Questa funzione proverà a unire il chunk P di SIZE byte con i suoi vicini. Inserisce il chunk risultante nella lista unsorted bin.

Vengono eseguiti alcuni controlli:

- Se il chunk è il top chunk: `double free or corruption (top)`
- Se il chunk successivo è al di fuori dei confini dell'arena: `double free or corruption (out)`
- Se il chunk non è marcato come in uso (nel `prev_inuse` del chunk seguente): `double free or corruption (!prev)`
- Se il chunk successivo ha una dimensione troppo piccola o troppo grande: `free(): invalid next size (normal)`
- Se il chunk precedente non è in uso, tenterà di consolidare. Ma, se il prev_size differisce dalla dimensione indicata nel chunk precedente: `corrupted size vs. prev_size while consolidating`

<details>

<summary>_int_free_merge_chunk code</summary>
```c
// From https://github.com/bminor/glibc/blob/f942a732d37a96217ef828116ebe64a644db18d7/malloc/malloc.c#L4660C1-L4702C2

/* Try to merge chunk P of SIZE bytes with its neighbors.  Put the
resulting chunk on the appropriate bin list.  P must not be on a
bin list yet, and it can be in use.  */
static void
_int_free_merge_chunk (mstate av, mchunkptr p, INTERNAL_SIZE_T size)
{
mchunkptr nextchunk = chunk_at_offset(p, size);

/* Lightweight tests: check whether the block is already the
top block.  */
if (__glibc_unlikely (p == av->top))
malloc_printerr ("double free or corruption (top)");
/* Or whether the next chunk is beyond the boundaries of the arena.  */
if (__builtin_expect (contiguous (av)
&& (char *) nextchunk
>= ((char *) av->top + chunksize(av->top)), 0))
malloc_printerr ("double free or corruption (out)");
/* Or whether the block is actually not marked used.  */
if (__glibc_unlikely (!prev_inuse(nextchunk)))
malloc_printerr ("double free or corruption (!prev)");

INTERNAL_SIZE_T nextsize = chunksize(nextchunk);
if (__builtin_expect (chunksize_nomask (nextchunk) <= CHUNK_HDR_SZ, 0)
|| __builtin_expect (nextsize >= av->system_mem, 0))
malloc_printerr ("free(): invalid next size (normal)");

free_perturb (chunk2mem(p), size - CHUNK_HDR_SZ);

/* Consolidate backward.  */
if (!prev_inuse(p))
{
INTERNAL_SIZE_T prevsize = prev_size (p);
size += prevsize;
p = chunk_at_offset(p, -((long) prevsize));
if (__glibc_unlikely (chunksize(p) != prevsize))
malloc_printerr ("corrupted size vs. prev_size while consolidating");
unlink_chunk (av, p);
}

/* Write the chunk header, maybe after merging with the following chunk.  */
size = _int_free_create_chunk (av, p, size, nextchunk, nextsize);
_int_free_maybe_consolidate (av, size);
}