How should sizeof be used in malloc()'s argument?

When calling malloc(), I recommend applying the sizeof operator to the object being allocated, not the type. For instance, don't write this:

	int *x = malloc (128 * sizeof (int)); /* Don't do this! */ 

Instead, write it this way:

	int *x = malloc (128 * sizeof *x);

There's a few reasons to do it this way:


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