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DRAFT: Start words on CHERI-enabled allocator caller and callee guarantees#51

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DRAFT: Start words on CHERI-enabled allocator caller and callee guarantees#51
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Commits on Dec 20, 2025

Start to add words on CHERI-enabled allocator caller and callee guarantees.
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Add history note on allocator guidance.
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Commits on Dec 24, 2025

Mention that allocators my unmap memory on free (courtesy @nwf).
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Reformat allocator requirements for free/realloc around may/should/must.
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Add a note about zeroing newly accessible memory in realloc().
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Mention that bounds shouldn't permit access to allocator metadata.
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Allocators should zero padding and not just allocated memory.
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More consistently format realloc() guarantees, exand zeroing.
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Commits on Dec 25, 2025

Remove some notes from early drafting.
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Guarantee bounds won't change in realloc(), sync to allocator guiance.
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