microsoft / microsoft/mimalloc
program crashed on c# Pinvoke
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Description
i write a c++ dll , and this dll expose method for c# application to invoke,
after add mimalloc to the dll, the program will crash as next image

the c++ dll reletive code:
BYTE* data;
int test1(int a, int b) {
data = (BYTE*)mi_malloc(1920 * 1080);
return a + b;
}
the C# code
static class Program
{
[DllImport(@"Dll1.dll")]
public extern static int test1(int a, int b);
/// <summary>
/// 应用程序的主入口点。
/// </summary>
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
test1(1, 3);
Application.EnableVisualStyles();
Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
Application.Run(new Form1());
}
}
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Research direction
Start with the C++ test1 entry point and the C# DllImport declaration shown in the issue, comparing the DLL behavior before and after adding mi_malloc. Reproduce the crash with the provided call, then capture the platform, build details, and stack trace; done means the crash is isolated with a minimal reproduction or its required interop conditions are documented.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, csharp
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100