# C struct garbage collection not run frequently enough

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/c-struct-garbage-collection-not-run-frequently-enough/116919>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** garbage-collection, mutable-structure, c, gc\
**Created:** [July 11, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/c-struct-garbage-collection-not-run-frequently-enough/116919 "2024-07-11T15:38:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/c-struct-garbage-collection-not-run-frequently-enough/116919/14 "2024-07-11T21:08:36Z")

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You can use `jl_malloc`/`jl_calloc`/`jl_free` to allocate memory in a way that is visible to the GC. You could set a function pointer in your library to these functions, and then use that function pointer.

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