[S] Change in flashrom[master]: flashrom.c: Position heap alloc along side check in compare_range()

[Edward O'Callaghan (Code Review)]

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Edward O'Callaghan has posted comments on this change. ( https://review.coreboot.org/c/flashrom/+/69473 )

Change subject: flashrom.c: Position heap alloc along side check in compare_range()
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Patch Set 1:

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File flashrom.c:

https://review.coreboot.org/c/flashrom/+/69473/comment/3cffbac7_41734ec3 
PS1, Line 451: 	uint8_t *cmpbuf = malloc(len);
> I would keep the declaration here and move the malloc down.

Why the ANSI C89 requirement, isn't C99 closer to 2023, nearly a 34yo requirement of the toolchain.