chore: fix C lint errors (issue #9267)

[munazzaghazali7-hash]

Resolves #9267

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  description: Fixed C benchmark function to remove variable length array (VLA) and use dynamic allocation with malloc/free.
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task: lint_filenames status: na
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task: lint_markdown status: na
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task: lint_repl_help status: na
task: lint_javascript_src status: na
task: lint_javascript_cli status: na
task: lint_javascript_examples status: na
task: lint_javascript_tests status: na
task: lint_javascript_benchmarks status: na
task: lint_python status: na
task: lint_r status: na
task: lint_c_src status: passed
task: lint_c_examples status: na
task: lint_c_benchmarks status: na
task: lint_c_tests_fixtures status: na
task: lint_shell status: na
task: lint_typescript_declarations status: na
task: lint_typescript_tests status: na
task: lint_license_headers status: passed

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Related Issues

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• Fix C lint errors #9267

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[kgryte]

Unfortunately, we cannot accept this PR, as is, due to all the formatting changes. Please make sure you are following stdlib conventions.

[munazzaghazali7-hash]

@kgryte Thank you for the feedback, I've updated the PR to address the formatting concerns

• Corrected indentation to match stdlib conventions
• Ensured variable declarations are at the top of the function
• Removed unintended formatting changes to the original code style
• Added proper memory cleanup

The changes are now minimal and focused solely on replacing the VLA with dynamic allocation. Please review when you have a chance.

[kgryte]

Ref: #9282

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