How to deallocate memory in go?

Question

I have a structure:

type xyz struct {
    x int
    y string
}

func f(){
    x := new(xyz) //allocating memory
}

But I cannot find any method to deallocate it in go.

Is it not needed to deallocate it in golang?
Is there any useful document for how memory allocation/deallocation happens in go?

I think labeling new(xyz) with "allocating memory" is a dangerous assertion: There are far more ways in Go which result in an allocation. Even a:=2 might allocate memory on the heap if a escapes. Additionally: Using new like that is not idiomatic; using &xyz{} is more common. — Volker
– Volker, Commented Nov 21, 2014 at 13:47

Grzegorz Żur · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-21 10:55:05Z

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Go is garbage collected language. You do not have to deallocate memory.

Articles on memory allocation and deallocation in Go.

answered Nov 21, 2014 at 10:45

Grzegorz Żur

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