On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:06:01 -0800, Greg Parker <gpar...@apple.com> said: >No. objc_msgSend() also reads from the class's method cache and method list. >It's possible for the receiver object to be valid, but still crash because of >a memory smasher that hit the method cache or method list
It's also possible for the receiver object to be valid but the wrong object. I remember in my early Cocoa programming days I mismanaged the memory for an NSString object and was mystified when *another NSString object took its place*. I believe NSZombie would have tracked that down by occupying the slot pointed to by the variable and not letting some other string slip into it. In other words, believe in zombies, not in your intuitions about how everything looks okay. :) m. -- matt neuburg, phd = m...@tidbits.com, <http://www.apeth.net/matt/> A fool + a tool + an autorelease pool = cool! Programming iOS 5! http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920023562.do _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
