On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Paulo J. Matos <pa...@matos-sorge.com> wrote: > On 26/07/12 13:27, Richard Guenther wrote: >>> >>> Why would the fill value in a memset call be required to fit in a host >>> char? >> >> >> Obviously because of the implementation detail of its caller. >> >> Richard. >> > > Richard, I am sorry if I was not more clear. I understand that this is > required because the caller uses a pointer to a char to pass the value of > the fill, therefore the fill must fill in a host char. But is there any > reason to introduce this constraint?
Simplicity and testing matrix of the one who wrote this code. Patches welcome I guess. Richard. > Wouldn't it be more flexible, albeit probably more complex, to pass the > value through a TARGET char or a HOST type as big as a TARGET char? > > Cheers, > -- > PMatos > > >
