On 06/05/2015 09:42 PM, brian m. carlson wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 05, 2015 at 05:22:08PM +0200, Michael Haggerty wrote:
>> I don't know that there would necessarily be problems, but I
>> would worry about code involving structure assignment. For
>> example, suppose the following snippet:
>>
>> void f(struct object_id *oid) { struct object_id oid_copy =
>> *oid; /* ... */ }
>>
>> The compiler is allowed to implement the copy using instructions
>> that rely on proper alignment. Such code would fail if oid is not
>> properly aligned.
>
> We use oidcpy which doesn't use object assignment. I brought that
> up previously, and Junio was opposed to doing *dest = *src. So I
> don't think this ends up being an issue.
Sorry for overlooking (or forgetting :-( ) that discussion. Indeed,
that would allay my worry.
Michael
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