On Sat, Jul 6, 2019 at 1:07 AM Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentr...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > On 2019-07-05 14:06, Thomas Munro wrote: > > +#ifndef HAVE_EXPLICIT_BZERO > > +#define explicit_bzero(b, len) memset(b, 0, len) > > +#endif > > > > I noticed some other libraries use memset through a function pointer > > or at least define a function the compiler can't see. > > I don't understand what you are getting at here.
Do we want to provide a replacement implementation that actually prevents the compiler from generating no code in some circumstances? Then I think we need at least a function defined in another translation unit so the compiler can't see what it does, no? -- Thomas Munro https://enterprisedb.com
