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. -- brian m. carlson / brian with sandals: Houston, Texas, US +1 832 623 2791 | http://www.crustytoothpaste.net/~bmc | My opinion only OpenPGP: RSA v4 4096b: 88AC E9B2 9196 305B A994 7552 F1BA 225C 0223 B187
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