Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 11:25:36 +0000 (GMT) From: Aled Morris <aledm@qix.co.uk> To: Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com> Cc: Jack Rusher <jar@integratus.com>, "Jacques A. Vidrine" <n@nectar.com>, Warner Losh <imp@village.org>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why not another style thread? (was Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/gen .. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012201120480.436-100000@kai.qix.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <200012181908.eBIJ8PP46165@earth.backplane.com>
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On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Matt Dillon wrote:
> void *
> safe_malloc(int bytes)
> {
> void *ptr;
>
> if ((ptr = malloc(bytes)) == NULL)
> *(int *)0 = 1; /* force seg fault */
Shouldn't you use "kill(0, SIGSEGV)" ?
I'm sure we went through a long and painful Y2K style code clearout
eliminating the assumption that address zero could be referenced
"*(int *0) == 0" and now you are relying on the opposite assumption.
Was: Not every machine is a VAX!
Now: Not every machine is not a VAX!
Aled
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