Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:23:19 +0200 From: Johannes Weiner <hnazfoo@googlemail.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Return value of malloc(0) Message-ID: <20060629162319.GA94921@leiferikson.flosken.lan> In-Reply-To: <m3bqsceyf2.fsf@merlin.emma.line.org> References: <20060628181045.GA54915@curry.mchp.siemens.de> <20060629054222.GA92895@leiferikson.flosken.lan> <m3bqsceyf2.fsf@merlin.emma.line.org>
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On Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 06:09:37PM +0200, Matthias Andree wrote: > The value returned from malloc(0) must not be dereferenced whatever it > was. It was 0x800, which doesn't count as "failure". But this would be appropriate for catching the error: if ((foo = malloc(0)) == foo) /* make noise */ wouldn't it? Hannes -- If the telephone rang today, water it!
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