4 ms·
I suspect this change was motivated by standards conformance.
by ryao 2y ago
I suspect this change was motivated by standards conformance.
- fuhsnn 2y agoThe wording of GCC maintainer was "the standard doesn't require it." when they informed Linux kernel mailing list. https://lore.kernel.org/linux-toolchains/Z0hRrrNU3Q+ro2T7@tucnak/ https://lore.kernel.org/linux-toolchains/Z0hRrrNU3Q+ro2T7@tu...
- matheusmoreira 2y agoReminds me of strict aliasing. Same attitude... https://www.yodaiken.com/2018/06/07/torvalds-on-aliasing/ https://www.yodaiken.com/2018/06/07/torvalds-on-aliasing/