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> To tackle this issue, the model incorporates the concept of a “wide pointer” (a.k.a. fat pointer) – a larger pointer that carries bounds information alongside
by kazinator 8mo ago
> To tackle this issue, the model incorporates the concept of a “wide pointer” (a.k.a. fat pointer) – a larger pointer that carries bounds information alongside the pointer value.
Bounds checking with fat pointers existed as a set of patches for GCC in the early 2000's. (C front end only).
https://sourceforge.net/projects/boundschecking/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/boundschecking/