Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 8 Nov 2000 01:50:51 +0100 (CET) | From | Igmar Palsenberg <> | Subject | RE: malloc(1/0) ?? |
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> The program does not work. A program works if it does what it's supposed to > do. If you want to argue that this program is supposed to print "ffffff" > then explain to me why the 'malloc' contains a zero in parenthesis. > > The program can't possibly work because it invokes undefined behavior. It > is impossible to determine what a program that invokes undefined behavior is > 'supposed to do'.
May I remind you guys that a malloc(0) is equal to a free(). There is no way that any mem get's malloced.
You only get a coredump if the program accesses a page it shouln't, and since whe're talking 5 bytes here or so, you have a change that you don't cross a boundary.
> DS
Igmar
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