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Re: [PATCH] Initialize the entire obstack struct [BZ #17919]
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pinskia |
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Re: [PATCH] Initialize the entire obstack struct [BZ #17919] |
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Tue, 3 Feb 2015 09:10:50 -0800 |
> On Feb 3, 2015, at 9:05 AM, Siddhesh Poyarekar <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Feb 03, 2015 at 11:49:26AM -0500, Carlos O'Donell wrote:
>> IMO zero-initialized padding, for this case, isn't something you can
>> expect. Therefore I think it's a compiler bug.
>
> Thanks, I've filed a bug now:
>
> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=64923
It is not a glibc or a gcc bug but rather a valgrind one. We are comparing
against zero since this is the sign bit. Valgrind does not realize that and
gives a warning.
Thanks,
Andrew
>
>> I think it's OK to work around this in glibc, but it needs a comment
>> with a reference to the filed gcc bug. I do not think it is valid
>> for gcc on s390x to use the entire bit field along with padding and
>> I believe it could result in incorrect operation.
>
> Nothing is breaking due to this right now, so we could probably wait
> and see what the gcc folks think of this.
>
> Siddhesh
- Re: [PATCH] Initialize the entire obstack struct [BZ #17919], (continued)
Re: [PATCH] Initialize the entire obstack struct [BZ #17919], Siddhesh Poyarekar, 2015/02/03
- Re: [PATCH] Initialize the entire obstack struct [BZ #17919], Andreas Schwab, 2015/02/03
- Re: [PATCH] Initialize the entire obstack struct [BZ #17919], Carlos O'Donell, 2015/02/03
- Re: [PATCH] Initialize the entire obstack struct [BZ #17919], Carlos O'Donell, 2015/02/03
- Re: [PATCH] Initialize the entire obstack struct [BZ #17919], Carlos O'Donell, 2015/02/03
- Re: [PATCH] Initialize the entire obstack struct [BZ #17919], Mark Wielaard, 2015/02/03
- Re: [PATCH] Initialize the entire obstack struct [BZ #17919], Siddhesh Poyarekar, 2015/02/05