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Re: ptrdiff_t overflow checks for malloc-posix etc.


From: Bruno Haible
Subject: Re: ptrdiff_t overflow checks for malloc-posix etc.
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 22:32:50 +0200
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Paul Eggert wrote:
> > For example, if my package never calls malloc (0) but desires portability
> > to native Windows, would I want that *every* malloc call on *all*
> > non-glibc platforms goes through hoops before it reaches the malloc()
> > function in libc?
> 
> I would want that, yes, because that'd be more reliable than what we 
> were doing. Any performance penalty on non-GNU platforms is surely 
> insignificant in real applications, and so is outweighed by the 
> reliability improvement.

I don't disagree — as I can't measure reliability quantitatively.
Just wanted to give the reasoning that had led to the existing distinction
between 'malloc-posix' and 'malloc-gnu'.

Bruno




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