[arch-general] gcc: loop do not terminate

[LANGLOIS Olivier PIS -EXT]

> void testing(void)
> {
> #define NR_STRUCT_A   (4)
>       struct B*  ptr = malloc(sizeof(struct B) + NR_STRUCT_A*sizeof(struct
> A));
>
>       ptr->numelem = NR_STRUCT_A;
>       ptr->item    = (struct A*)(ptr+1);
>
>       ptr->item[0].a = 0;
>       ptr->item[1].a = 1;
>       ptr->item[2].a = 2;
>       ptr->item[3].a = 3;
>       ptr->item[4].a = 100;  /* Wrong, violate memory accessing here! */
> #undef  NR_STRUCT_A }

IMO, this is a viable alternative. The only disadvantage is that it is taking an extra sizeof(struct A *) bytes of memory, if memory space is a concern.


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