Re: cvs commit: openssl/crypto/bn bn.h bn_exp.cbn_exp2.cbn_gcd.cbn_lib.c bn_mont.c bn_mul.c bn_prime.c bn_recp.cbn_shift.cbn_sqr.cbntest.c

[Ben Laurie]

Rich Salz wrote:
> 
> > That's not the issue - the issue is that if you declare something const
> > the compiler can assume it doesn't change over the function call. If it
> > does, then things can break.
> 
> No, because "noalias" was removed from the standard.
> 
> You're correct if I declare an object to be const, but the compiler
> cannot make any assumptions about "const TYPE *" because there may be
> multiple pointers.

Hmmm. Good point. Can't say it makes me happy, but it certainly does
remove that objection.

Cheers,

Ben.

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