On Sat, 23 Nov 2002 22:00:24 -0500 (EST), Rich Salz wrote: >As-if what? If the memory isn't zero, abort() is called.
But the compiler could know that the memory is zero, inline the check, and then optimize it out. >Every single byte of the area in question is checked. >Please explain how it could be while preserving the semantics. The code does nothing, so under the as-if rule, it can be removed entirely. DS ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]