Re: [Chicken-janitors] #1005: pointer data structures don't overflow reliably, also this does not catch mmap error situations

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#1005: pointer data structures don't overflow reliably, also this does not catch
mmap error situations
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  Reporter:  ckeen    |      Owner:
      Type:  defect   |     Status:  reopened
  Priority:  major    |  Milestone:  someday
 Component:  unknown  |    Version:  4.8.x
Resolution:           |   Keywords:  mmap ffi pointer suckage
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Changes (by sjamaan):

 * status:  closed => reopened
 * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 OK, so it's still a bug, the result won't ever be -1, even in the fixed
 situation (addresses aren't signed quantities!) so the tests need to be
 adjusted.

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Ticket URL: <http://bugs.call-cc.org/ticket/1005#comment:4>
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