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RE: [lwip-devel] possible mistake in mem.h


From: Goldschmidt Simon
Subject: RE: [lwip-devel] possible mistake in mem.h
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:19:14 +0100

I can think of a third solution:

Use mem_size_t and define it to size_t when MEM_LIBC_MALLOC == 1 (because when 
calling malloc() with a mem_size_t argument, I wouldn't sleep calm, also! :-)

Simon
 
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden Im Auftrag von Iordan Neshev
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 31. Januar 2008 11:14
An: address@hidden
Betreff: [lwip-devel] Re: Re: possible mistake in mem.h

Simon wrote:
> Iordan Neshev schrieb:
> > void *mem_malloc(mem_size_t size);
> > void *mem_calloc(size_t count, size_t size); //  mem_size_t???
> >  
> Hmm, this is a bug, indeed! But I'd rather solve this the other way
> round: let the size parameter of mem_malloc be size_t, not mem_size_t.
> The reason for that is that it is the same for both MEM_LIBC_MALLOC 
> settings.
We need to discuss this more.
There is another function that uses mem_size_t - void *mem_realloc(void *mem, 
mem_size_t size);

Searching all the project shows that mem_size_t is used only in mem.c, mem.h 
and stats.h.

If you make mem_malloc to take size_t, then what about mem_realloc()? If you 
modify it also to taka size_t, then
(maybe) mem_size_t is no longer needed. In that case we should #include 
<stddef.h> in mem.h

I really like the use of mem_size_t - I feel more powerful with it, I can tweak 
the code to suit custom needs. I can save a little bit of memory. Exactly how 
much - depends on the architecture and the compiler.

IMHO if we use only size_t, we loose.

So, we have to choose between:
1. #include <stddef.h> in mem.h, kill mem_size_t and hope that the compiler 
defines size_t with suitable length.
Every compiler could assume different lengths for size_t and this may lead to 
unpredictable bugs in future. You never know what happens tomorrow.
In this case we'll have to trouble our brains of the consequences of the 
eventually changed behavior of stats functions. What you observe on your target 
with your compiler may be different for other people. I told you I have noticed 
some inconsistencies just by porting the msvc port to the target.

2. Use mem_size_t for mem_malloc() and sleep calm.

3. Cannot think of other solution. And you?

Iordan Neshev
Daisy Technology
www.daisytechbg.com



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