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List:       axp-redhat
Subject:    Re: casting int to / from pointer on alpha
From:       Richard Henderson <rth () dot ! cygnus ! com>
Date:       1997-10-30 9:57:47
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On Thu, Oct 30, 1997 at 08:20:51AM -0700, Michal Jaegermann wrote:
> A pointer can swallow an int, although without a cast will raise
> objections and deservedly though.  Although a function expecting
> a pointer and which got an int will cause a misalignment of your stack.

No it won't.  All arguments are padded to 64-bits; 32-bit integer
values are sign extended.


r~

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