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| From | Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() |
| Date | 2016-10-25 09:29 -0700 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
| Message-ID | <lny41c8k9q.fsf@kst-u.example.com> (permalink) |
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supercat@casperkitty.com writes:
[...]
> Trying to handle allocation failures when they occur is ugly, but it's at
> least possible to write code to recover from allocation failures somewhat
> gracefully. If a call to malloc() may yield a pointer to an address that
> could cause a critical failure when code tries to use it, and if there's
> no requirement that applications be able to tell when malloc() might have
> done so, is there any way to write code that uses malloc() storage and is
> guaranteed not to invoke UB?
Undefined behavior is behavior that's not defined by the C standard.
The C standard defines the behavior of malloc(). It either successfully
allocates memory which the program can then use, or it fails and returns
a null pointer.
If a program calls malloc() and gets a non-null pointer, but the program
crashes when it tries to use the allocated memory, that's not UB on the
program's part, it's a failure in the environment.
On the other hand, a program can crash at any time for any reason, such
as a sledgehammer to the CPU, and nothing the standard says can prevent
that.
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
"We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this."
-- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"
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Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-10-25 22:32 +0800
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Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-10-25 23:24 +0800
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Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-25 09:09 -0700
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-25 09:29 -0700
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-25 18:51 +0200
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Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-10-29 23:16 +0800
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Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-10-25 12:49 +0800
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-25 07:16 +0200
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-10-25 22:30 +0800
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-10-23 15:52 -0700
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-10-25 12:50 +0800
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-25 07:18 +0200
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-10-25 22:28 +0800
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-25 16:48 +0200
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-10-25 23:25 +0800
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-25 17:35 +0200
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-10-25 23:50 +0800
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-25 18:45 +0200
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-10-26 01:59 +0800
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2016-10-31 12:10 -0700
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-01 15:32 +0800
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-11-01 11:31 -0400
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-03 19:28 +0800
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-11-03 10:00 -0400
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-03 23:25 +0800
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-11-03 09:03 -0700
[OT] "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-04 02:33 +0800
Re: [OT] Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-11-03 12:26 -0700
Re: [OT] "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-04 12:05 +0800
Re: [OT] luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2016-11-03 21:52 -0700
Re: [OT] "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-04 21:59 +0800
Re: [OT] Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-11-04 08:45 -0700
Re: [OT] James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-11-04 11:49 -0400
Re: [OT] "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-05 00:33 +0800
Re: [OT] Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-11-04 09:56 -0700
Re: [OT] "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-05 01:40 +0800
Re: [OT] "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-05 01:42 +0800
Re: [OT] Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-11-04 11:52 -0700
Re: [OT] "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-05 18:13 +0800
Re: [OT] Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-11-05 13:19 -0700
Re: [OT] "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-06 16:00 +0800
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-11-03 20:16 -0400
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-05 00:34 +0800
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-11-03 08:54 -0700
Re: VC++ 2013, malloc() and free() "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-04 02:31 +0800
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