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Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers

From Mateusz Viste <mateusz@xyz.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers
Date 2022-01-26 19:36 +0100
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2022-01-26 at 08:34 -0800, Malcolm McLean wrote:
> The idea is to carry meta-data around with the pointer to make
> certain operations, particularly with C, less error-prone.

Perhaps another possible use could be complete address space
randomization, improving existing ASLR techniques.

Mateusz

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Here come the 128-bit pointers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-01-24 18:12 +0000
  Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2022-01-24 18:31 +0000
  Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2022-01-24 15:41 -0600
  Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2022-01-25 08:25 +0100
    Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2022-01-25 02:31 -0600
      Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2022-01-25 02:04 -0800
        Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-01-25 14:48 +0000
        Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2022-01-25 11:54 -0600
          Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-01-25 18:23 +0000
            Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2022-01-25 14:17 -0600
          Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-01-26 09:36 +0100
            Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2022-01-28 22:12 +0000
      Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2022-01-25 19:49 +0100
        Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2022-01-25 15:59 -0600
          Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-01-25 22:25 +0000
          Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2022-01-26 09:43 +0100
            Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-01-26 15:53 +0000
              Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2022-01-26 17:25 +0100
            Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2022-01-26 08:34 -0800
              Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2022-01-26 17:57 +0100
              Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2022-01-26 17:10 +0000
                Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-01-26 17:27 +0000
                Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2022-01-26 17:41 +0000
                Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-01-26 18:05 +0000
                Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2022-01-26 18:23 +0000
                Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2022-01-26 14:42 -0600
                Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2022-01-26 14:30 -0600
              Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers Mateusz Viste <mateusz@xyz.invalid> - 2022-01-26 19:36 +0100
                Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-01-26 18:52 +0000
            Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers tth <tth@none.invalid> - 2022-01-26 21:01 +0100
            Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2022-01-26 20:18 +0000
              Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2022-01-26 15:35 -0600
                Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-01-26 21:50 +0000
                Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2022-01-26 20:34 -0600
                Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2022-01-27 12:11 +0000
                Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2022-01-27 13:40 -0600
        Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers William Ahern <william@25thandClement.com> - 2022-01-27 13:28 -0800
  Re: Here come the 128-bit pointers Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2022-01-28 23:18 +0000

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