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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] how to avoid a memset() optimization
From: rog@vitanuova.com
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:44:11 +0000
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> memset((volatile void*)p,n,0) would be similar if it were allowed.

that's odd.

i thought it had originally been suggested that:

void
f(void)
{
	volatile void *buf = malloc(n);

	memset(buf, n, 0);
}

was the "right" way to do it.
but now it appears that's not allowed...
does that mean that in fact there's *no* portable way
of doing it?!