Re: kernel programming questions
Andrew E. Mileski (aem@netcom.ca)
Tue, 1 Jul 1997 17:19:34 -0400 (EDT)
> > int foo(int bar)
> > {
> > int foo_bar[bar];
> > ...
> > }
>
> Even though that works.... There SHOULD be a problem with it! Don't
> write code like that. For some reason gcc lets you get away with it.
> If you must write code like that it's broken from the start. Automatic
> variables are supposed to be automatic, not dynamic.
Hmm...many compilers I've used allow this.
Anyways, it is A Bad Thing(tm) since the kernel has a tiny stack.
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Andrew E. Mileski mailto:aem@netcom.ca