[patch/rfc] Eliminate char buf[MAX_REGISTER_RAW_SIZE]

Andrew Cagney ac131313@redhat.com
Fri Jan 31 23:26:00 GMT 2003


> Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com> writes:
> 
> |> Hello,
> |> 
> |> Since MAX_REGISTER_RAW_SIZE is implemented using a function the declaration:
> |> 
> |> 	  char buf[MAX_REGISTER_RAW_SIZE];
> |> 
> |> is illegal.  (GCC does allow it which is why no one notices :-/).
> |> 
> |> The attached patch updates all obvious (as in found by a grep) occurances
> |> of this and changes them to:
> |> 
> |> 	char *buf = alloca (max_register_raw_size (current_gdbarch));
> 
> You have used max_register_size in the patch.  Which of the two is
> correct?

Oops, max_register_size() is correct.  (I've built all the cross targets).

Hmm, I also forgot to mention that it hit both MAX_REGISTER_RAW_SIZE and 
MAX_REGISTER_VIRTUAL_SIZE.

Andrew




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