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Re: PATCH: Malloc fails if MALLOC_ALIGNMENT > 2 * SIZE_SZ
On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 8:21 AM, Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Roland McGrath <roland@hack.frob.com> wrote:
>>> In that case, we don't change default MALLOC_ALIGNMENT
>>
>> I'd like to hear from Daniel before we decide what we think we're doing.
>
> Well, as usual, H.J. hasn't said why he wants the change - so I'm not
> sure what he thinks he's doing with the revised patch. ?Is it for an
> out-of-tree ABI? ?Maybe x32?
>
My motivation is to support ABIs, like x32, where MALLOC_ALIGNMENT
> 2 * SIZE_SZ.
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H.J.