Re: Fastcode MM Rule

From: Eric Grange <egrangeNO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 14:41:42 +0200

A memory manager must not use the 0-3 bytes in the end of allocation
blocks


I vote against. A trivial usage for these bytes could be
to detect buffer overruns (write special values, and check
at block release that they weren't altered), and there could
be a whole variety of other usages.

Eric
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References:
- Fastcode MM Rule
  - From: Dennis

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