Comment by ryao Comment by ryao 3 months ago 2 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News I suspect this change was motivated by standards conformance.
Copy Link fuhsnn 3 months ago Collapse Comment - The wording of GCC maintainer was "the standard doesn't require it." when they informed Linux kernel mailing list.https://lore.kernel.org/linux-toolchains/Z0hRrrNU3Q+ro2T7@tu... Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link matheusmoreira 3 months ago Parent Collapse Comment - Reminds me of strict aliasing. Same attitude...https://www.yodaiken.com/2018/06/07/torvalds-on-aliasing/ Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link matheusmoreira 3 months ago Parent Collapse Comment - Reminds me of strict aliasing. Same attitude...https://www.yodaiken.com/2018/06/07/torvalds-on-aliasing/ Reply View | 0 replies
The wording of GCC maintainer was "the standard doesn't require it." when they informed Linux kernel mailing list.
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-toolchains/Z0hRrrNU3Q+ro2T7@tu...