Re: [boost] [Endian] Performance

Subject: Re: [boost] [Endian] Performance
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-09-09 11:45:20

On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 8:53 AM, John Filo <filo_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On 09/09/2011 03:29 AM, Mathias Gaunard wrote:
>
>> On 07/09/2011 14:16, John Filo wrote:
>>
>>  I.e. I added:
>>>
>>> #elif USE_BIG
>>> return *reinterpret_cast<const ubig32_t*>(&src);
>>> #elif USE_LITTLE
>>> return *reinterpret_cast<const ulittle32_t*>(&src);
>>> #elif USE_NATIVE
>>> return src;
>>>
>>
>> This breaks aliasing rules.
>>
>
> I wondered about that; I assumed that since the return statement was the
> only memory read from memory in the function, and that there were no writes
> that aliasing wouldn't be a problem.  Also, I had -Wall on and GCC didn't
> complain, so I assumed it was okay. I guess I need to read up on what the
> exact rules are.
>

I'm missing something. Could you please post the full function, without any
preprocessing statements, where the aliasing issue is arising?

Thanks,

--Beman