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Re: [RFC] Marking C++ new operator as malloc?
Hi,
On Sat, Sep 08, 2007 at 07:45:32AM -0700, H.J. Lu wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 08, 2007 at 12:57:13AM -0500, Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
> > I seem to remember we had had this discussion before -- in connection
> > with optimizations related to 'malloc' attribute -- and decided not to
> > apply the attribute because it was not clear whether it was permitted
> > by the standard. I don't seem to get my hands on reference to the
> > thread right now.
>
> There is a related bug:
>
> http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32748
I followed that discussion in July and read it over again now (it
starts with http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2007-07/msg00513.html).
However, I do not believe that it is relevant, because unlike realloc,
new does not half-destroy half-retain an object.
Martin