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Explicitly document and justify uintmax_t not being able to store uintptr_t #25

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brooksdavis opened this issue Jan 19, 2022 · 0 comments
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Explicitly document and justify uintmax_t not being able to store uintptr_t #25

brooksdavis opened this issue Jan 19, 2022 · 0 comments
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In CHERI C/C++ uintmax_t is generally a uint64_t and can not store a uintptr_t. This is surprising--even offensive--to some developers. This behavior is allowed by the C standard, but requires careful reading. We should explain our justifications.
@brooksdavis brooksdavis changed the title Explicitly document and justify uintmax_t not being able to stare uintptr_t Explicitly document and justify uintmax_t not being able to store uintptr_t Jan 19, 2022
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