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Re: [patch] libgloss/arm: Cast arguments to do_AngelSWI to int.
> I take your point about the union being a little heavy handed for what
> is being coded here, but given the number of subtle problems that can be
> caused by aliasing, I think that it is wise to always code pointer to
> integer conversions using unions, even when they do not appear to be
> necessary. Better safe than sorry.
I'm not convinced by your argument. Aliasing int and void* via unions is a gcc
extension. Casting a void* to an int is legal C.
Paul