#ifndef SAFECAST_H #define SAFECAST_H #include static inline int size2int_chk(size_t v) { if (v > INT_MAX) abort(); return (int)(v); } static inline int size2int_sat(size_t v) { return (v > INT_MAX) ? INT_MAX : (int)v; } /* Compilers can emit warning about increased alignment requirements * when casting pointers. The impact is tricky: on machines where * alignment is just a performance issue (x86,x64,...) this might just * cause a performance penalty. On others, an address error can occur * and the process dies... * * Still, there are many cases where the pointer arithmetic and the * buffer alignment make sure this does not happen. OTOH, the compiler * doesn't know this and still emits warnings. * * The following cast macros are going through void pointers to tell * the compiler that there is no alignment requirement to watch. */ #define UA_PTR(ptype,pval) ((ptype *)(void*)(pval)) #define UAC_PTR(ptype,pval) ((const ptype *)(const void*)(pval)) #define UAV_PTR(ptype,pval) ((volatile ptype *)(volatile void*)(pval)) #endif