lint warning messages with malloc()

[Dave Hammond]

In article <142 at cjsa.WA.COM> jeff at cjsa.WA.COM (Jeffery Small) writes:
>When compiling a program on an AT&T 3B1 (running SystemV.2 +/-), I am
>getting the following warning message from lint when I use malloc(3):
>
>	warning: possible pointer alignment problem
>[...sample code deleted...]

The program code is not at fault.  The problem is that lint does not
know about malloc returning a suitably aligned pointer, therefore
it complains.  You could do some fancy declaration footwork and declare

X *malloc();

for the file, but be careful that there are no instances of any other
malloc casts (including char *) within the same file.

Most folks just ignore this warning when issued for malloc.

Dave Hammond
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