__vic/doc/en/memory.h.xml

<chapter xml:id="memory.h">
<title><tt>__vic/memory.h</tt></title>

<p>Memory-related utilities.</p>


<chapter xml:id="load_unaligned">
<title><tt>load_unaligned()</tt></title>

<code-block lang="C++"><![CDATA[
template<class T>
T load_unaligned(const void *p);
]]></code-block>

<p>Load value from potentially unaligned address without causing bus error
(<tt>SIGBUS</tt>).</p>

<section><title>Example</title>
<code-block lang="C++"><![CDATA[
const void *p = ...;
// int data = *static_cast<const int *>(p); // potential bus error
int data = __vic::load_unaligned<int>(p);
]]></code-block>
</section>

</chapter>


<chapter xml:id="store_unaligned">
<title><tt>store_unaligned()</tt></title>

<code-block lang="C++"><![CDATA[
template<class T>
void store_unaligned(void *p, T v);
]]></code-block>

<p>Store value to potentially unaligned address without causing bus error
(<tt>SIGBUS</tt>).</p>

<section><title>Example</title>
<code-block lang="C++"><![CDATA[
void *p = ...;
// *static_cast<int *>(p) = 123; // potential bus error
__vic::store_unaligned(p, 123);
]]></code-block>
</section>

</chapter>


</chapter>