Are there any downsides to passing structs by value in C, rather than passing a pointer?
Are there any downsides to passing structs by value in C, rather than passing a pointer? If the struct is large, there is … Read more
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What are the calling conventions for UNIX & Linux system calls (and user-space functions) on i386 and x86-64
Following links explain x86-32 system call conventions for both UNIX (BSD flavor) & Linux: http://www.int80h.org/bsdasm/#system-calls http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/developers-handbook/x86-system-calls.html But what are the x86-64 system call … Read more
Why is a boolean 1 byte and not 1 bit of size?
In C++, Why is a boolean 1 byte and not 1 bit of size? Why aren’t there types like a 4-bit or 2-bit … Read more
Difference between API and ABI
New to Linux system programming and I came across API and ABI while reading Linux System Programming. Definition of API: An API defines … Read more
Does the C++ standard allow for an uninitialized bool to crash a program?
I know that an “undefined behaviour” in C++ can pretty much allow the compiler to do anything it wants. However, I had a … Read more
What is an application binary interface (ABI)?
I never clearly understood what an ABI is. Please don’t point me to a Wikipedia article. If I could understand it, I wouldn’t … Read more
