On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 1:11 PM David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Shyam Prasad N <nspmangalore@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > + max_size -= len; > > > > Shouldn't this decrement happen below, after the span has been > > compared with max_size? > > It probably doesn't matter. The compiler is free to move it around, but yes > that and ix++ can both be moved down. I am not sure I follow - can you explain? It looks like moving it up vs. down would change behavior -- Thanks, Steve