On Sat, 2020-12-12 at 14:17 +0100, Alexandre Belloni wrote: > On 12/12/2020 01:16:39-0800, Joe Perches wrote: > > In this case Alexandre it seems true, but in the generic case > > it may be false. It may depend on stack size and location. > > > > For instance, with large structs declared either at the top > > of a function or in separate branches within the function: > > I think you realize your example is way more complicated than > initializing basic type variable to 0 or NULL which has probably been > optimized forever. Maybe. Markus does a lot of what most (or perhaps some) consider thoughtless. A generic point might be maximizing the local scope of declarations. Maximizing the local scope can make reading easier as the type of an automatic used for a temporary purpose can be found closer to the code that uses it. This is especially true for long line-count functions. IMO: it's a reasonable goal though in this instance perhaps unnecessary. cheers, Joe
