linux-kernel - Re: Floating Point Issue

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Message-ID: <20070927152938.GV8181@ftp.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:29:38 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>
To:	mahamuni ashish <ash_lkp@...oo.co.in>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Floating Point Issue

On Thu, Sep 27, 2007 at 12:41:41PM +0100, mahamuni ashish wrote:
> I have small code....
> 
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <string.h>
> 
> int main()
> {
> float f= 1256.35;
> char ch[4];
> 
> printf("\n1. f : %f",f);
> memset(ch,'\0',strlen(ch) );

strlen() applied to uninitialized array => undefined behaviour.

What does that have to do with the kernel, anyway?
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