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On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Smith, Nelson wrote: > > Yes, I am using %SIZE() on the initial allocate. Is there a problem or > gotcha with using this BIF? I just tried replacing it with a hardcoded > number and it made no difference. > No, quite the opposite. Doing the calculations manually or using a hard-coded number is error-prone and may lead to the problem that you're describing. Using %size() SHOULD be safe. > > If the value of the pointer at deallocate time is still the same as what was > returned from the initial allocate, what else about it can be corrupted? > Pointers are very special entities on the iSeries. They have to be aligned on 16-byte boundaries, and they have special "tag bits" that are not visible in STRDBG which have to be set properly.
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