[Devel] Re: [RFCv2][PATCH] flexible array implementation

Dave Hansen dave at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Wed Jul 22 14:51:04 PDT 2009


On Wed, 2009-07-22 at 13:57 -0700, Benjamin Blum wrote:
> Does the array automatically grow if you give it more elements than
> you tell it it can have?

The only limits it has or enforces are the structural and architectural
ones dictated by the layout.  

> How about a resize() function that can be
> used to either grow or shrink the array?

I think growing is out of the question.  It has a fixed maximum size
already.  As for shrinking, there's probably a use case for when
something is large, then shrinks back down.  But, I think I'd want to
see a user for it, otherwise I'm just guessing at it too much.

-- Dave

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