From: Victor Stinner Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2013 20:35:39 +0000 (+0200) Subject: (Merge 3.3) test_faulthandler: skip test_read_null() on AIX X-Git-Tag: v3.4.0a1~338 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=647d1e1acd5e2b73e8e425df12dc8f2ba48e1583;p=python (Merge 3.3) test_faulthandler: skip test_read_null() on AIX AIX maps the first page of memory at address zero as valid, read-only. Reading NULL is not a fault on AIX. This is utilized by IBM compiler optimizations. One speculatively can indirect through a pointer which may be null without first testing if null and defer the test before using the value. --- 647d1e1acd5e2b73e8e425df12dc8f2ba48e1583