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diff --git a/man3type/sockaddr.3type b/man3type/sockaddr.3type index 2fdf56c59..cf8d601f5 100644 --- a/man3type/sockaddr.3type +++ b/man3type/sockaddr.3type @@ -117,6 +117,14 @@ POSIX.1-2001. was invented by POSIX. See also .BR accept (2). +.PP +These structures were invented before modern ISO C strict-aliasing rules. +If aliasing rules are applied strictly, +these structures would be extremely difficult to use +without invoking Undefined Behavior. +POSIX Issue 8 will fix this by requiring that implementations +make sure that these structures +can be safely used as they were designed. .SH NOTES .I socklen_t is also defined in |