(struct buffer_text): Add comment about moving

buffer text if REL_ALLOC is defined.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/buffer.h b/src/buffer.h
index a3e87c8f205..e37cd91c87e 100644
--- a/src/buffer.h
+++ b/src/buffer.h
@@ -388,7 +388,12 @@ extern int _fetch_multibyte_char_len;
 
 struct buffer_text
   {
-    unsigned char *beg;         /* Actual address of buffer contents.  */
+    /* Actual address of buffer contents.  If REL_ALLOC is defined,
+       this address might change when blocks are relocated which can
+       e.g. happen when malloc is called.  So, don't pass a pointer
+       into a buffer's text to functions that malloc.  */
+    unsigned char *beg;
+    
     int gpt;                    /* Char pos of gap in buffer.  */
     int z;                      /* Char pos of end of buffer.  */
     int gpt_byte;               /* Byte pos of gap in buffer.  */