Rule 17.5 and arrays of size 1

[gdavis]

Hello,

Please consider the following case:

Code:

#include
extern void f(int32_t x[1]);
int32_t glob;
extern void test(void);
void test(void)
{
    f(&glob); /* Allowed under MISRA C 2012 R17.5? */
}

Could you confirm if the intent that this should be a violation of the rule since we are passing a non-array as an argument where an array is expected? I ask only because there is related wording in the C90/99 standard under additive operators that states:

For the purposes of these operators, a pointer to a nonarray object behaves the same as a
pointer to the first element of an array of length one with the type of the object as its element
type.

Thank you for your help.

Best Regards,

-Greg

[misra-c]

Your example is not a violation of rule 17.5. The Amplification states that the argument

... should point into an object that has at least as many elements as the array.

As you quoted, the C standard states that "&glob" should behave as if it were a pointer to the first element of an array of length one. The expected size in "f" is one, and so the example is compliant.