SpeyTech - Technical Articles · Apr 16, 2026
Why memcmp Fails on Structs: Padding, Floats, Silent Bugs
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How struct padding and IEEE 754 float representation cause memcmp to produce incorrect equality results, and why field-by-field comparison is the only fix
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