Use pointer-to-T in IsAligned<T> (GH #992)

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/misc.h b/misc.h
index 5f9e6eed..83bf49ec 100644
--- a/misc.h
+++ b/misc.h
@@ -1212,14 +1212,15 @@ inline bool IsAlignedOn(const void *ptr, unsigned int alignment)
 /// \brief Determines whether ptr is minimally aligned

 /// \tparam T class or type

 /// \param ptr the pointer to check for alignment

-/// \return true if <tt>ptr</tt> is aligned to at least <tt>T</tt>

+/// \return true if <tt>ptr</tt> is aligned to at least a pointer to <tt>T</tt>

 ///  boundary, false otherwise

 /// \details Internally the function calls IsAlignedOn with a second

-///  parameter of GetAlignmentOf<T>.

+///  parameter of GetAlignmentOf<T*>.

 template <class T>

 inline bool IsAligned(const void *ptr)

 {

-	return IsAlignedOn(ptr, GetAlignmentOf<T>());

+	// Switch to T* due to https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/992

+	return IsAlignedOn(ptr, GetAlignmentOf<T*>());

 }

 

 #if (CRYPTOPP_LITTLE_ENDIAN)