Could I ever want to access the address zero?
- by Joel
The constant 0 is used as the null pointer in C and C++. But as in http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2389251/pointer-to-a-specific-fixed-address there seems to be some possible use of assigning fixed addresses. Is there ever any conceivable need, in any system, for whatever low level task, for accessing the address 0?
If there is, how is that solved with 0 being the null pointer and all?
If not, what makes it certain that there is not such a need?