How to use pointer in uC to decrease RAM size?

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Use pointer in uC

Hi,

Q1) Do you know how to solve the below problem? without adding any new declaration, is it possible?

Code: 
void fc1(unsigned char *xp)
{
	fc2(&xp);
	...
	..
}
void fc2(unsigned char *yp)
{
...
..
}

Q2) how to use pointer to reduce the microcontroller RAM size? Do you got any exemple program?

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Q1) Do you know how to solve the below problem? without adding any new declaration, is it possible?
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I'm not sure what you are doing but I quess if you call fc2 like fc2(xp) it will works fine...?
 

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call fc2 like fc2(xp)
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But i can't change it to fc2(xp) because others function i pass with pointer * ( fc2(*yp)).

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Re: Use pointer in uC

Not sure but it seems you are messing "*" as operator with "*" as declarator.

fc1 expect a pointer to uchar
fc2 also expect a pointer to uchar but you are passing the pointer address instead, a pointer to the stack finally since pointer is passed at function call and you even can't know there original pointer address, seems too scarce to be intended...

xp is still a pointer inside fc1, then fc2(xp) fulfill fc2 declaration (without "&" operator since xp is already a pointer) nevertheless fc2(&xp) would fulfill fc2( uchar **xp ) instead.

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Hi

Thank you very much. At least we not need to add another variable to solve it.

So, do you know my Q2?
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Since a pointer is a variable (uses ram) and it's a reference to values and not the values themselves (that use their own RAM/ROM), generally speaking I don't think pointers can help you to use less ram but less rom, since they let you fold together common parts of code making them dependant on a pointer value dinamically adjusted vs. rom fixed codes (ie address to jump).

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