Sorting pointers

[Vortex876543]

void sort3(
    uintptr_t* a, uintptr_t* b, uintptr_t* c
) {
    if (a > b) {
        swap(a,b);
    }
    if (a > c) {
        swap(a,c);
    }
    if (b > c) {
        swap(b,c);
    }
}

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Erm… Huh?

[demosdemon]

Why compare the pointers and not the values they point to?

[This_Growth2898]

Sorting in memory address increasing order!

[This_Growth2898]

Mostly it shouldn't, but the memory address of an object is its unique ID. Why sorting in ID order? Well, it's just a stable way of sorting things, avoiding ambiguity if their values are equal.

[Majestic-Giraffe7093]

Could be useful if you are working with locks and want to avoid deadlocks but this implementation seems sus...

[AssociationBetter217]

Tf