For example, in Linux, I have a pointer pointing to a task_struct. Later, the task_struct might migrate or deleted. How do I know whether the pointer still points to a task_struct or not?
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For example, in Linux, I have a pointer pointing to a task_struct. Later, the task_struct might migrate or deleted. How do I know whether the pointer still points to a task_struct or not?
It’s not possible.
Pointers only contain addresses, and generally it’s not possible to determine whether or not a given address is “valid”.
Sometimes you can ask the entity that gave you the pointer to begin with if it’s still valid, but that of course depends on the exact details of the entity. The language itself cannot do this.