bare1_3

examples/rtic_bare1.rs

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const APP: () = {
 //
 //    Explain in your own words the chain of calls.
 //
-//    App calls init, init initializes a mutable variable x to int max -1
+//    App calls init, init initializes a mutable variable x to int max -2
 //    init loops while adding to x, x goes over max, rust calls panic
 //    panic calls panic_format, panic_fmt calls semihosting_panic
 //    panic semihosting calls brakpoint.
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ const APP: () = {
 //
 //    What is the value of `x`?
 //
-//    ** your answer here **
+//    4294967294
 //
 //    Explain in your own words where this value comes from.
 //
-//    ** your answer here **
+//    core::u32::MAX = 4294967295 = 2^32-1; we assign x to be MAX-1
 //
 //    Now continue the program, since you are in a loop
 //    the program will halt again at line 24.
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ const APP: () = {
 //
 //    Explain in your own words why `x` now has this value.
 //
-//    ** your answer here **
+//    we added 1 to x
 //
 //    Now continue again.
 //
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ const APP: () = {
 //
 //    Explain in your own words why a panic makes sense at this point.
 //
-//    ** your answer here **
+//    Since x had the value of MAX which is the maximum value x can't get bigger.
+//      since the purpose of adding to a variable is to make it bigger,
+//      and if it can't get any bigger rust has chosen to panic.
 //
 //    Commit your answer (bare1_3)
 //