struct S { char c; char arr[4]; float f; }; char A[4] = { '1', '2', '3', '4' }; void foo (struct S s) { if (__builtin_memcmp (s.arr, A, 4)) __builtin_abort (); } int main (void) { struct S s; __builtin_memcpy (s.arr, A, 4); foo (s); return 0; }