GStaticMutex operation: compiler warning

["Ardhan Madras" <ajhwb knac com>]

Hi all,

given a piece of codes:

GStaticMutex mutex = G_STATIC_MUTEX_INIT;

func()
{
  g_static_mutex_lock (&mutex);
}

gcc give me a warning like this: 
---> deferencing type punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules
this warning mostly on g_static_mutex*() operation

It's on gcc-4.3.2, glib-2.16.6, my question is: Is it safe to just dismiss this warning? and how could it 
affect my codes.

Thanks,
         -- ajhwb


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