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Re: [PATCH 0/4] explicit_bzero, this time for sure
- From: Zack Weinberg <zackw at panix dot com>
- To: Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com>
- Cc: GNU C Library <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2016 09:05:33 -0400
- Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] explicit_bzero, this time for sure
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On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 5:34 AM, Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> wrote:
> On 09/06/2016 07:11 PM, Zack Weinberg wrote:
>> On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 1:19 PM, Zack Weinberg <zackw@panix.com> wrote:
>>> Now that we're in full swing on 2.25 (and I'm not trying to hit a
>>> conference deadline), here is an updated version of the explicit_bzero
>>> patchset.
>>
>> Ping.
>
> I think the consensus evolved that we want an explict_bzero and
> __explicit_bzero_chk in libc, not just the inline wrapper.
Yes, but that is essentially the way the patch already is! I can
reshuffle it to make that clearer but I would like to know whether
there's anything else that needs fixing first.
zw