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Date:      Wed, 10 Oct 2001 05:34:03 +0400
From:      "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru>
To:        Bakul Shah <bakul@bitblocks.com>
Cc:        Mike Barcroft <mike@FreeBSD.ORG>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, audit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: strnstr(3) - New libc function for review
Message-ID:  <20011010053402.A86108@nagual.pp.ru>
In-Reply-To: <200110100127.VAA22073@rodney.cnchost.com>
References:  <20011004215706.B34530@coffee.q9media.com> <200110100127.VAA22073@rodney.cnchost.com>

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On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 18:27:38 -0700, Bakul Shah wrote:
> 
> Why not pass the length of the pattern as well?  Regardless,
> why not use simpler code that is easier to prove right?
> 
> char*
> strnstr(const char *s, size_t slen, const chat *p, size_t plen)

It clearly violates API, passing two lengths. Remember that FreeBSD is not 
unique with strnstr(), some others have it too.

-- 
Andrey A. Chernov
http://ache.pp.ru/

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