Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 10:02:00 -0600 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@freebsd.org>, cvs-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/vipw vipw.c Message-ID: <19991025100200.60989@mojave.worldwide.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199910250946.CAA81874@freefall.freebsd.org>; from Sheldon Hearn on Mon, Oct 25, 1999 at 02:46:59AM -0700 References: <199910250946.CAA81874@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Monday, 25 October 1999 at 2:46:59 -0700, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > sheldonh 1999/10/25 02:46:59 PDT > > Modified files: > usr.sbin/vipw vipw.c > Log: > Do not rely on malloc() to zero-fill allocated memory, since it is > not documented as doing so. This fixes a potential segmentation > violation. For performance reasons, I'd strongly hope that malloc() doesn't clear memory. Greg -- Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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