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Message-ID: <4A73641C.7070404@redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:37:32 -0700
From:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] information leak in sigaltstack

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Linus Torvalds wrote:

> 	if (alignof(oss.ss_flags) != alignof(oss))
> 		memset(&oss, 0, sizeof(oss));
> 
> instead? That would seem to be less subtle, and more to-the-point.

I was just composing a reply with basically this.  So  you'll apply this
and don't wait for me to send a new version of the patch, right?

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➧ Ulrich Drepper ➧ Red Hat, Inc. ➧ 444 Castro St ➧ Mountain View, CA ❖
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