Bug 4422 - makedb and/or db-Makefile does not create new databases with atomic operations
Summary: makedb and/or db-Makefile does not create new databases with atomic operations
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: glibc
Classification: Unclassified
Component: libc (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
: P2 critical
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Ulrich Drepper
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Reported: 2007-04-24 22:31 UTC by Kelsey Cummings
Modified: 2014-07-04 22:13 UTC (History)
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Description Kelsey Cummings 2007-04-24 22:31:35 UTC 
libc/nss/db-Makefile and/or libc/nss/makedb.c should be updated to create new
databases with atomic file operations to prevent failures of a very important
suite of syscalls while the new databaes are being [re-]generated.
Comment 1 Ulrich Drepper 2007-04-24 23:53:19 UTC 
That code is not used and not supported.