A patch for elf.c

H.J. Lu hjl@lucon.org
Wed Dec 9 07:42:00 GMT 1998


> 
> We've disagreed before on whether memory should be cleared when it is
> allocated, and I think we will continue to disagree.  This was a bug

We can agree on that :-).

> introduced with a change to the function a few months ago.  The fix is
> to avoid introducing bugs; clearing memory is just treating the
> symptom.
> 

To me, clearing memory is the super set of setting one field to
zero. I am a better safe than sorry person. I have no time
to second guess if there is another field I should clear.


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H.J. Lu (hjl@gnu.org)



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