libc/resolv res_init.c

[Petr Baudis]

  Hi!

On Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 07:05:13AM -0000, drepper@sourceware.org wrote:
> CVSROOT:	/cvs/glibc
> Module name:	libc
> Changes by:	drepper@sourceware.org	2008-12-03 07:05:13
> 
> Modified files:
> 	resolv         : res_init.c 
> 
> Log message:
> 	(__res_vinit): Initialize nscount to zero.
> 
> Patches:
> http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/libc/resolv/res_init.c.diff?cvsroot=glibc&r1=1.48&r2=1.49

On Mon, Dec 08, 2008 at 03:59:05AM -0000, drepper@sourceware.org wrote:
> Log message:
> 	(__res_vinit): Always assign to statp->nscount after reading name server list.
> 
> Patches:
> http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/libc/resolv/res_init.c.diff?cvsroot=glibc&r1=1.49&r2=1.50

  What is the rationale of these changes? The resolver defaulting to
127.0.0.1 in case no nameservers are specified is a documented feature
and many users e.g. of caching nameservers seem to be relying on it.

  Thanks,

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				Petr "Pasky" Baudis
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