[PATCH] Define secure_getenv (v3)

[Florian Weimer]

On 07/24/2012 02:48 AM, Carlos O'Donell wrote:

> This third version looks good to me. You are almost done. Lastly you
> need to write
> a NEWS entry that will go into the NEWS file and show up in the official release
> announcement when we roll out 2.17. As an example see the entry for the addition
> of getauxval.

What about the attached change?

> I'm sorry that your patch has gotten so much bigger, but that's the nature of
> pulling on loose strings. I hope that the process hasn't been to burdensome, and
> that we've provided you with enough feedback to keep it moving.

I learned quite a bit during this and almost forgot about the hidden 
costs of this change.  I still have the lingering feeling that it will 
hurt us in the mid-term. 8-/

-- 
Florian Weimer / Red Hat Product Security Team


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