[PATCH] Fix readdir_r with long file names
Florian Weimer
fweimer@redhat.com
Mon Jun 10 07:20:00 GMT 2013
On 06/07/2013 04:41 PM, Rich Felker wrote:
> Yes. I just disagree with recommending that portable applications use
> readdir_r (as discussed on the Austin Group tracker/list, it has major
> problems related to NAME_MAX not being mandatory) and with the idea
> (by someone else, not you) to add a readdir4 rather than just
> deprecating caller-provided buffers for reading directories. Those
> were the only things I was commenting on.
Carlos, what do you think about this? I tend to agree with Rich here
and would like to back out this part of your suggestions again.
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Florian Weimer / Red Hat Product Security Team
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