[PATCH RFC] explicit_bzero, again
Zack Weinberg
zackw@panix.com
Tue Sep 15 14:21:00 GMT 2015
Ping.
On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 11:31 AM, Zack Weinberg <zackw@panix.com> wrote:
> This updated patchset adds to the manual discussion of the situation
> where using explicit_bzero *creates* a copy of sensitive data in memory,
> which would not otherwise have been created. There are no changes to
> the code. Earlier discussion with Florian and Adhemerval explored some
> possible alternative implementation strategies but reached the
> conclusion that this really is the best we can do without compiler support.
>
> zw
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