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Re: [PATCH] libacl: use getpwnam_r and getgrnam_r in acl_from_text.c
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Cristian Rodríguez |
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Re: [PATCH] libacl: use getpwnam_r and getgrnam_r in acl_from_text.c |
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Wed, 4 Jan 2023 21:13:25 -0300 |
On Wed, Jan 4, 2023 at 4:51 AM Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> wrote:
> that's not really guaranteed to be big enough. for that matter, the
> return value of sysconf isn't guaranteed either. i know the type is
> called "size max", but it's actually the "suggested initial size".
This point never gets enough attention, it is not specified what a
"big enough" buffer is.
The C library uses a variable-sized scratch buffer to store the result..