Re: PR/45142 CVS commit: src/sys/net

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Subject: Re: PR/45142 CVS commit: src/sys/net
From: christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:12:32 -0400

On Jul 14, 10:45am, drochner%netbsd.org@localhost ("Matthias Drochner") wrote:
-- Subject: PR/45142 CVS commit: src/sys/net

|  Modified Files:
|       src/sys/net: bpf_filter.c
|  
|  Log Message:
|  clear the packet filter's scratch memory before running the filter
|  program, otherwise kernel memory can be leaked, from Guy Harris
|  per PR kern/45142

This is very inefficient, and the problem was fixed last year in a much
better way. What are you trying to avoid now?

christos

References:
- PR/45142 CVS commit: src/sys/net
  - From: Matthias Drochner

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