[PATCH v1] explicit_bzero.c: using explicit_memset on NetBSD
Started by David CARLIERover 5 years ago2 messageshackers
Thanks.
Regards.
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Re: [PATCH v1] explicit_bzero.c: using explicit_memset on NetBSD
On Sun, Aug 30, 2020 at 02:03:32PM +0100, David CARLIER wrote:
Thanks.
During the addition of explicit_bzero(), there was an agreement to use
memset_s(), as it is blessed by the standard:
/messages/by-id/20190717211931.GA906@alvherre.pgsql
So what would be the advantage of explicit_memset() knowing that
NetBSD has memset_s()? This also means that your patch is a no-op for
NetBSD as HAVE_MEMSET_S would be set.
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Michael