Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 13 May 2008 13:43:54 -0700 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: [RFC/PATCH 1/8]: CGroup Files: Add locking mode to cgroups control files |
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On Tue, 13 May 2008 13:38:58 -0700 Matthew Helsley <matthltc@us.ibm.com> wrote:
> > > + char static_buffer[64]; > > > I'm trying to work out what protects static_buffer? > > One of us must be having a brain cramp because it looks to me like the > buffer doesn't need protection -- it's on the stack. It's probably me > but I'm just not seeing how this use is unsafe..
doh. Well it had me going...
> Uh, it is on stack. It doesn't use the C keyword "static". It's just > poorly-named.
That depends upon one's objectives in choosing a name ;)
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