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Re: segfault in stat


From: Nathan Straz
Subject: Re: segfault in stat
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 15:01:59 -0500
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On Sat, Sep 30, 2000 at 12:29:01AM +0200, address@hidden wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 29, 2000 at 04:45:56PM -0500, Nathan Straz wrote:
> > Okay, it seems that everyone seemed to miss the point that is was doing
> > "negative testing."  That means I MEANT to send a bad pointer to see
> > that the results are correct.  
> 
> You evoke undefined behaviour.
> So *any* result you find would be correct, including reformatting your disk 
> drive.

Doesn't this trouble you?  Why is there "undefined behavior" anywhere
in libc or the kernel?  IMNSHO, this is totally unacceptable.  

> Prescribed error returns:
[...]

Do you have a URL for this fine table?  


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