Thread: Re: [HACKERS] patch for memory overrun on Linux(i386)

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>OK, then why is electric fence telling him to make DOUBLEALIGN match
>INTALIGN?  You would think that if this change made sense, we would be
>having some Linux problems, but we don't.

Don't you think it's dangerous to presume that a problem doesn't exist
just because you've never noticed it?
Umm, -:)


With regards from Maurice.

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> >
> >OK, then why is electric fence telling him to make DOUBLEALIGN match
> >INTALIGN?  You would think that if this change made sense, we would be
> >having some Linux problems, but we don't.
>
> Don't you think it's dangerous to presume that a problem doesn't exist
> just because you've never noticed it?
> Umm, -:)

Yes.  I am not staying it doesn't exist, but that we need to research it
further before applying a change that will affect so much code.

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