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

   Maurice Gittens <mgittens@gits.nl> — 1998-03-22T09:45:32Z

   >
   >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.
   
   
   
   
   

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

   Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us> — 1998-03-22T20:01:43Z

   > 
   > >
   > >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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