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Re: [3.3/mainline] Fix uninitialized memory read
Mark Mitchell <mark@codesourcery.com> writes:
> On Mon, 2003-07-28 at 11:04, Jan Hubicka wrote:
> > Hi,
> > on hammer branch we get failure on accessing NULL pointer in
> > get_attr_memory. The testcase does not reproduce on ohter branches but
> > it is merely a luck. THis patch avoids accessing operand 2 for ishift1
> > insns.
> >
> > I am installing it as obvious into mainline. Does this look like good
> > idea for release branch or it is too late now (due to lack of testcase)?
>
> Too late now.
>
> We're basically in a holding pattern waiting for the FSF to decide the
> SCO thing; I don't want to upset the applecart if we can help it.
We are delaying a release for this? Why?
Surely we can apply any decision that is made to the next release, in
two months time, and leave the current release as-is.
The SCO thing will cause enough disruption and delay without us
inventing more reasons for it.
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- Geoffrey Keating <geoffk@geoffk.org>