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[Bug libc/12518] memcpy acts randomly (and differently) with overlapping areas
- From: "felipe.contreras at gmail dot com" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>
- To: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:14:27 +0000
- Subject: [Bug libc/12518] memcpy acts randomly (and differently) with overlapping areas
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- References: <bug-12518-131@http.sourceware.org/bugzilla/>
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12518
--- Comment #19 from Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras at gmail dot com> 2011-03-30 05:14:25 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #18)
> (In reply to comment #17)
> > Actually, why not have both? I think this plan would fit everyone:
>
> No, it does not. It certainly does not.
>
> It is not only the problem of recompiling the existing code, it's also the
> problem of fixing it and re-qualifying it. This plan has a huge cost... and
> it's vain.
I understand that, but it's better than the current alternative that Ulrich is
more likely to merge, which is basically to do nothing.
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