Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 09:36:03 +0200 (SAT) From: Graham Wheeler <gram@cdsec.com> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bug in malloc/free Message-ID: <199709190736.JAA01776@cdsec.com> In-Reply-To: <19970919155813.53901@lemis.com> from "Greg Lehey" at Sep 19, 97 03:58:13 pm
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> On the other hand, there's not much you can do without calling some > library routine. POSIX.1 defines "safe" routines that you can call > from a signal handler. They are: (Commercial plug) This is why every UNIX programmer should have a copy of W Richard Stevens' Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment. A great book, which covers these sorts of issues better than any other I've seen. In fact WRS book's generally are great... Although you probably all know this anyway... -- Dr Graham Wheeler E-mail: gram@cdsec.com Citadel Data Security Phone: +27(21)23-6065/6/7 Internet/Intranet Network Specialists Mobile: +27(83)-253-9864 Firewalls/Virtual Private Networks Fax: +27(21)24-3656 Data Security Products WWW: http://www.cdsec.com/
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