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authorAdhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>2020-05-14 17:44:15 -0300
committerAdhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>2020-07-07 14:10:58 -0300
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string: Implement strerror in terms of strerror_l
If the thread is terminated then __libc_thread_freeres will free the storage via __glibc_tls_internal_free. It is only within the calling thread that this matters. It makes strerror MT-safe. Checked on x86-64-linux-gnu, i686-linux-gnu, powerpc64le-linux-gnu, and s390x-linux-gnu. Tested-by: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
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@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
compatibility symbols to support old binaries. All programs should use
strerror or strerror_r instead.
+* Both strerror and strerror_l now share the same internal buffer in the
+ calling thread, meaning that the returned string pointer may be invalided
+ or contents might be overwritten on subsequent calls in the same thread or
+ if the thread is terminated. It makes strerror MT-safe.
+
Changes to build and runtime requirements:
* powerpc64le requires GCC 7.4 or newer. This is required for supporting