Re: PATCH: fix 2 byte data leak due to padding

From: Alan Cox (alan_at_lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: 07/28/03

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    To: Lou Langholtz <ldl@aros.net>
Date:	28 Jul 2003 12:32:50 +0100

    On Llu, 2003-07-28 at 04:49, Lou Langholtz wrote:
    > >+ memset(&tmp, 0, sizeof(struct __old_kernel_stat));
    > >
    > Wouldn't it be more clear (better) to use sizeof(tmp) here rather than
    > sizeof(struct _old_kernel_stat)?

    sizeof(variable) can be suprising some times so I always use sizeof(type) out
    of habit. (Think sizeof(x) when X later becomes a pointer)

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