From: Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org>
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:17:27 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH maint] builtin-merge.c: fix memory under-allocation
Message-ID: <20081009001727.GP536@genesis.frugalware.org>
In-Reply-To: <ZuhLzndR5Uvj7-_NyasP-FHF3AqTyLx-0sjNHMd0BC3LXC8LdLqBeQ@cipher.nrlssc.navy.mil>

On Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 07:07:54PM -0500, Brandon Casey <casey@nrlssc.navy.mil> wrote:
> While we're at it, change the allocation to reference the variable it is
> allocating memory for to try to prevent a similar mistake if the type is
> changed in the future.

If this is really a problem, then I think it would be good to mention
this in Documentation/CodingGuidelines.