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Re: [RFC/PATCH] ignore memcmp() overreading in bsearch() callback

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Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date
Jan 15, 2013, 20:27 UTC
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René Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx> writes:
> +	return '\0' - ent->name[key->len];

You need to cast to unsigned char first to make it consistent with memcmp and strcmp.

Andreas.
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  1. ignore memcmp() overreading in bsearch() callbackJunio C Hamano, Jan 14, 2013
  2. Johannes SchindelinJan 14, 2013
  3. Junio C HamanoJan 15, 2013
  4. Jeff KingJan 15, 2013
  5. Junio C HamanoJan 15, 2013
  6. Jeff KingJan 15, 2013
  7. René ScharfeJan 15, 2013
  8. Andreas SchwabJan 15, 2013
  9. René ScharfeJan 16, 2013

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