From: Mark Wooding <mdw@distorted.org.uk>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:38:56 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add git-imap-send.
Message-ID: <slrne11il0.fr9.mdw@metalzone.distorted.org.uk>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.63.0603091445280.21440@wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>

Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:

> I would be astonished if memcmp has to be timing proof for *all*
> applications, just to keep crypto people happy. I don't *want* a
> slow-down in my super-duper 3d shooter.

Oh, obviously that would be lunatic! ;-) Just making the point that it's
not /completely/ obvious that early stopping is what everyone wants...

-- [mdw]