"Nitin Gupta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Facts for LZO (at least for original code. Should hold true for this > port also - hence the RFC!): > - The compressor can never overrun buffer. > - The "non-safe" version of decompressor can never overrun buffer if > compressed data is unmodified. I am not sure about this if compressed > data is malicious (to be confirmed from the author). > - The "safe" version can never crash (buffer overrun etc.) - confirmed > from the author.
I'm certainly missing something but what are the advantages of this code (over current gzip etc.), and what will be using it? -- Krzysztof Halasa - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
