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authorNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2016-09-13 09:07:12 -0400
committerNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2016-09-13 09:07:12 -0400
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Make preferred_chunk_size avoid overflow, handle big inputs better
Also, add tests for the function. Closes 20081; bugfix on 0.2.0.16-alpha. This is a Guido Vranken issue. Thanks, Guido!
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+ o Minor bugfixes (allocation):
+ - Change how we allocate memory for large chunks on buffers, to avoid
+ a (currently impossible) integer overflow, and to waste less space
+ when allocating unusually large chunks. Fixes bug 20081; bugfix on
+ 0.2.0.16-alpha. Issue identified by Guido Vranken.