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Re: [BZ #14090] Fix md5/sha512 with large block sizes
On 07/27/2012 09:42 AM, Roland McGrath wrote:
> the fix also touched the sha* code. So there should be a test for
> that too.
It's not practical to test for that.
It'd need a machine where size_t is wider than 64 bits,
along with a single buffer with at least 16 EiB.
> can it be done without
> the giant buffer by calling __md5_process_bytes many times?
I'm afraid the test needs a single buffer with at least 4 GiB.