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Re: [PATCH 1/9] Add vectorized getenv for glibc use


> FWIW, the "new" environment variables for lock elision have been posted
> over 6 months ago (without GLIBC_ prefix), and nobody found any security
> problems with them in all that time, because there aren't any (it's just an
> optimization hint)

This statement demonstrates a fundamental failure to understand the kind of
issue I raised.  I've discussed it at length before.


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