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Re: [PATCH] [BZ #20900] Call __res_vinit if _PATH_RESCONF is changed


On Thu, 1 Dec 2016, H.J. Lu wrote:

> The content of _PATH_RESCONF may change over time with DHCP.
> __res_maybe_init should check if _PATH_RESCONF is changed.  Otherwise
> a long-running process will get wrong DNS results if _PATH_RESCONF is
> changed by DHCP.
> 
> Any comments?

This bug is either a duplicate of or related to bug 984.  There are 
various patches out there, e.g. one in Debian, and also claims of problems 
with those patches.

-- 
Joseph S. Myers
joseph@codesourcery.com


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