Fixing winbindd extra_data response...

Jeremy Allison jra at samba.org
Sat Dec 16 02:23:46 GMT 2006


On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 04:04:13PM -0800, Jeremy Allison wrote:
> Just an FYI:, I'm in the process of fixing the
> winbindd talloc/malloc confusion w.r.t extra_data.
> 
> One thing I want everyone to realize though, as
> they've been confused in the past.
> 
> xxx = talloc(NULL, size) is *NOT* the same
> as xxx = malloc(size) and you can't use
> free() on that pointer.

Ok, I've gone through winbindd server
very carefully and I think with the latest
patches I added we're good.

Let me know if not ! :-).

Jeremy.


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