[BusyBox] Re: [uClibc]busybox insmod with uClibc is broken for pcmcia modules

[Michael Shmulevich]

> Do you know what version?

The latest from ftp.kernel.org. I guess modutils-2.4.x

>> I bet the modules can only be loaded if they have a _ksymtab section 
>> already. Glibc's malloc less restrictive at overwriting areas near 
>> "malloc()-1". uClibc is not, it just segfaults,
> 
> 
> So having a malloc that allows you to underflow buffers is good?
> It is much better to get a segfault then to have a bug that is
> hidden by a forgiving malloc.

The idae was opposite: with glibc you don't see the bug, but it is not 
so with uclibc. So, it is better to use bug-revealing library.

Actually the fact that we used uclibc helped to fix several mistakes in 
different stuff which was tightly coupled with glibc. Thanks Erik for an 
awesome package.


Sincerely yours,
Michael Shmulevich
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