Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:39:42 +0100
From: Gert Doering <gert@...1296...>
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Subject: Re: [Openvpn-devel] [PATCH] Avoid recursion in
	virtual_output_callback_func()
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Hi,

On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 12:02:06PM +0100, David Sommerseth wrote:
> From: David Sommerseth <davids@...1347...>
>=20
> This solves a SEGV situation when using the management API while OpenVPN
> is closing down.

ACK.

Basically, what it does is "*any* activity of virtual_output_callback_func()
only takes place if not in-recursion".  So in normal circumstances,=20
nothing changes, and in the recursion case, nothing at all(!) is attempted
- which sounds like a sane thing to do.

gert
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