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From: Roland McGrath <roland@redhat.com>
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> Ah.  The patch affects security code, but it doesn't actually address any
> insecurity.  I didn't think it was needed for -stable?

I would not recommend it for -stable.  
It is an ABI change for the case of a security refusal.


Thanks,
Roland

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> Ah.  The patch affects security code, but it doesn't actually address any
> insecurity.  I didn't think it was needed for -stable?

I would not recommend it for -stable.  
It is an ABI change for the case of a security refusal.


Thanks,
Roland

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