[openssl-dev] [openssl.org #4094] Nonsensical pointer comparison in PACKET_buf_init

[Kaduk, Ben via RT]

On 10/15/2015 05:44 AM, Emilia Käsper via RT wrote:
> Given OpenSSL's eternal type confusion, this check is meant to trap callers
> that get an error return (typically -1) from some API returning signed values
>
Hmm, do we have a sense for how typically "typically" is?  Maybe just
adding a check for (len == (size_t)-1) is the right thing to do.

-Ben