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| author | Dante Catalfamo | 2021-05-30 17:08:08 -0400 |
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| committer | Dante Catalfamo | 2021-05-30 17:08:08 -0400 |
| commit | 17676aa4cc0a4cbf663f11b2fb9dbbeec1467051 (patch) | |
| tree | 3ff041cd90fbea2fa370a65e464996951f476739 | |
| parent | 82248eed2713e1623f47cc04681b8873af6c18fc (diff) | |
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bsd-auth: better wording, use consistent voice in explanation
| -rw-r--r-- | content/posts/WIP-how-bsd-authentication-works/index.org | 14 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/content/posts/WIP-how-bsd-authentication-works/index.org b/content/posts/WIP-how-bsd-authentication-works/index.org index 46387c4..527f719 100644 --- a/content/posts/WIP-how-bsd-authentication-works/index.org +++ b/content/posts/WIP-how-bsd-authentication-works/index.org @@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ First, the variable arguments are placed in =as->ap0=. [[#_auth_next_arg][=_auth_next_arg=]] is called once, with the result being set as the - first element in =argv=. If =as->fd= is set, add =-v= and =fd=4= to + first element in =argv=. If =as->fd= is set, adds =-v= and =fd=4= to =argv=. Then it loops through the =optlist= and appends =-v= followed the @@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ is called the "back channel", and is used to communicate with the authentication module. - The process now calls [[https://man.openbsd.org/man2/fork.2][=fork(2)=]]. + The process then calls [[https://man.openbsd.org/man2/fork.2][=fork(2)=]]. Here two constants are set for the back channel and optional authentication file descriptors. @@ -1590,13 +1590,9 @@ #+end_src @@html: </details> @@ - Returns one argument per call. - - First goes through =as->ap0=, returning one argument at a time - until it hits the =NULL= character pointer. At which point it - calls =va_end(as->ap0)= and [[https://man.openbsd.org/man3/bzero.3#explicit_bzero][=explicit_bzero(3)=]]'s it. - - Moves on to do the same thing for =as->ap=. + Loops through =as->ap0= then =as->ap=, returning one argument per + call. Calls =va_end= on each list once it finishes with them, then + [[https://man.openbsd.org/man3/bzero.3#explicit_bzero][=explicit_bzero(3)=]]'s them. Finally when it's gone through both lists, returns =NULL= |