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Diffstat (limited to 'content/posts/WIP-how-bsd-authentication-works')
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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= |