Re: [ros-kernel] bugfix

[Eric K. <ek...@rz...>]

"Royce Mitchell III" <ro...@ev...> wrote:


> I've fixed RtlSetEnvironmentVariable, but at the moment the fix is using a
> static buffer. Can I safely call palloc from that function? Once I get
that
> straightened out, I'll pass it on.

You should use RtlAllocateHeap(RtlGetProcessHeap(), 0, <BufferSize>) to
allocate a buffer in ntdll.dll. C-runtime heap functions like malloc(),
calloc(), free(), etc. are *not* available in ntdll.dll.

> I have also discovered a bug in RtlExpandEnvironmentStrings_U in the
> process.

Great! Can you send me the patch (unified diff format preferred)? I'll apply
it to the cvs tree.

Thanks,
Eric Kohl