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secmem: fix potential memory visibility issue

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secmem: fix potential memory visibility issue

* configure.ac (gcry_cv_have_sync_synchronize): New check.
* src/secmem.c (pooldesc_s): Make next pointer volatile.
(memory_barrier): New.
(_gcry_secmem_malloc_internal): Insert memory barrier between
pool->next and mainpool.next assigments.
(_gcry_private_is_secure): Update comments.
  • Signed-off-by: Jussi Kivilinna <jussi.kivilinna@iki.fi>

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jukiviliAuthored on Nov 5 2018, 7:42 PM
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rC4faeaa1cbd23: wipememory: use memset for non-constant length or large buffer wipes
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