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Remove reference to ERR_TXT_MALLOCED in the error library as that is
only used internally. Indicate that returned error data must not be
freed.
(cherry picked from commit f2d678e6e8)
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Dr. Stephen Henson 2014-01-29 00:59:35 +00:00
parent 0450d6c177
commit 8e04001f85
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doc/crypto/ERR_get_error.pod
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@ -52,8 +52,11 @@ ERR_get_error_line_data(), ERR_peek_error_line_data() and
ERR_get_last_error_line_data() store additional data and flags ERR_get_last_error_line_data() store additional data and flags
associated with the error code in *B<data> associated with the error code in *B<data>
and *B<flags>, unless these are B<NULL>. *B<data> contains a string and *B<flags>, unless these are B<NULL>. *B<data> contains a string
if *B<flags>&B<ERR_TXT_STRING>. If it has been allocated by OPENSSL_malloc(), if *B<flags>&B<ERR_TXT_STRING> is true.
*B<flags>&B<ERR_TXT_MALLOCED> is true.
An application B<MUST NOT> free the *B<data> pointer (or any other pointers
returned by these functions) with OPENSSL_free() as freeing is handled
automatically by the error library.
=head1 RETURN VALUES =head1 RETURN VALUES