[tor-bugs] #7419 [Tor]: Choose a faster memwipe implementation

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#7419: Choose a faster memwipe implementation
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 Reporter:  nickm        |          Owner:                  
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new             
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Tor          |        Version:                  
 Keywords:  tor-relay    |         Parent:                  
   Points:               |   Actualpoints:                  
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Comment(by arma):

 Replying to [comment:1 nickm]:
 >   { volatile char *p=v; while (n--) *p++=c; return v; }

 I'm no expert here, but it seems to me that anything that doesn't use the
 changed memory after the change is just asking for trouble.

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