[tor-commits] [tor/master] mark sanitize_blacklist.txt as obsolete

[nickm at torproject.org]

commit 400b425078c581bbeb8b5ebeaf45a1d3c22ee0f5
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm at torproject.org>
Date:   Mon Jun 20 13:42:14 2016 -0400

    mark sanitize_blacklist.txt as obsolete
---
 contrib/clang/sanitize_blacklist.txt | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/contrib/clang/sanitize_blacklist.txt b/contrib/clang/sanitize_blacklist.txt
index 03d1e70..c71cc4d 100644
--- a/contrib/clang/sanitize_blacklist.txt
+++ b/contrib/clang/sanitize_blacklist.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 # syntax specified in http://clang.llvm.org/docs/SanitizerSpecialCaseList.html
 # for more info see http://clang.llvm.org/docs/AddressSanitizer.html
 
+#
+# Tor notes: This file is obsolete!
+#
+# It was necessary in order to apply the sanitizers to all of tor.  But
+# we don't believe that's a good idea: some parts of tor need constant-time
+# behavior that is hard to guarantee with these sanitizers.
+#
+# If you need this behavior, then please consider --enable-expensive-hardening,
+# and report bugs as needed.
+#
+
 # usage:
 # 1. configure tor build:
 #    ./configure \