memory(2): mention tsmemcmp (thanks kemal)

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cinap_lenrek 2021-05-15 12:40:11 +02:00
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.TH MEMORY 2
.SH NAME
memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memmove, memset \- memory operations
memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memmove, memset, tsmemcmp \- memory operations
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <u.h>
.br
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.PP
.B
void* memset(void *s, int c, ulong n)
.PP
.B #include <libsec.h>
.PP
.B
int tsmemcmp(void *s1, void *s2, ulong n)
.SH DESCRIPTION
These functions operate efficiently on memory areas
(arrays of bytes bounded by a count, not terminated by a zero byte).
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.IR c .
It returns
.IR s .
.PP
.I Tsmemcmp
is a variant of
.I memcmp
that is safe against timing attacks.
It does not stop when it sees a difference, this way it's runtime is function of
.I n
and not something that can lead clues to attackers.
.SH SOURCE
All these routines have portable C implementations in
.BR /sys/src/libc/port .
Most also have machine-dependent assembly language implementations in
.BR /sys/src/libc/$objtype .
.I Tsmemcmp
is found on
.BR /sys/src/libsec/port/tsmemcmp.c .
.SH SEE ALSO
.IR strcat (2)
.SH BUGS
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and
.I memmove
are handed a negative count, they abort.
.PP
.I Memcmp
should not be used to compare sensitive data as it's vulnerable to timing attacks. Instead,
.I tsmemcmp
should be used.