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diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index fd5170198..5e4822123 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -34327,12 +34327,18 @@ dropping of a TCP/IP connection), you can call &'smtp_fflush()'&, which has no arguments. It flushes the output stream, and returns a non-zero value if there is an error. -.vitem &*void&~*store_get(int)*& +.new +.vitem &*void&~*store_get(int,BOOL)*& This function accesses Exim's internal store (memory) manager. It gets a new -chunk of memory whose size is given by the argument. Exim bombs out if it ever +chunk of memory whose size is given by the first argument. +The second argument should be given as TRUE if the memory will be used for +data possibly coming from an attacker (eg. the message content), +FALSE if it is locally-sourced. +Exim bombs out if it ever runs out of memory. See the next section for a discussion of memory handling. +.wen -.vitem &*void&~*store_get_perm(int)*& +.vitem &*void&~*store_get_perm(int,BOOL)*& This function is like &'store_get()'&, but it always gets memory from the permanent pool. See the next section for a discussion of memory handling. |