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-rw-r--r--ChangeLog7
-rw-r--r--NEWS4
-rw-r--r--sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c17
3 files changed, 21 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 33b7703ee0..ad7303f886 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2011-06-22  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@gmail.com>
+
+	[BZ #12907]
+	* sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c (getaddrinfo): Avoid calling __check_pf
+	until it is clear that the information is realy needed.
+	Patch mostly by David Hanisch <david.hanisch@nsn.com>.
+
 2011-06-22  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@redhat.com>
 
 	* sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c (gaih_inet): Fix last change.
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9e6832c167..5a7ffc2f3f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-GNU C Library NEWS -- history of user-visible changes.  2011-6-21
+GNU C Library NEWS -- history of user-visible changes.  2011-6-22
 Copyright (C) 1992-2009, 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 See the end for copying conditions.
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Version 2.15
 
 * The following bugs are resolved with this release:
 
-  12885
+  12885, 12907
 
 * New program pldd to list loaded object of a process
   Implemented by Ulrich Drepper.
diff --git a/sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c b/sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c
index 14e9270b1b..05c883d850 100644
--- a/sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c
+++ b/sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c
@@ -2352,14 +2352,17 @@ getaddrinfo (const char *name, const char *service,
   size_t in6ailen = 0;
   bool seen_ipv4 = false;
   bool seen_ipv6 = false;
-  /* We might need information about what interfaces are available.
-     Also determine whether we have IPv4 or IPv6 interfaces or both.  We
-     cannot cache the results since new interfaces could be added at
-     any time.  */
-  __check_pf (&seen_ipv4, &seen_ipv6, &in6ai, &in6ailen);
+  bool check_pf_called = false;
 
   if (hints->ai_flags & AI_ADDRCONFIG)
     {
+      /* We might need information about what interfaces are available.
+	 Also determine whether we have IPv4 or IPv6 interfaces or both.  We
+	 cannot cache the results since new interfaces could be added at
+	 any time.  */
+      __check_pf (&seen_ipv4, &seen_ipv6, &in6ai, &in6ailen);
+      check_pf_called = true;
+
       /* Now make a decision on what we return, if anything.  */
       if (hints->ai_family == PF_UNSPEC && (seen_ipv4 || seen_ipv6))
 	{
@@ -2441,6 +2444,10 @@ getaddrinfo (const char *name, const char *service,
       struct addrinfo *last = NULL;
       char *canonname = NULL;
 
+      /* Now we definitely need the interface information.  */
+      if (! check_pf_called)
+	__check_pf (&seen_ipv4, &seen_ipv6, &in6ai, &in6ailen);
+
       /* If we have information about deprecated and temporary addresses
 	 sort the array now.  */
       if (in6ai != NULL)