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1 files changed, 34 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/gethostid.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/gethostid.c
index ca2669d3e6..b313ab3409 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/gethostid.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/gethostid.c
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 /* Copyright (C) 1995, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
-The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
-published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
-License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-Library General Public License for more details.
-
-You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
-License along with the GNU C Library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If
-not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
-Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
-
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
+   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+   License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Library General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not,
+   write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+   Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
+
+#include <alloca.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -58,9 +59,12 @@ long int
 gethostid ()
 {
   char hostname[MAXHOSTNAMELEN + 1];
-  struct hostent *hp;
-  unsigned long id;
+  size_t buflen;
+  char *buffer;
+  struct hostent hostbuf, *hp;
+  unsigned long int id;
   struct in_addr in;
+  int herr;
   int fd;
 
   /* First try to get the ID from a former invocation of sethostid.  */
@@ -81,10 +85,20 @@ gethostid ()
     /* This also fails.  Return and arbitrary value.  */
     return 0;
 
+  buflen = 1024;
+  buffer = __alloca (buflen);
+
   /* To get the IP address we need to know the host name.  */
-  hp = gethostbyname (hostname);
-  if (hp == NULL)
-    return 0;
+  while (__gethostbyname_r (hostname, &hostbuf, buffer, buflen, &hp, &herr)
+	 < 0)
+    if (herr != NETDB_INTERNAL || errno != ERANGE)
+      return 0;
+    else
+      {
+	/* Enlarge buffer.  */
+	buflen *= 2;
+	buffer = __alloca (buflen);
+      }
 
   in.s_addr = 0;
   memcpy (&in, hp->h_addr,