RE: [mwelinder@gmail.com: Emacs security bug]

["Marshall, Simon" <Simon.Marshall@misys.com>]

> > Probably the most reasonable fix, in the circumstances, is to make
> > fast-lock-cache-directories a risky local variable and remove "."
from
> > its default value?
> 
> Is it actually necessary to have a cache?  Can't it just be removed?
> Or is it an essential part of the code?

The purpose of fast-lock was to cache buffer fontification, in the days
before window fontification.  So, the cache was the whole point.

Simon.


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