unnecessarily let the receiver wait. */
written = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY (write (fd, data, total));
+ /* If the record contains more than one IP address (used for
+ load balancing etc) don't cache the entry. This is something
+ the current cache handling cannot handle and it is more than
+ questionable whether it is worthwhile complicating the cache
+ handling just for handling such a special case. */
+ if (!add_addr && hst->h_addr_list[1] != NULL)
+ {
+ free (data);
+ return;
+ }
+
addr_list_type = (hst->h_length == NS_INADDRSZ
? GETHOSTBYADDR : GETHOSTBYADDRv6);
/* Now get the lock to safely insert the records. */
pthread_rwlock_rdlock (&db->lock);
- /* First add all the aliases. If the record contains more than
- one IP address (used for load balancing etc) don't cache the
- entry. This is something the current cache handling cannot
- handle and it is more than questionable whether it is
- worthwhile complicating the cache handling just for handling
- such a special case. */
- if (!add_addr && hst->h_addr_list[1] == NULL)
+ /* First add all the aliases. */
+ assert (add_addr || hst->h_addr_list[1] == NULL);
+ if (!add_addr)
for (cnt = 0; cnt < h_aliases_cnt; ++cnt)
{
if (addr_list_type == GETHOSTBYADDR)
for (cnt = 0; cnt < h_addr_list_cnt; ++cnt)
{
cache_add (addr_list_type, addresses, hst->h_length, data, total,
- data, 0, t, db, owner);
+ data, cnt + 1 == h_addr_list_cnt, t, db, owner);
addresses += hst->h_length;
}
/* Avoid adding names if more than one address is available. See
above for more info. */
- if (!add_addr && hst->h_addr_list[1] == NULL)
+ if (!add_addr)
{
- /* If necessary add the key for this request. */
+ /* If necessary add the key for this request.
+
+ Note: hst->h_addr_list[1] == NULL. */
if (req->type == GETHOSTBYNAME || req->type == GETHOSTBYNAMEv6)
{
if (addr_list_type == GETHOSTBYADDR)