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Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized?

From cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross)
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized?
Date 2026-05-20 15:38 +0000
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In article <10ubgjp$k0ug$2@dont-email.me>,
Janis Papanagnou  <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:
>On 2026-05-16 14:34, Dan Cross wrote:
>> [...]
>> 
>> If you really want to destroy the data, probably the best thing
>> to do is incinerate it and reduce it to ash, but that's got its
>> own problems. 
>
>Yes. And also by physically shredding the metal. Yes; these things
>have been (and, I strongly assume, probably still are) done.
>[snip]

Indeed.  It's interesting to see how Google secures data and how
that intersects with lifecycle management for physical assets
like hard drives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQoKFovvigI
and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd33UVZhnAA

Salient points:
1. Physical access is heavily restricted, logged, and audited
2. User data is encrypted at rest
3. Hard disks are asset tagged and physically tracked; removal
   from machine and retirement are logged and audited events
4. A retired hard disk is first "wiped" by overwriting, with
   read-back verification of the overwrite
5. The disk is then physically crushed with a hydrolic press,
   deforming the platters
6. The crushed disk is then shredded
7. _Leaving_ a data center is hard as Googler's have to go
   through metal detectors to ensure they're not trying to
   take a storage device with them.

I don't know what they do for SSDs, but I imagine it is similar.
I presume the other hyperscalars have similar processes.

	- Dan C.

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Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) - 2026-05-14 20:09 +0000
  Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) - 2026-05-14 21:10 +0000
    Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-05-14 23:35 +0000
      Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-05-14 17:46 -0700
        Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-05-15 02:00 +0000
          Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-05-14 19:22 -0700
            Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-05-15 11:02 +0000
              Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-05-15 14:44 -0700
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-05-15 21:50 +0000
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-05-15 14:55 -0700
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-05-15 15:02 -0700
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-05-15 22:12 +0000
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-05-16 11:38 +0200
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-05-16 13:00 +0200
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-05-16 13:58 +0200
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-05-16 12:34 +0000
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-05-16 16:25 +0200
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-05-16 12:32 -0700
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-05-17 11:10 +0200
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-05-19 14:03 -0700
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-05-17 06:36 +0200
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2026-05-20 00:41 -0400
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-05-20 07:11 +0200
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-05-20 09:49 +0200
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-05-20 15:38 +0000
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-05-16 12:25 -0700
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-05-17 11:12 +0200
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-05-17 02:26 -0700
                Leader Keith has spoken! (Was: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized?) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-05-17 12:54 +0000
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-05-17 19:19 +0000
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-05-17 21:53 +0200
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-05-17 20:30 +0000
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-05-18 08:14 +0200
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) - 2026-05-17 20:01 +0000
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-05-18 09:13 +0200
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-05-18 09:51 +0200
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) - 2026-05-18 14:34 +0000
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-05-18 16:49 +0200
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-05-18 16:19 -0700
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-05-15 22:32 +0000
            Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) - 2026-05-15 15:23 +0000
              Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) - 2026-05-15 17:28 +0000
              Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-05-15 17:40 +0000
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) - 2026-05-15 17:50 +0000
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-05-15 18:28 +0000
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) - 2026-05-15 21:35 +0000
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-05-15 15:05 -0700
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) - 2026-05-15 22:35 +0000
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-05-15 17:18 -0700
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-16 08:07 +0000
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-05-16 12:44 +0000
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-05-15 23:44 +0200
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) - 2026-05-15 21:47 +0000
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-05-15 22:10 +0000
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-05-16 01:13 +0200
                AIX (was Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized?) cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-05-15 22:30 +0000
                Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-16 08:04 +0000
    Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-15 07:07 +0000
      Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) - 2026-05-15 13:58 +0000
        Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-16 00:25 +0000
  Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-05-14 17:26 -0700
    Re: Is reallocarray() planned to be standardized? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-05-15 02:08 +0000
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