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Diffstat (limited to 'ares/ares_library_init.c')
-rw-r--r-- | ares/ares_library_init.c | 12 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/ares/ares_library_init.c b/ares/ares_library_init.c index 92bcedf2d..ee3fe68b6 100644 --- a/ares/ares_library_init.c +++ b/ares/ares_library_init.c @@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ static int ares_win32_init(void) fpSystemFunction036 = (fpSystemFunction036_t) GetProcAddress(hnd_advapi32, "SystemFunction036"); - if (!fpSystemFunction036) - { - FreeLibrary(hnd_advapi32); - FreeLibrary(hnd_iphlpapi); - return ARES_EADDRSYSTEMFUNCTION036; - } + + /* + * Intentionally avoid checking if the address of SystemFunction036, a.k.a. + * RtlGenRandom, has been located or not. This function is only available on + * WinXP and later. When unavailable c-ares uses portable rand() function. + */ #endif return ARES_SUCCESS; |