From: Ian Lance Taylor <iant@golang.org>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:49:39 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: gob: when decoding a string, allocate a string, not a []byte.
X-Git-Tag: weekly.2011-04-27~139
X-Git-Url: http://www.git.cypherpunks.su/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a696da10e0e65bb839d5a4a1c173b179f76def62;p=gostls13.git

gob: when decoding a string, allocate a string, not a []byte.

R=r, r2
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/4430042
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diff --git a/src/pkg/gob/decode.go b/src/pkg/gob/decode.go
index 4da7b5c379..aebe75e345 100644
--- a/src/pkg/gob/decode.go
+++ b/src/pkg/gob/decode.go
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ func decUint8Array(i *decInstr, state *decoderState, p unsafe.Pointer) {
 func decString(i *decInstr, state *decoderState, p unsafe.Pointer) {
 	if i.indir > 0 {
 		if *(*unsafe.Pointer)(p) == nil {
-			*(*unsafe.Pointer)(p) = unsafe.Pointer(new([]byte))
+			*(*unsafe.Pointer)(p) = unsafe.Pointer(new(string))
 		}
 		p = *(*unsafe.Pointer)(p)
 	}