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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/liblzma/api/lzma/base.h b/src/liblzma/api/lzma/base.h
index 7a31a420..a6005acc 100644
--- a/src/liblzma/api/lzma/base.h
+++ b/src/liblzma/api/lzma/base.h
@@ -644,11 +644,16 @@ extern LZMA_API(uint64_t) lzma_memlimit_get(const lzma_stream *strm)
* This function is supported only when *strm has been initialized with
* a function that takes a memlimit argument.
*
+ * liblzma 5.2.3 and earlier has a bug where memlimit value of 0 causes
+ * this function to do nothing (leaving the limit unchanged) and still
+ * return LZMA_OK. Later versions treat 0 as if 1 had been specified (so
+ * lzma_memlimit_get() will return 1 even if you specify 0 here).
+ *
* \return - LZMA_OK: New memory usage limit successfully set.
* - LZMA_MEMLIMIT_ERROR: The new limit is too small.
* The limit was not changed.
* - LZMA_PROG_ERROR: Invalid arguments, e.g. *strm doesn't
- * support memory usage limit or memlimit was zero.
+ * support memory usage limit.
*/
extern LZMA_API(lzma_ret) lzma_memlimit_set(
lzma_stream *strm, uint64_t memlimit) lzma_nothrow;