This type of API-braking change should be reserved for something like 3.0, not 
a patch release.

Despite it being a "incorrect", it is expected behavior.

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> On Mar 26, 2020, at 11:03 AM, Dr. Matthias St. Pierre 
> <matthias.st.pie...@ncp-e.com> wrote:
> 
> I agree, go ahead. 
>  
> Please also consider reverting the change for the 3.0 alpha release as well, 
> see Daniel Stenbergs comment
> https://github.com/openssl/openssl/issues/11378#issuecomment-603730581 
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_openssl_openssl_issues_11378-23issuecomment-2D603730581&d=DwMGaQ&c=96ZbZZcaMF4w0F4jpN6LZg&r=QBEcQsqoUDdk1Q26CzlzNPPUkKYWIh1LYsiHAwmtRik&m=87AtfQDFl1z9cdRP12QeRUizmgnW6ejbufNT40Gip4Q&s=djWoIIXyggxwOfbwrmYGrSJdR5tWm06IdzY9x9tDxkA&e=>
>  
> Matthias
>  
>  
> From: openssl-project <openssl-project-boun...@openssl.org> On Behalf Of 
> Dmitry Belyavsky
> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2020 3:48 PM
> To: Matt Caswell <m...@openssl.org>
> Cc: openssl-project@openssl.org
> Subject: Re: 1.1.1f
>  
>  
> On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 5:14 PM Matt Caswell <m...@openssl.org 
> <mailto:m...@openssl.org>> wrote:
> The EOF issue (https://github.com/openssl/openssl/issues/11378 
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_openssl_openssl_issues_11378&d=DwMGaQ&c=96ZbZZcaMF4w0F4jpN6LZg&r=QBEcQsqoUDdk1Q26CzlzNPPUkKYWIh1LYsiHAwmtRik&m=87AtfQDFl1z9cdRP12QeRUizmgnW6ejbufNT40Gip4Q&s=MAiLjfGJWaKvnBvqnM4fcyvGVfUyj9CDANO_vh4wfco&e=>)
>  has
> resulted in us reverting the original EOF change in the 1.1.1 branch
> (https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/11400 
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_openssl_openssl_pull_11400&d=DwMGaQ&c=96ZbZZcaMF4w0F4jpN6LZg&r=QBEcQsqoUDdk1Q26CzlzNPPUkKYWIh1LYsiHAwmtRik&m=87AtfQDFl1z9cdRP12QeRUizmgnW6ejbufNT40Gip4Q&s=3hBU2pt84DQlrY1dCnSn9x1ah1gSzH6NEO_bNRH-6DE&e=>).
> 
> Given that this seems to have broken quite a bit of stuff, I propose
> that we do a 1.1.1f soon (possibly next Tuesday - 31st March).
> 
> Thoughts?
>  
> I strongly support this idea.
>  
> -- 
> SY, Dmitry Belyavsky

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