If TMPDIR is not specified, the default was to use /tmp for the working
copy of the block devices.  Update this to /var/tmp instead, so systems
using tmp-on-tmpfs don't end up inadvertently using RAM for the block
device.

Signed-off-by: Amit Shah <amit.s...@redhat.com>
---
 block.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 2fd5482..38bbdf3 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -547,8 +547,9 @@ int get_tmp_filename(char *filename, int size)
     int fd;
     const char *tmpdir;
     tmpdir = getenv("TMPDIR");
-    if (!tmpdir)
-        tmpdir = "/tmp";
+    if (!tmpdir) {
+        tmpdir = "/var/tmp";
+    }
     if (snprintf(filename, size, "%s/vl.XXXXXX", tmpdir) >= size) {
         return -EOVERFLOW;
     }
-- 
1.8.5.3


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