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2 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lstate.h b/lstate.h
index 1b6bcdf8..c1c38204 100644
--- a/lstate.h
+++ b/lstate.h
@@ -334,6 +334,12 @@ struct lua_State {
 
 /*
 ** Union of all collectable objects (only for conversions)
+** ISO C99, 6.5.2.3 p.5:
+** "if a union contains several structures that share a common initial
+** sequence [...], and if the union object currently contains one
+** of these structures, it is permitted to inspect the common initial
+** part of any of them anywhere that a declaration of the complete type
+** of the union is visible."
 */
 union GCUnion {
   GCObject gc;  /* common header */
@@ -347,6 +353,11 @@ union GCUnion {
 };
 
 
+/*
+** ISO C99, 6.7.2.1 p.14:
+** "A pointer to a union object, suitably converted, points to each of
+** its members [...], and vice versa."
+*/
 #define cast_u(o)       cast(union GCUnion *, (o))
 
 /* macros to convert a GCObject into a specific value */
diff --git a/manual/manual.of b/manual/manual.of
index c37f3061..ff891399 100644
--- a/manual/manual.of
+++ b/manual/manual.of
@@ -6813,6 +6813,16 @@ As such, it is only available on some platforms
 (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, BSD,
 plus other Unix systems that support the @id{dlfcn} standard).
 
+This function is inherently insecure,
+as it allows Lua to call any function in any readable dynamic
+library in the system.
+(Lua calls any function assuming the function
+has a proper prototype and respects a proper protocol
+@see{lua_CFunction}.
+Therefore,
+calling an arbitrary function in an arbitrary dynamic library
+more often than not results in an access violation.)
+
 }
 
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