microsoft / microsoft/win32metadata
`SECPKG_FUNCTION_TABLE`: Members `LogonUser` and `LogonUserEx` are captured as `LogonUserA` / `LogonUserExA`
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Description
The struct members LogonUser and LogonUserEx of SECPKG_FUNCTION_TABLE are captured as LogonUserA / LogonUserExA, presumably due to preprocessor shenanigans. It'd be better if they were captured as LogonUser and LogonUserEx instead.
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Research direction
Locate the metadata-generation handling for SECPKG_FUNCTION_TABLE and inspect how preprocessor aliases affect LogonUser and LogonUserEx. Compare the generated output with the Windows SDK declaration, then verify that both members are emitted without the A suffix.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- operating-systems, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100