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[PATCH v2 16/25] ref_update_reject_duplicates(): use `size_t` rather than `int`

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Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
May 22, 2017, 14:17 UTC
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Eliminate a theoretical risk of integer overflow if the two types have different sizes.

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 refs.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index beb49fb297..143936a9c3 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1705,7 +1705,7 @@ int create_symref(const char *ref_target, const char *refs_heads_master,
 int ref_update_reject_duplicates(struct string_list *refnames,
 				 struct strbuf *err)
 {
-	int i, n = refnames->nr;
+	size_t i, n = refnames->nr;
 
 	assert(err);
 
-- 
2.11.0
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Message 15 of 31 in “Prepare to separate out a packed_ref_store”
  1. 00/25 Prepare to separate out a packed_ref_storeMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  2. 01/25 t3600: clean up permissions test properlyMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  3. 02/25 refs.h: clarify docstring for the ref_transaction_update()-related fnsMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  4. 03/25 ref_iterator_begin_fn(): fix docstringMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  5. 04/25 files-backend: use `die("BUG: ...")`, not `die("internal error: ...")`Michael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  6. 05/25 prefix_ref_iterator: don't trim too muchMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  7. 06/25 refs_ref_iterator_begin(): don't check prefixes redundantlyMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  8. 07/25 refs: use `size_t` indexes when iterating over ref transaction updatesMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  9. 08/25 ref_store: take a `msg` parameter when deleting referencesMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  10. 10/25 files-backend: move `lock` member to `files_ref_store`Michael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  11. 12/25 files_transaction_cleanup(): new helper functionMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  12. 11/25 files_ref_store: put the packed files lock directly in this structMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  13. 09/25 lockfile: add a new method, is_lock_file_locked()Michael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  14. 14/25 ref_transaction_prepare(): new optional step for reference updatesMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  15. 16/25 ref_update_reject_duplicates(): use `size_t` rather than `int`Michael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  16. 15/25 ref_update_reject_duplicates(): expose function to whole refs moduleMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  17. 17/25 ref_update_reject_duplicates(): add a sanity checkMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  18. 19/25 get_packed_ref_cache(): assume "packed-refs" won't change while lockedMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  19. 20/25 read_packed_refs(): do more of the work of reading packed refsMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  20. 22/25 refs_ref_iterator_begin(): handle `GIT_REF_PARANOIA`Michael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  21. 23/25 create_ref_entry(): remove `check_name` optionMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  22. 24/25 ref-filter: limit traversal to prefixMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  23. 25/25 cache_ref_iterator_begin(): avoid priming unneeded directoriesMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  24. Jeff KingMay 23, 2017
  25. Michael HaggertyMay 24, 2017
  26. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2017
  27. 21/25 read_packed_refs(): report unexpected fopen() failuresMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  28. 13/25 ref_transaction_commit(): check for valid `transaction->state`Michael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  29. 18/25 should_pack_ref(): new function, extracted from `files_pack_refs()`Michael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  30. Stefan BellerMay 22, 2017
  31. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2017

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