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Re: [PATCH] sha1_file: make sure correct error is propagated

From
Sam Vilain <sam@vilain.net>
Date
Nov 14, 2008, 09:41 UTC
Message-ID
<1226655681.17731.4.camel@maia.lan>
In-Reply-To
<200811140844.58746.fge@one2team.com>
On Fri, 2008-11-14 at 08:44 +0100, Francis Galiegue wrote:
> > So, if the mkstemp() fails with EPERM, don't try to create the
> > directory - return straight away.
> Are you sure you didn't mean EACCESS?
Ah, you're right there.  Well, maybe this one should be as well:
Subject: sha1_file: accept EACCESS as equivalent to EPERM
This was testing for 'Operation not permitted' rather than any kind
of 'Permission Denied' error; prefer EACCESS.
    
Signed-off-by: Sam Vilain <sam@vilain.net>
--
  Sorry for the inevitable wrapping/whitespace fail :(
diff --git a/sha1_file.c b/sha1_file.c
index 7662330..cd422e6 100644
--- a/sha1_file.c
+++ b/sha1_file.c
@@ -2231,7 +2231,7 @@ static int create_tmpfile(char *buffer, size_t
bufsiz, const char *filename)
 	memcpy(buffer, filename, dirlen);
 	strcpy(buffer + dirlen, "tmp_obj_XXXXXX");
 	fd = mkstemp(buffer);
-	if (fd < 0 && dirlen && (errno != EPERM)) {
+	if (fd < 0 && dirlen && (errno != EACCESS)) {
 		/* Make sure the directory exists */
 		memcpy(buffer, filename, dirlen);
 		buffer[dirlen-1] = 0;
@@ -2257,7 +2257,7 @@ static int write_loose_object(const unsigned char
*sha1, char *hdr, int hdrlen,
 	filename = sha1_file_name(sha1);
 	fd = create_tmpfile(tmpfile, sizeof(tmpfile), filename);
 	if (fd < 0) {
-		if (errno == EPERM)
+		if (errno == EACCESS || errno == EPERM)
 			return error("insufficient permission for adding an object to
repository database %s\n", get_object_directory());
 		else
 			return error("unable to create temporary sha1 filename %s: %s\n",
tmpfile, strerror(errno));
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  1. sha1_file: make sure correct error is propagatedSam Vilain, Nov 14, 2008
  2. Francis GaliegueNov 14, 2008
  3. Sam VilainNov 14, 2008
  4. Junio C HamanoNov 14, 2008
  5. Francis GaliegueNov 14, 2008
  6. Andreas EricssonNov 14, 2008
  7. Francis GaliegueNov 14, 2008
  8. Junio C HamanoNov 15, 2008
  9. Sam VilainNov 15, 2008

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