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[RFC 04/13] add_ref(): move the call of check_refname_format() to callers

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Date
Oct 19, 2011, 20:55 UTC
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From: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>

Do not call check_refname_format() in add_ref(); instead change its callers to do the check. (In fact, don't do any checking in add_extra_ref(), because that function handles bizarre things like "refs/tags/3.1.1.1^{}".)

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---

I'm still not clear on how extra_refs are used. Are they generated from local refs or are they generated from remote refs? If the latter, then it is probably irresponsible not to do *some* sanity checking in add_extra_ref() to prevent any chance of refnames like "../../../etc/passwd".

 refs.c |    6 ++++--
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 8299e51..a40dfa5 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ static void add_ref(const char *name, const unsigned char *sha1,
 	entry = xmalloc(sizeof(struct ref_entry) + len);
 	hashcpy(entry->sha1, sha1);
 	hashclr(entry->peeled);
-	if (check_refname_format(name, REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL|REFNAME_DOT_COMPONENT))
-		die("Reference has invalid format: '%s'", name);
 	memcpy(entry->name, name, len);
 	entry->flag = flag;
 	if (new_entry)
@@ -232,6 +230,8 @@ static void read_packed_refs(FILE *f, struct ref_array *array)
 
 		name = parse_ref_line(refline, sha1);
 		if (name) {
+			if (check_refname_format(name, REFNAME_FULL))
+				die("Reference has invalid format: '%s'", name);
 			add_ref(name, sha1, flag, array, &last);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -336,6 +336,8 @@ static void get_ref_dir(const char *submodule, const char *base,
 					hashclr(sha1);
 					flag |= REF_BROKEN;
 				}
+			if (check_refname_format(ref, REFNAME_FULL))
+				die("Reference has invalid format: '%s'", ref);
 			add_ref(ref, sha1, flag, array, NULL);
 		}
 		free(ref);
-- 
1.7.7
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Message 5 of 17 in “[RFC 00/13] Checking full vs. partial refnames”
  1. mhagger@alum.mit.eduOct 19, 2011
  2. 01/13 check_refname_component(): iterate via index rather than via pointermhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 19, 2011
  3. 02/13 parse_refname_prefix(): new functionmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 19, 2011
  4. 03/13 Teach check_refname_format() to check full refnamesmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 19, 2011
  5. 04/13 add_ref(): move the call of check_refname_format() to callersmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 19, 2011
  6. Junio C HamanoOct 19, 2011
  7. Michael HaggertyOct 19, 2011
  8. 05/13 receive-pack::update(): use check_refname_format(..., REFNAME_FULL)mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 19, 2011
  9. 06/13 strbuf_check_branch_ref(): use check_refname_format(..., REFNAME_FULL)mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 19, 2011
  10. 07/13 one_local_ref(): use check_refname_format(..., REFNAME_FULL)mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 19, 2011
  11. 08/13 expand_namespace(): the refname is full, so use REFNAME_FULL optionmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 19, 2011
  12. 09/13 new_branch(): verify that new branch name is a valid full refnamemhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 19, 2011
  13. Junio C HamanoOct 19, 2011
  14. 10/13 strbuf_check_tag_ref(): the refname is full, so use REFNAME_FULL optionmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 19, 2011
  15. 11/13 replace_object(): the refname is full, so use REFNAME_FULL optionmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 19, 2011
  16. 12/13 resolve_ref: use check_refname_format(..., REFNAME_FULL)mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 19, 2011
  17. 13/13 filter_refs(): the refname is full, so use REFNAME_FULL optionmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Oct 19, 2011

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