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[PATCH v2 05/17] safe_create_leading_directories(): split on first of multiple slashes

From
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Jan 6, 2014, 13:45 UTC
Message-ID
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In-Reply-To
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If the input path has multiple slashes between path components (e.g., "foo//bar"), then the old code was breaking the path at the last slash, not the first one. So in the above example, the second slash was overwritten with NUL, resulting in the parent directory being sought as "foo/".

When stat() is called on "foo/", it fails with ENOTDIR if "foo" exists but is not a directory. This caused the wrong path to be taken in the subsequent logic.

So instead, split path components at the first intercomponent slash rather than the last one.

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 sha1_file.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/sha1_file.c b/sha1_file.c
index 54202e8..f3190c6 100644
--- a/sha1_file.c
+++ b/sha1_file.c
@@ -115,9 +115,10 @@ int safe_create_leading_directories(char *path)
 
 		if (!slash)
 			break;
-		while (*(slash + 1) == '/')
-			slash++;
+
 		next_component = slash + 1;
+		while (*next_component == '/')
+			next_component++;
 		if (!*next_component)
 			break;
 
-- 
1.8.5.2
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  1. 00/17 Fix some mkdir/rmdir racesMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  2. 01/17 safe_create_leading_directories(): fix format of "if" chainingMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  3. 02/17 safe_create_leading_directories(): reduce scope of local variableMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  4. 03/17 safe_create_leading_directories(): add explicit "slash" pointerMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  5. Junio C HamanoJan 6, 2014
  6. Michael HaggertyJan 7, 2014
  7. Junio C HamanoJan 7, 2014
  8. Sebastian SchuberthJan 19, 2014
  9. 04/17 safe_create_leading_directories(): rename local variableMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  10. 05/17 safe_create_leading_directories(): split on first of multiple slashesMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  11. 06/17 safe_create_leading_directories(): always restore slash at end of loopMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  12. 07/17 safe_create_leading_directories(): introduce enum for return valuesMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  13. 08/17 cmd_init_db(): when creating directories, handle errors conservativelyMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  14. 09/17 safe_create_leading_directories(): add new error value SCLD_VANISHEDMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  15. 10/17 lock_ref_sha1_basic(): on SCLD_VANISHED, retryMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  16. Junio C HamanoJan 6, 2014
  17. Michael HaggertyJan 7, 2014
  18. 11/17 lock_ref_sha1_basic(): if locking fails with ENOENT, retryMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  19. 12/17 remove_dir_recurse(): tighten condition for removing unreadable dirMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  20. 13/17 remove_dir_recurse(): handle disappearing files and directoriesMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  21. Junio C HamanoJan 6, 2014
  22. Michael HaggertyJan 7, 2014
  23. Junio C HamanoJan 7, 2014
  24. 14/17 rename_ref(): extract function rename_tmp_log()Michael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  25. 15/17 rename_tmp_log(): handle a possible mkdir/rmdir raceMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  26. 16/17 rename_tmp_log(): limit the number of remote_empty_directories() attemptsMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  27. 17/17 rename_tmp_log(): on SCLD_VANISHED, retryMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  28. Junio C HamanoJan 6, 2014
  29. Michael HaggertyJan 7, 2014

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