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[PATCH v3 2/3] lockfile.c: remove PATH_MAX limit in resolve_symlink()

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 31, 2014, 13:43 UTC
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Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 lockfile.c | 47 ++++++++++++++---------------------------------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lockfile.c b/lockfile.c
index 968b28f..154915f 100644
--- a/lockfile.c
+++ b/lockfile.c
@@ -85,52 +85,33 @@ static char *last_path_elm(char *p)
 
 static char *resolve_symlink(const char *in)
 {
-	static char p[PATH_MAX];
-	size_t s = sizeof(p);
+	static struct strbuf p = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf link = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int depth = MAXDEPTH;
 
-	if (strlen(in) >= sizeof(p))
-		return NULL;
-	strcpy(p, in);
+	strbuf_reset(&p);
+	strbuf_addstr(&p, in);
 
 	while (depth--) {
-		char link[PATH_MAX];
-		int link_len = readlink(p, link, sizeof(link));
-		if (link_len < 0) {
-			/* not a symlink anymore */
-			return p;
-		}
-		else if (link_len < sizeof(link))
-			/* readlink() never null-terminates */
-			link[link_len] = '\0';
-		else {
-			warning("%s: symlink too long", p);
-			return p;
-		}
+		if (strbuf_readlink(&link, p.buf, 0) < 0)
+			break;	/* not a symlink anymore */
 
-		if (is_absolute_path(link)) {
+		if (is_absolute_path(link.buf)) {
 			/* absolute path simply replaces p */
-			if (link_len < s)
-				strcpy(p, link);
-			else {
-				warning("%s: symlink too long", p);
-				return p;
-			}
+			strbuf_reset(&p);
+			strbuf_addbuf(&p, &link);
 		} else {
 			/*
 			 * link is a relative path, so I must replace the
 			 * last element of p with it.
 			 */
-			char *r = (char *)last_path_elm(p);
-			if (r - p + link_len < s)
-				strcpy(r, link);
-			else {
-				warning("%s: symlink too long", p);
-				return p;
-			}
+			char *r = (char *)last_path_elm(p.buf);
+			strbuf_setlen(&p, r - p.buf);
+			strbuf_addbuf(&p, &link);
 		}
 	}
-	return p;
+	strbuf_release(&link);
+	return p.buf;
 }
 
 
-- 
2.1.0.rc0.78.gc0d8480
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  1. Make locked paths absolute when current directory is changedNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 18, 2014
  2. Junio C HamanoJul 18, 2014
  3. Duy NguyenJul 19, 2014
  4. Johannes SixtJul 18, 2014
  5. 1/2 lockfile.c: remove PATH_MAX limitation (except in resolve_symlink)Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 20, 2014
  6. 2/2 Make locked paths absolute when current directory is changedNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 20, 2014
  7. Ramsay JonesJul 21, 2014
  8. Duy NguyenJul 21, 2014
  9. Ramsay JonesJul 21, 2014
  10. Junio C HamanoJul 21, 2014
  11. Duy NguyenJul 23, 2014
  12. Yue Lin HoJul 31, 2014
  13. Duy NguyenJul 31, 2014
  14. Philip OakleyJul 20, 2014
  15. Duy NguyenJul 20, 2014
  16. 0/3 Keep .lock file paths absoluteNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 31, 2014
  17. 1/3 lockfile.c: remove PATH_MAX limitation (except in resolve_symlink)Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 31, 2014
  18. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2014
  19. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2014
  20. Torsten BögershausenAug 2, 2014
  21. Duy NguyenAug 4, 2014
  22. Junio C HamanoAug 4, 2014
  23. Michael HaggertyAug 5, 2014
  24. Yue Lin HoSep 3, 2014
  25. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2014
  26. 2/3 lockfile.c: remove PATH_MAX limit in resolve_symlink()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 31, 2014
  27. 3/3 lockfile.c: store absolute pathNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 31, 2014

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