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[PATCH v6 19/39] close_lock_file(): if close fails, roll back

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Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Sep 26, 2014, 10:08 UTC
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If closing an open lockfile fails, then we cannot be sure of the contents of the lockfile, so there is nothing sensible to do but delete it. This change also insures that the lock_file object is left in a defined state in this error path (namely, unlocked).

The only caller that is ultimately affected by this change is try_merge_strategy() -> write_locked_index(), which can call close_lock_file() via various execution paths. This caller uses a static lock_file object which previously could have been reused after a failed close_lock_file() even though it was still in locked state. This change causes the lock_file object to be unlocked on failure, thus fixing this error-handling path.

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 Documentation/technical/api-lockfile.txt |  7 ++++---
 lockfile.c                               | 28 ++++++++++++++++++----------
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-lockfile.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-lockfile.txt
index 0f81e53..7f04db2 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-lockfile.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-lockfile.txt
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ close_lock_file::
 	Take a pointer to the `struct lock_file` initialized with an
 	earlier call to `hold_lock_file_for_update` or
 	`hold_lock_file_for_append`, and close the file descriptor.
-	Return 0 upon success or a negative value on failure to
-	close(2). Usually `commit_lock_file` or `rollback_lock_file`
-	should be called after `close_lock_file`.
+	Return 0 upon success. On failure to `close(2)`, return a
+	negative value and rollback the lock file. Usually
+	`commit_lock_file` or `rollback_lock_file` should eventually
+	be called if `close_lock_file` succeeds.
diff --git a/lockfile.c b/lockfile.c
index c897dd8..1d18c67 100644
--- a/lockfile.c
+++ b/lockfile.c
@@ -37,13 +37,14 @@
  *   lockfile, and owner holds the PID of the process that locked the
  *   file.
  *
- * - Locked, lockfile closed (after close_lock_file()).  Same as the
- *   previous state, except that the lockfile is closed and fd is -1.
+ * - Locked, lockfile closed (after successful close_lock_file()).
+ *   Same as the previous state, except that the lockfile is closed
+ *   and fd is -1.
  *
- * - Unlocked (after commit_lock_file(), rollback_lock_file(), or a
- *   failed attempt to lock).  In this state, filename[0] == '\0' and
- *   fd is -1.  The object is left registered in the lock_file_list,
- *   and on_list is set.
+ * - Unlocked (after commit_lock_file(), rollback_lock_file(), a
+ *   failed attempt to lock, or a failed close_lock_file()). In this
+ *   state, filename[0] == '\0' and fd is -1. The object is left
+ *   registered in the lock_file_list, and on_list is set.
  */
 
 static struct lock_file *lock_file_list;
@@ -284,7 +285,13 @@ int close_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
 		return 0;
 
 	lk->fd = -1;
-	return close(fd);
+	if (close(fd)) {
+		int save_errno = errno;
+		rollback_lock_file(lk);
+		errno = save_errno;
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int reopen_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
@@ -330,7 +337,8 @@ void rollback_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
 	if (!lk->filename[0])
 		return;
 
-	close_lock_file(lk);
-	unlink_or_warn(lk->filename);
-	lk->filename[0] = 0;
+	if (!close_lock_file(lk)) {
+		unlink_or_warn(lk->filename);
+		lk->filename[0] = 0;
+	}
 }
-- 
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Message 29 of 55 in “Lockfile correctness and refactoring”
  1. 00/39 Lockfile correctness and refactoringMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  2. 01/39 unable_to_lock_die(): rename function from unable_to_lock_index_die()Michael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  3. 02/39 api-lockfile: revise and expand the documentationMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  4. Junio C HamanoSep 26, 2014
  5. Michael HaggertySep 30, 2014
  6. Junio C HamanoSep 30, 2014
  7. Michael HaggertyOct 1, 2014
  8. Junio C HamanoSep 26, 2014
  9. Michael HaggertySep 30, 2014
  10. Jeff KingSep 30, 2014
  11. Junio C HamanoSep 30, 2014
  12. Michael HaggertyOct 1, 2014
  13. 03/39 close_lock_file(): exit (successfully) if file is already closedMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  14. 04/39 rollback_lock_file(): do not clear filename redundantlyMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  15. 05/39 rollback_lock_file(): exit early if lock is not activeMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  16. 06/39 rollback_lock_file(): set fd to -1Michael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  17. 07/39 lockfile: unlock file if lockfile permissions cannot be adjustedMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  18. 08/39 hold_lock_file_for_append(): release lock on errorsMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  19. 09/39 lock_file(): always initialize and register lock_file objectMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  20. 10/39 lockfile.c: document the various states of lock_file objectsMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  21. 11/39 cache.h: define constants LOCK_SUFFIX and LOCK_SUFFIX_LENMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  22. 12/39 delete_ref_loose(): don't muck around in the lock_file's filenameMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  23. 13/39 prepare_index(): declare return value to be (const char *)Michael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  24. 14/39 write_packed_entry_fn(): convert cb_data into a (const int *)Michael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  25. 15/39 lock_file(): exit early if lockfile cannot be openedMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  26. 16/39 remove_lock_file(): call rollback_lock_file()Michael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  27. 17/39 commit_lock_file(): inline temporary variableMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  28. 18/39 commit_lock_file(): die() if called for unlocked lockfile objectMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  29. 19/39 close_lock_file(): if close fails, roll backMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  30. 20/39 commit_lock_file(): rollback lock file on failure to renameMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  31. 21/39 api-lockfile: document edge casesMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  32. 22/39 dump_marks(): remove a redundant call to rollback_lock_file()Michael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  33. 23/39 git_config_set_multivar_in_file(): avoid call to rollback_lock_file()Michael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  34. 24/39 lockfile: avoid transitory invalid statesMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  35. 25/39 struct lock_file: declare some fields volatileMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  36. 26/39 try_merge_strategy(): remove redundant lock_file allocationMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  37. 27/39 try_merge_strategy(): use a statically-allocated lock_file objectMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  38. Junio C HamanoSep 26, 2014
  39. Michael HaggertySep 30, 2014
  40. Junio C HamanoSep 30, 2014
  41. 28/39 commit_lock_file(): use a strbuf to manage temporary spaceMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  42. 29/39 Change lock_file::filename into a strbufMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  43. 30/39 resolve_symlink(): use a strbuf for internal scratch spaceMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  44. 31/39 resolve_symlink(): take a strbuf parameterMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  45. 32/39 trim_last_path_component(): replace last_path_elm()Michael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  46. 33/39 Extract a function commit_lock_file_to()Michael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  47. 34/39 Rename LOCK_NODEREF to LOCK_NO_DEREFMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  48. 35/39 lockfile.c: rename static functionsMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  49. 36/39 get_locked_file_path(): new functionMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  50. 37/39 hold_lock_file_for_append(): restore errno before returningMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  51. 38/39 Move read_index() definition to read-cache.cMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  52. 39/39 lockfile.h: extract new header file for the functions in lockfile.cMichael Haggerty, Sep 26, 2014
  53. Junio C HamanoSep 26, 2014
  54. Michael HaggertySep 30, 2014
  55. Junio C HamanoSep 26, 2014

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