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Re: [PATCH 1/2] sha1_file: Add sha1_object_type_literally and export it.

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David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com>
Date
Feb 25, 2015, 18:22 UTC
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On Wed, 2015-02-25 at 16:37 +0530, Karthik Nayak wrote:
> +	unsigned long mapsize;
> ...
> +	map = map_sha1_file(sha1, &mapsize);

I know this is a pre-existing issue, but I'm not sure "unsigned long" is the right type here. Shouldn't it be a size_t?

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> +	if (!map)
> +		return -1;
> +	if (unpack_sha1_header(&stream, map, mapsize, hdr, sizeof(hdr)) < 0)
> +		status = error("unable to unpack %s header",
> +			       sha1_to_hex(sha1));
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
This number should probably be a constant.
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> +		if (hdr[i] == ' ') {
> +			type[i] = '\0';
> +			break;
> +		}
> +		type[i] = hdr[i];
> +	}

type might end up without a trailing \0 here in the case where hdr has no space in it. Is this possible?

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  1. 0/2 cat-file --literallykarthik nayak, Feb 25, 2015
  2. 1/2 sha1_file: Add sha1_object_type_literally and export it.Karthik Nayak, Feb 25, 2015
  3. David TurnerFeb 25, 2015
  4. karthik nayakFeb 25, 2015
  5. David TurnerFeb 25, 2015
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2015
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2015
  8. Eric SunshineFeb 25, 2015
  9. Karthik NayakFeb 26, 2015
  10. 2/2 cat-file: add --literally option.Karthik Nayak, Feb 25, 2015
  11. Eric SunshineFeb 25, 2015

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