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Re: [PATCH v8 22/44] fetch.c: clear errno before calling functions that might set it

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
May 16, 2014, 18:33 UTC
Message-ID
<20140516183348.GC12314@google.com>
In-Reply-To
<1400174999-26786-23-git-send-email-sahlberg@google.com>
(cc-ing peff, who may remember this STORE_REF_ERROR_DF_CONFLICT case
 from long ago)
Ronnie Sahlberg wrote:
> In s_update_ref there are two calls that when they fail we return an error
> based on the errno value. In particular we want to return a specific error
> if ENOTDIR happened. Both these functions do have failure modes where they
> may return an error without updating errno

That's a bug. Any function for which errno is supposed to be meaningful when it returns an error should always set errno. Otherwise errno may be set to ENOTDIR within the function by an unrelated system call.

Functions that fail and lead callers to check errno, based on a quick search with 'git grep -e 'errno *[!=]=':

 fopen
 lstat
 builtin/apply.c::try_create_file (= mkdir, symlink, or open)
 rmdir
 open
 mkdir
 unlink
 lock_any_ref_for_update 
 write_ref_sha1
 strtol
 kill
 odb_pack_keep
 opendir
 fgets
 read
 poll
 pread
 strtoimax
 strtoumax
 git_parse_int
 git_parse_int64
 git_parse_ulong
 write_in_full
 credential-cache.c::send_request
 fstat
 run_command_v_opt
 git.c::run_argv
 readlink
 resolve_ref_unsafe
 hold_lock_file_for_update
 unlink_or_warn
 rename
 execvp
 waitpid
 execv_git_cmd
 execv_shell_cmd
 sane_execvp
 stat
 read_object
 git_mkstemp_mode
 create_tmpfile
 start_command
 xwrite
 iconv
 fast_export_ls
 fast_export_ls_rev
 delete_ref
lock_any_ref_for_update has failure paths
 * check_ref_format [!]
 * lock_ref_sha1_basic
lock_ref_sha1_basic has failure paths
 * remove_empty_directories
 * resolve_ref_unsafe
 * safe_create_leading_directories
 * verify_lock
remove_empty_directories has one failure path
 * remove_dir_recursively
but could be more explicit about the need to preserve errno.
errno from remove_dir_recursively is meaningful.
resolve_ref_unsafe has failure paths
 * check_refname_format [!]
 * too much recursion [!]
 * lstat, readlink, open
 * handle_missing_loose_ref
 * read_in_full, but errno gets clobbered
 * invalid ref [!]
 * invalid symref [!]
verify_lock has failure paths
 * read_ref_full, but errno gets clobbered
 * old_sha1 didn't match [!]
 
write_ref_sha1 has failure paths
 * !lock [!]
 * missing object [!]
 * non-commit object [!]
 * write_in_full, close_ref, but errno gets clobbered
 * log_ref_write
 * commit_ref
log_ref_write has failure paths
 * log_ref_setup
 * write_in_full, close.  errno gets clobbered
commit_ref just calls commit_lock_file.
log_ref_setup has failure paths
 * safe_create_leading_directories, but errno gets clobbered
 * remove_empty_directories, but errno gets clobbered
 * open, but errno gets clobbered

safe_create_leading_directories doesn't set errno for SCLD_EXISTS but otherwise its errno is useful.

That should cover the cases affecting the code path in fetch.c you mentioned (I haven't checked the others).

How about something like this?

It's also tempting to teach vreportf and vwritef to save errno, which would handle some of these cases automatically.

diff --git i/refs.c w/refs.c
index 82a8d4e..f98acf0 100644
--- i/refs.c
+++ w/refs.c
@@ -1333,8 +1333,10 @@ const char *resolve_ref_unsafe(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1, int rea
 	if (flag)
 		*flag = 0;
 
-	if (check_refname_format(refname, REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL))
+	if (check_refname_format(refname, REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
 		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	for (;;) {
 		char path[PATH_MAX];
@@ -1342,8 +1344,10 @@ const char *resolve_ref_unsafe(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1, int rea
 		char *buf;
 		int fd;
 
-		if (--depth < 0)
+		if (--depth < 0) {
+			errno = ELOOP;
 			return NULL;
+		}
 
 		git_snpath(path, sizeof(path), "%s", refname);
 
@@ -1405,9 +1409,13 @@ const char *resolve_ref_unsafe(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1, int rea
 				return NULL;
 		}
 		len = read_in_full(fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer)-1);
-		close(fd);
-		if (len < 0)
+		if (len < 0) {
+			int save_errno = errno;
+			close(fd);
+			errno = save_errno;
 			return NULL;
+		}
+		close(fd);
 		while (len && isspace(buffer[len-1]))
 			len--;
 		buffer[len] = '\0';
@@ -1424,6 +1432,7 @@ const char *resolve_ref_unsafe(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1, int rea
 			    (buffer[40] != '\0' && !isspace(buffer[40]))) {
 				if (flag)
 					*flag |= REF_ISBROKEN;
+				errno = EINVAL;
 				return NULL;
 			}
 			return refname;
@@ -1436,6 +1445,7 @@ const char *resolve_ref_unsafe(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1, int rea
 		if (check_refname_format(buf, REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL)) {
 			if (flag)
 				*flag |= REF_ISBROKEN;
+			errno = EINVAL;
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		refname = strcpy(refname_buffer, buf);
@@ -1908,14 +1918,17 @@ static struct ref_lock *verify_lock(struct ref_lock *lock,
 	const unsigned char *old_sha1, int mustexist)
 {
 	if (read_ref_full(lock->ref_name, lock->old_sha1, mustexist, NULL)) {
+		int save_errno = errno;
 		error("Can't verify ref %s", lock->ref_name);
 		unlock_ref(lock);
+		errno = save_errno;
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	if (hashcmp(lock->old_sha1, old_sha1)) {
 		error("Ref %s is at %s but expected %s", lock->ref_name,
 			sha1_to_hex(lock->old_sha1), sha1_to_hex(old_sha1));
 		unlock_ref(lock);
+		errno = EBUSY;
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	return lock;
@@ -1928,15 +1941,17 @@ static int remove_empty_directories(const char *file)
 	 * only empty directories), remove them.
 	 */
 	struct strbuf path;
-	int result;
+	int result, save_errno;
 
 	strbuf_init(&path, 20);
 	strbuf_addstr(&path, file);
 
 	result = remove_dir_recursively(&path, REMOVE_DIR_EMPTY_ONLY);
+	save_errno = errno;
 
 	strbuf_release(&path);
 
+	errno = save_errno;
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -2137,8 +2152,10 @@ struct ref_lock *lock_any_ref_for_update(const char *refname,
 					 const unsigned char *old_sha1,
 					 int flags, int *type_p)
 {
-	if (check_refname_format(refname, REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL))
+	if (check_refname_format(refname, REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
 		return NULL;
+	}
 	return lock_ref_sha1_basic(refname, old_sha1, flags, type_p);
 }
 
@@ -2734,9 +2751,12 @@ int log_ref_setup(const char *refname, char *logfile, int bufsize)
 	     starts_with(refname, "refs/remotes/") ||
 	     starts_with(refname, "refs/notes/") ||
 	     !strcmp(refname, "HEAD"))) {
-		if (safe_create_leading_directories(logfile) < 0)
-			return error("unable to create directory for %s",
-				     logfile);
+		if (safe_create_leading_directories(logfile) < 0) {
+			int save_errno = errno;
+			error("unable to create directory for %s", logfile);
+			errno = save_errno;
+			return -1;
+		}
 		oflags |= O_CREAT;
 	}
 
@@ -2747,15 +2767,21 @@ int log_ref_setup(const char *refname, char *logfile, int bufsize)
 
 		if ((oflags & O_CREAT) && errno == EISDIR) {
 			if (remove_empty_directories(logfile)) {
-				return error("There are still logs under '%s'",
-					     logfile);
+				int save_errno = errno;
+				error("There are still logs under '%s'", logfile);
+				errno = save_errno;
+				return -1;
 			}
 			logfd = open(logfile, oflags, 0666);
 		}
 
-		if (logfd < 0)
-			return error("Unable to append to %s: %s",
+		if (logfd < 0) {
+			int save_errno = errno;
+			error("Unable to append to %s: %s",
 				     logfile, strerror(errno));
+			errno = save_errno;
+			return -1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	adjust_shared_perm(logfile);
@@ -2795,8 +2821,19 @@ static int log_ref_write(const char *refname, const unsigned char *old_sha1,
 		len += copy_msg(logrec + len - 1, msg) - 1;
 	written = len <= maxlen ? write_in_full(logfd, logrec, len) : -1;
 	free(logrec);
-	if (close(logfd) != 0 || written != len)
-		return error("Unable to append to %s", log_file);
+	if (written != len) {
+		int save_errno = errno;
+		close(logfd);
+		error("Unable to append to %s", log_file);
+		errno = save_errno;
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (close(logfd)) {
+		int save_errno = errno;
+		error("Unable to append to %s", log_file);
+		errno = save_errno;
+		return -1;
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2811,8 +2848,10 @@ int write_ref_sha1(struct ref_lock *lock,
 	static char term = '\n';
 	struct object *o;
 
-	if (!lock)
+	if (!lock) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;
+	}
 	if (!lock->force_write && !hashcmp(lock->old_sha1, sha1)) {
 		unlock_ref(lock);
 		return 0;
@@ -2822,26 +2861,32 @@ int write_ref_sha1(struct ref_lock *lock,
 		error("Trying to write ref %s with nonexistent object %s",
 			lock->ref_name, sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 		unlock_ref(lock);
+		errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (o->type != OBJ_COMMIT && is_branch(lock->ref_name)) {
 		error("Trying to write non-commit object %s to branch %s",
 			sha1_to_hex(sha1), lock->ref_name);
 		unlock_ref(lock);
+		errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (write_in_full(lock->lock_fd, sha1_to_hex(sha1), 40) != 40 ||
-	    write_in_full(lock->lock_fd, &term, 1) != 1
-		|| close_ref(lock) < 0) {
+	    write_in_full(lock->lock_fd, &term, 1) != 1 ||
+	    close_ref(lock) < 0) {
+		int save_errno = errno;
 		error("Couldn't write %s", lock->lk->filename);
 		unlock_ref(lock);
+		errno = save_errno;
 		return -1;
 	}
 	clear_loose_ref_cache(&ref_cache);
 	if (log_ref_write(lock->ref_name, lock->old_sha1, sha1, logmsg) < 0 ||
 	    (strcmp(lock->ref_name, lock->orig_ref_name) &&
 	     log_ref_write(lock->orig_ref_name, lock->old_sha1, sha1, logmsg) < 0)) {
+		int save_errno = errno;
 		unlock_ref(lock);
+		errno = save_errno;
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (strcmp(lock->orig_ref_name, "HEAD") != 0) {
@@ -2866,8 +2911,10 @@ int write_ref_sha1(struct ref_lock *lock,
 			log_ref_write("HEAD", lock->old_sha1, sha1, logmsg);
 	}
 	if (commit_ref(lock)) {
+		int save_errno = errno;
 		error("Couldn't set %s", lock->ref_name);
 		unlock_ref(lock);
+		errno = save_errno;
 		return -1;
 	}
 	unlock_ref(lock);
diff --git i/sha1_file.c w/sha1_file.c
index 3e9f55f..a7bbba7 100644
--- i/sha1_file.c
+++ w/sha1_file.c
@@ -136,8 +136,10 @@ enum scld_error safe_create_leading_directories(char *path)
 		*slash = '\0';
 		if (!stat(path, &st)) {
 			/* path exists */
-			if (!S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
+			if (!S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
+				errno = EEXIST;
 				ret = SCLD_EXISTS;
+			}
 		} else if (mkdir(path, 0777)) {
 			if (errno == EEXIST &&
 			    !stat(path, &st) && S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
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  1. 00/44 Use ref transactions for all ref updatesRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  2. 01/44 refs.c: constify the sha arguments for ref_transaction_create|delete|updateRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  3. Jonathan NiederMay 15, 2014
  4. 02/44 refs.c: allow passing NULL to ref_transaction_freeRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  5. Jonathan NiederMay 15, 2014
  6. Ronnie SahlbergMay 15, 2014
  7. 03/44 refs.c: add a strbuf argument to ref_transaction_commit for error loggingRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  8. 04/44 refs.c: add an err argument to repack_without_refsRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  9. Jonathan NiederMay 15, 2014
  10. Ronnie SahlbergMay 15, 2014
  11. 05/44 refs.c: make ref_update_reject_duplicates take a strbuf argument for errorsRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  12. 06/44 refs.c: add an err argument ro delete_loose_refRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  13. Jonathan NiederMay 15, 2014
  14. Ronnie SahlbergMay 15, 2014
  15. 07/44 refs.c: make update_ref_write update a strbuf on failureRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  16. 08/44 update-ref.c: log transaction error from the update_refRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  17. Jonathan NiederMay 15, 2014
  18. 09/44 refs.c: remove the onerr argument to ref_transaction_commitRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  19. 10/44 refs.c: change ref_transaction_update() to do error checking and return statusRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  20. Jonathan NiederMay 15, 2014
  21. Ronnie SahlbergMay 15, 2014
  22. 11/44 refs.c: change ref_transaction_create to do error checking and return statusRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  23. Jonathan NiederMay 15, 2014
  24. Ronnie SahlbergMay 15, 2014
  25. 12/44 refs.c: ref_transaction_delete to check for error and return statusRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  26. Jonathan NiederMay 15, 2014
  27. Ronnie SahlbergMay 15, 2014
  28. 13/44 tag.c: use ref transactions when doing updatesRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  29. Jonathan NiederMay 15, 2014
  30. Ronnie SahlbergMay 15, 2014
  31. 14/44 replace.c: use the ref transaction functions for updatesRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  32. Jonathan NiederMay 15, 2014
  33. Ronnie SahlbergMay 15, 2014
  34. 15/44 commit.c: use ref transactions for updatesRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  35. Jonathan NiederMay 15, 2014
  36. 16/44 sequencer.c: use ref transactions for all ref updatesRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  37. Jonathan NiederMay 15, 2014
  38. 17/44 fast-import.c: change update_branch to use ref transactionsRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  39. Jonathan NiederMay 15, 2014
  40. Ronnie SahlbergMay 15, 2014
  41. 18/44 branch.c: use ref transaction for all ref updatesRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  42. Jonathan NiederMay 15, 2014
  43. 19/44 refs.c: change update_ref to use a transactionRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  44. Jonathan NiederMay 15, 2014
  45. 20/44 refs.c: free the transaction before returning when number of updates is 0Ronnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  46. 21/44 refs.c: ref_transaction_commit should not free the transactionRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  47. Jonathan NiederMay 16, 2014
  48. Ronnie SahlbergMay 16, 2014
  49. Ronnie SahlbergMay 16, 2014
  50. 22/44 fetch.c: clear errno before calling functions that might set itRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  51. Jonathan NiederMay 16, 2014
  52. Ronnie SahlbergMay 16, 2014
  53. Jeff KingMay 16, 2014
  54. 23/44 fetch.c: change s_update_ref to use a ref transactionRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  55. Jonathan NiederMay 16, 2014
  56. Ronnie SahlbergMay 16, 2014
  57. Jonathan NiederMay 16, 2014
  58. Ronnie SahlbergMay 19, 2014
  59. 24/44 fetch.c: use a single ref transaction for all ref updatesRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  60. Jonathan NiederMay 16, 2014
  61. Ronnie SahlbergMay 19, 2014
  62. 25/44 receive-pack.c: use a reference transaction for updating the refsRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  63. Jonathan NiederMay 20, 2014
  64. Ronnie SahlbergMay 20, 2014
  65. Ronnie SahlbergMay 21, 2014
  66. 26/44 fast-import.c: use a ref transaction when dumping tagsRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  67. Jonathan NiederMay 20, 2014
  68. Ronnie SahlbergMay 20, 2014
  69. 27/44 walker.c: use ref transaction for ref updatesRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  70. Jonathan NiederMay 21, 2014
  71. Ronnie SahlbergMay 21, 2014
  72. 28/44 refs.c: make write_ref_sha1 staticRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  73. Jonathan NiederMay 21, 2014
  74. Ronnie SahlbergMay 21, 2014
  75. 29/44 refs.c: make lock_ref_sha1 staticRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  76. Jonathan NiederMay 21, 2014
  77. 30/44 refs.c: add transaction.status and track OPEN/CLOSED/ERRORRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  78. Jonathan NiederMay 21, 2014
  79. Ronnie SahlbergMay 21, 2014
  80. Jonathan NiederMay 21, 2014
  81. Ronnie SahlbergMay 22, 2014
  82. 31/44 refs.c: remove the update_ref_lock functionRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  83. Jonathan NiederMay 21, 2014
  84. 32/44 refs.c: remove the update_ref_write functionRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  85. Jonathan NiederMay 21, 2014
  86. Ronnie SahlbergMay 22, 2014
  87. 33/44 refs.c: remove lock_ref_sha1Ronnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  88. Jonathan NiederMay 21, 2014
  89. 34/44 refs.c: make prune_ref use a transaction to delete the refRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  90. Jonathan NiederMay 21, 2014
  91. Ronnie SahlbergMay 22, 2014
  92. 35/44 refs.c: make delete_ref use a transactionRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  93. Jonathan NiederMay 21, 2014
  94. Ronnie SahlbergMay 22, 2014
  95. Ronnie SahlbergMay 22, 2014
  96. 36/44 refs.c: pass the ref log message to _create/delete/update instead of _commitRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  97. Jonathan NiederMay 21, 2014
  98. Ronnie SahlbergMay 22, 2014
  99. 37/44 refs.c: pass NULL as *flags to read_ref_fullRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  100. Jonathan NiederMay 21, 2014
  101. 38/44 refs.c: pack all refs before we start to rename a refRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  102. Jonathan NiederMay 21, 2014
  103. Ronnie SahlbergMay 22, 2014
  104. Jonathan NiederMay 22, 2014
  105. Ronnie SahlbergMay 22, 2014
  106. 39/44 refs.c: move the check for valid refname to lock_ref_sha1_basicRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  107. Jonathan NiederMay 22, 2014
  108. Ronnie SahlbergMay 22, 2014
  109. Jonathan NiederMay 22, 2014
  110. Ronnie SahlbergMay 22, 2014
  111. 40/44 refs.c: call lock_ref_sha1_basic directly from commitRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  112. Jonathan NiederMay 22, 2014
  113. 41/44 refs.c: add a new flag for transaction delete for refs we know are packed onlyRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  114. Jonathan NiederMay 22, 2014
  115. Ronnie SahlbergMay 22, 2014
  116. Ronnie SahlbergMay 22, 2014
  117. Jonathan NiederMay 22, 2014
  118. Jonathan NiederMay 22, 2014
  119. Ronnie SahlbergMay 23, 2014
  120. Jonathan NiederMay 23, 2014
  121. Michael HaggertyMay 23, 2014
  122. Jonathan NiederMay 23, 2014
  123. Michael HaggertyMay 23, 2014
  124. Junio C HamanoMay 27, 2014
  125. Michael HaggertyMay 28, 2014
  126. Junio C HamanoMay 28, 2014
  127. Michael HaggertyMay 28, 2014
  128. 42/44 refs.c: pass a skip list to name_conflict_fnRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  129. Jonathan NiederMay 22, 2014
  130. Ronnie SahlbergMay 27, 2014
  131. 43/44 refs.c: make rename_ref use a transactionRonnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  132. 44/44 refs.c: remove forward declaration of write_ref_sha1Ronnie Sahlberg, May 15, 2014
  133. Jonathan NiederMay 15, 2014
  134. Junio C HamanoMay 15, 2014
  135. Jonathan NiederMay 22, 2014
  136. Jonathan NiederMay 22, 2014
  137. Jonathan NiederMay 22, 2014
  138. Jonathan NiederMay 22, 2014
  139. Ronnie SahlbergMay 27, 2014

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