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[PATCH 6/7] trailer: use strbuf_read_cmd

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Mar 22, 2015, 10:09 UTC
Message-ID
<20150322100925.GF11615@peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<20150322095924.GA24651@peff.net>

When we read from a trailer.*.command sub-program, the current code uses run_command followed by a pipe read, which can result in deadlock (though in practice you would have to have a large trailer for this to be a problem). The current code also leaks the file descriptor for the pipe to the sub-command.

Instead, let's use strbuf_read_cmd, which makes this simpler (and we can get rid of our custom helper).

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
 trailer.c | 18 +++++-------------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/trailer.c b/trailer.c
index 05b3859..b47bc0e 100644
--- a/trailer.c
+++ b/trailer.c
@@ -214,16 +214,6 @@ static struct trailer_item *remove_first(struct trailer_item **first)
 	return item;
 }
 
-static int read_from_command(struct child_process *cp, struct strbuf *buf)
-{
-	if (run_command(cp))
-		return error("running trailer command '%s' failed", cp->argv[0]);
-	if (strbuf_read(buf, cp->out, 1024) < 1)
-		return error("reading from trailer command '%s' failed", cp->argv[0]);
-	strbuf_trim(buf);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static const char *apply_command(const char *command, const char *arg)
 {
 	struct strbuf cmd = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -240,14 +230,16 @@ static const char *apply_command(const char *command, const char *arg)
 	cp.argv = argv;
 	cp.env = local_repo_env;
 	cp.no_stdin = 1;
-	cp.out = -1;
 	cp.use_shell = 1;
 
-	if (read_from_command(&cp, &buf)) {
+	if (strbuf_read_cmd(&buf, &cp, 1024)) {
+		error("running trailer command '%s' failed", cmd.buf);
 		strbuf_release(&buf);
 		result = xstrdup("");
-	} else
+	} else {
+		strbuf_trim(&buf);
 		result = strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
+	}
 
 	strbuf_release(&cmd);
 	return result;
-- 
2.3.3.618.ga041503
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Message 25 of 26 in “status hangs trying to get submodule summary”
  1. Wincent ColaiutaMar 22, 2015
  2. status: read submodule process output before calling wait()Jeff King, Mar 22, 2015
  3. Jeff KingMar 22, 2015
  4. 0/7 introduce strbuf_read_cmd to avoid deadlocksJeff King, Mar 22, 2015
  5. 1/7 wt-status: don't flush before running "submodule status"Jeff King, Mar 22, 2015
  6. 2/7 wt_status: fix signedness mismatch in strbuf_read callJeff King, Mar 22, 2015
  7. 3/7 strbuf: introduce strbuf_read_cmd helperJeff King, Mar 22, 2015
  8. Eric SunshineMar 22, 2015
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 22, 2015
  10. Junio C HamanoMar 22, 2015
  11. 0/7 introduce capture_command to avoid deadlocksJeff King, Mar 23, 2015
  12. 1/7 wt-status: don't flush before running "submodule status"Jeff King, Mar 23, 2015
  13. 2/7 wt_status: fix signedness mismatch in strbuf_read callJeff King, Mar 23, 2015
  14. 3/7 run-command: introduce capture_command helperJeff King, Mar 23, 2015
  15. 4/7 wt-status: use capture_commandJeff King, Mar 23, 2015
  16. 5/7 submodule: use capture_commandJeff King, Mar 23, 2015
  17. 6/7 trailer: use capture_commandJeff King, Mar 23, 2015
  18. 7/7 run-command: forbid using run_command with piped outputJeff King, Mar 23, 2015
  19. Junio C HamanoMar 23, 2015
  20. Jeff KingMar 22, 2015
  21. Junio C HamanoMar 22, 2015
  22. Jeff KingMar 22, 2015
  23. 4/7 wt-status: use strbuf_read_cmdJeff King, Mar 22, 2015
  24. 5/7 submodule: use strbuf_read_cmdJeff King, Mar 22, 2015
  25. 6/7 trailer: use strbuf_read_cmdJeff King, Mar 22, 2015
  26. 7/7 run-command: forbid using run_command with piped outputJeff King, Mar 22, 2015

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