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Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] read-cache: make sure file handles are not inherited by child processes

From
EWEric Wong <e@80x24.org>
Date
Oct 24, 2016, 18:39 UTC
Message-ID
<20161024183900.GA12769@starla>
In-Reply-To
<20161024180300.52359-3-larsxschneider@gmail.com>
larsxschneider@gmail.com wrote:
Show 11 quoted lines
> +++ b/read-cache.c
> @@ -156,7 +156,11 @@ void fill_stat_cache_info(struct cache_entry *ce, struct stat *st)
>  static int ce_compare_data(const struct cache_entry *ce, struct stat *st)
>  {
>  	int match = -1;
> -	int fd = open(ce->name, O_RDONLY);
> +	int fd = open(ce->name, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
> +
> +	if (O_CLOEXEC && fd < 0 && errno == EINVAL)
> +		/* Try again w/o O_CLOEXEC: the kernel might not support it */
> +		fd = open(ce->name, O_RDONLY);

In the case of O_CLOEXEC != 0 and repeated EINVALs, it'd be good to use something like sha1_file_open_flag as in 1/2 so we don't repeatedly hit EINVAL. Thanks.

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Message 6 of 54 in “Use CLOEXEC to avoid fd leaks”
  1. 0/2 Use CLOEXEC to avoid fd leakslarsxschneider@gmail.com, Oct 24, 2016
  2. 1/2 sha1_file: open window into packfiles with CLOEXEClarsxschneider@gmail.com, Oct 24, 2016
  3. Johannes SchindelinOct 25, 2016
  4. Junio C HamanoOct 25, 2016
  5. 2/2 read-cache: make sure file handles are not inherited by child processeslarsxschneider@gmail.com, Oct 24, 2016
  6. Eric WongOct 24, 2016
  7. Junio C HamanoOct 24, 2016
  8. Johannes SchindelinOct 25, 2016
  9. Junio C HamanoOct 25, 2016
  10. Johannes SixtOct 24, 2016
  11. Lars SchneiderOct 24, 2016
  12. Johannes SixtOct 25, 2016
  13. Junio C HamanoOct 24, 2016
  14. Johannes SchindelinOct 25, 2016
  15. 0/3 quick reroll of Lars's git_open() w/ O_CLOEXECJunio C Hamano, Oct 25, 2016
  16. 2/3 sha1_file: open window into packfiles with O_CLOEXECJunio C Hamano, Oct 25, 2016
  17. Jeff KingOct 26, 2016
  18. Junio C HamanoOct 26, 2016
  19. Jeff KingOct 26, 2016
  20. Junio C HamanoOct 26, 2016
  21. Jeff KingOct 26, 2016
  22. Junio C HamanoOct 26, 2016
  23. Jeff KingOct 27, 2016
  24. Junio C HamanoOct 27, 2016
  25. Linus TorvaldsOct 27, 2016
  26. Junio C HamanoOct 27, 2016
  27. Linus TorvaldsOct 27, 2016
  28. Linus TorvaldsOct 27, 2016
  29. Junio C HamanoOct 27, 2016
  30. Linus TorvaldsOct 27, 2016
  31. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2016
  32. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2016
  33. Eric WongOct 28, 2016
  34. Johannes SchindelinOct 28, 2016
  35. Linus TorvaldsOct 28, 2016
  36. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2016
  37. Linus TorvaldsOct 28, 2016
  38. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2016
  39. Junio C HamanoOct 29, 2016
  40. Johannes SchindelinOct 29, 2016
  41. Linus TorvaldsOct 29, 2016
  42. Junio C HamanoOct 31, 2016
  43. Jeff KingOct 31, 2016
  44. Junio C HamanoOct 31, 2016
  45. Jeff KingOct 31, 2016
  46. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2016
  47. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2016
  48. Jeff KingOct 28, 2016
  49. 1/3 sha1_file: rename git_open_noatime() to git_open()Junio C Hamano, Oct 25, 2016
  50. 3/3 read-cache: make sure file handles are not inherited by child processesJunio C Hamano, Oct 25, 2016
  51. Eric WongOct 25, 2016
  52. Junio C HamanoOct 25, 2016
  53. Lars SchneiderOct 25, 2016
  54. Junio C HamanoOct 25, 2016

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