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[PATCH] grep: handle corrupt index files early

From
Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Date
May 15, 2018, 20:00 UTC
Message-ID
<20180515200030.88731-3-sbeller@google.com>
In-Reply-To
<20180515200030.88731-1-sbeller@google.com>

Any other caller of 'repo_read_index' dies upon a negative return of it, so grep should, too.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
---

Found while reviewing the series https://public-inbox.org/git/20180514105823.8378-1-ao2@ao2.it/

 builtin/grep.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/builtin/grep.c b/builtin/grep.c
index 6e7bc76785a..69f0743619f 100644
--- a/builtin/grep.c
+++ b/builtin/grep.c
@@ -488,7 +488,8 @@ static int grep_cache(struct grep_opt *opt, struct repository *repo,
 		strbuf_addstr(&name, repo->submodule_prefix);
 	}
 
-	repo_read_index(repo);
+	if (repo_read_index(repo) < 0)
+		die("index file corrupt");
 
 	for (nr = 0; nr < repo->index->cache_nr; nr++) {
 		const struct cache_entry *ce = repo->index->cache[nr];
-- 
2.17.0.582.gccdcbd54c44.dirty
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Message 15 of 19 in “[PATCHv2 0/3] Reroll of sb/submodule-merge-in-merge-recursive”
  1. Stefan BellerMay 15, 2018
  2. git-submodule.sh: try harder to fetch a submoduleStefan Beller, May 15, 2018
  3. 2/3 merge-recursive: i18n submodule merge output and respect verbosityStefan Beller, May 15, 2018
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 16, 2018
  5. 3/3 Inform about fast-forwarding of submodules during mergeStefan Beller, May 15, 2018
  6. Elijah NewrenMay 16, 2018
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 16, 2018
  8. Junio C HamanoMay 16, 2018
  9. 0/1 merge-recursive: give notice when submodule commit gets fast-forwardedLeif Middelschulte, Jun 4, 2018
  10. 1/1 merge-recursive: give notice when submodule commit gets fast-forwardedLeif Middelschulte, Jun 4, 2018
  11. Elijah NewrenJun 7, 2018
  12. merge-submodule: reduce output verbosityLeif Middelschulte, Jun 11, 2018
  13. Junio C HamanoJun 11, 2018
  14. Leif MiddelschulteJun 11, 2018
  15. grep: handle corrupt index files earlyStefan Beller, May 15, 2018
  16. 1/3 submodule.c: move submodule merging to merge-recursive.cStefan Beller, May 15, 2018
  17. Stefan BellerMay 15, 2018
  18. Leif MiddelschulteMay 15, 2018
  19. Stefan BellerMay 15, 2018

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