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[PATCH 3/6] config: make a copy of $GIT_CONFIG string

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Jan 11, 2019, 22:15 UTC
Message-ID
<20190111221554.GC10188@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<20190111221414.GA31335@sigill.intra.peff.net>

cmd_config() points our source filename pointer at the return value of getenv(), but that value may be invalidated by further calls to environment functions. Let's copy it to make sure it remains valid.

We don't need to bother freeing it, as it remains part of the whole-process global state until we exit.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
 builtin/config.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/builtin/config.c b/builtin/config.c
index 84385ef165..2db4e763e7 100644
--- a/builtin/config.c
+++ b/builtin/config.c
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	int nongit = !startup_info->have_repository;
 	char *value;
 
-	given_config_source.file = getenv(CONFIG_ENVIRONMENT);
+	given_config_source.file = xstrdup_or_null(getenv(CONFIG_ENVIRONMENT));
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, builtin_config_options,
 			     builtin_config_usage,
-- 
2.20.1.651.g2d41a78c67
Previous: Johannes SchindelinNext: Jeff King
Message 12 of 26 in “getenv() timing fixes”
  1. 0/6 getenv() timing fixesJeff King, Jan 11, 2019
  2. 1/6 get_super_prefix(): copy getenv() resultJeff King, Jan 11, 2019
  3. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2019
  4. 2/6 commit: copy saved getenv() resultJeff King, Jan 11, 2019
  5. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2019
  6. Jeff KingJan 12, 2019
  7. Johannes SchindelinJan 15, 2019
  8. Jeff KingJan 15, 2019
  9. Stefan BellerJan 15, 2019
  10. Jeff KingJan 15, 2019
  11. Johannes SchindelinJan 16, 2019
  12. 3/6 config: make a copy of $GIT_CONFIG stringJeff King, Jan 11, 2019
  13. 4/6 init: make a copy of $GIT_DIR stringJeff King, Jan 11, 2019
  14. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2019
  15. 5/6 merge-recursive: copy $GITHEAD stringsJeff King, Jan 11, 2019
  16. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2019
  17. 6/6 builtin_diff(): read $GIT_DIFF_OPTS closer to useJeff King, Jan 11, 2019
  18. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJan 12, 2019
  19. Stefan BellerJan 12, 2019
  20. Jeff KingJan 15, 2019
  21. Junio C HamanoJan 15, 2019
  22. Stefan BellerJan 15, 2019
  23. Jeff KingJan 15, 2019
  24. Jeff KingJan 15, 2019
  25. Junio C HamanoJan 15, 2019
  26. Jeff KingJan 15, 2019

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