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[PATCH 4/4] xdiff/xmerge: fix chg0 initialization

From
Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 13, 2021, 22:58 UTC
Message-ID
<20210613225836.1009569-5-felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20210613225836.1009569-1-felipe.contreras@gmail.com>

chg0 is needed when style is XDL_MERGE_DIFF3, xdl_refine_conflicts() currently is only called when level >= XDL_MERGE_ZEALOUS, which cannot happen since the level is capped to XDL_MERGE_EAGER.

However, if at some point in the future we decide to not cap diff3, or introduce a similar uncapped mode, an uninitialized chg0 would cause a crash.

Let's initialize it to be safe.
Cc: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
---
 xdiff/xmerge.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/xdiff/xmerge.c b/xdiff/xmerge.c
index b5b3f56f92..d9b3a0dccd 100644
--- a/xdiff/xmerge.c
+++ b/xdiff/xmerge.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static int xdl_refine_conflicts(xdfenv_t *xe1, xdfenv_t *xe2, xdmerge_t *m,
 		mmfile_t t1, t2;
 		xdfenv_t xe;
 		xdchange_t *xscr, *x;
-		int i1 = m->i1, i2 = m->i2;
+		int i0 = m->i0, i1 = m->i1, i2 = m->i2;
 
 		/* let's handle just the conflicts */
 		if (m->mode)
@@ -384,6 +384,8 @@ static int xdl_refine_conflicts(xdfenv_t *xe1, xdfenv_t *xe2, xdmerge_t *m,
 			m->next = m2;
 			m = m2;
 			m->mode = 0;
+			m->i0 = i0;
+			m->chg0 = 0;
 			m->i1 = xscr->i1 + i1;
 			m->chg1 = xscr->chg1;
 			m->i2 = xscr->i2 + i2;
-- 
2.32.0
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  1. 0/4 merge: cleanups and fixFelipe Contreras, Jun 13, 2021
  2. 4/4 xdiff/xmerge: fix chg0 initializationFelipe Contreras, Jun 13, 2021
  3. Elijah NewrenJun 14, 2021
  4. Felipe ContrerasJun 15, 2021
  5. Elijah NewrenJun 15, 2021
  6. 1/4 merge: simplify initializationFelipe Contreras, Jun 13, 2021
  7. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 15, 2021
  8. Felipe ContrerasJun 17, 2021
  9. 2/4 merge: fix Yoda conditionsFelipe Contreras, Jun 13, 2021
  10. 3/4 xdiff/xmerge: simplify xdl_recs_copy_0Felipe Contreras, Jun 13, 2021

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