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[PATCH v4 05/18] reftable/record: stop using `BUG()` in `reftable_record_init()`

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Feb 6, 2025, 07:52 UTC
Message-ID
<20250206-pks-reftable-drop-git-compat-util-v4-5-603d276d5f95@pks.im>
In-Reply-To
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We're aborting the program via `BUG()` in case `reftable_record_init()` was invoked with an unknown record type. This is bad because we may now die in library code, and because it makes us depend on the Git codebase.

Refactor the code such that `reftable_record_init()` can return an error code to the caller. Adapt any callers accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
---
 reftable/block.c                 | 4 +++-
 reftable/merged.c                | 5 ++++-
 reftable/reader.c                | 5 ++++-
 reftable/record.c                | 8 ++++----
 reftable/record.h                | 4 ++--
 t/unit-tests/t-reftable-pq.c     | 6 +++---
 t/unit-tests/t-reftable-record.c | 2 +-
 7 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/reftable/block.c b/reftable/block.c
index 8ac865ce78..255d566854 100644
--- a/reftable/block.c
+++ b/reftable/block.c
@@ -509,7 +509,9 @@ int block_iter_seek_key(struct block_iter *it, const struct block_reader *br,
 	it->block_len = br->block_len;
 	it->hash_size = br->hash_size;
 
-	reftable_record_init(&rec, block_reader_type(br));
+	err = reftable_record_init(&rec, block_reader_type(br));
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto done;
 
 	/*
 	 * We're looking for the last entry less than the wanted key so that
diff --git a/reftable/merged.c b/reftable/merged.c
index e72b39e178..4156eec07f 100644
--- a/reftable/merged.c
+++ b/reftable/merged.c
@@ -253,7 +253,10 @@ int merged_table_init_iter(struct reftable_merged_table *mt,
 	}
 
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < mt->readers_len; i++) {
-		reftable_record_init(&subiters[i].rec, typ);
+		ret = reftable_record_init(&subiters[i].rec, typ);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out;
+
 		ret = reader_init_iter(mt->readers[i], &subiters[i].iter, typ);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out;
diff --git a/reftable/reader.c b/reftable/reader.c
index 3f2e4b2800..de6e6dd932 100644
--- a/reftable/reader.c
+++ b/reftable/reader.c
@@ -360,7 +360,10 @@ static int table_iter_seek_linear(struct table_iter *ti,
 	struct reftable_record rec;
 	int err;
 
-	reftable_record_init(&rec, reftable_record_type(want));
+	err = reftable_record_init(&rec, reftable_record_type(want));
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto done;
+
 	err = reftable_record_key(want, &want_key);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto done;
diff --git a/reftable/record.c b/reftable/record.c
index 2c0cc32cbd..1e18f8dffb 100644
--- a/reftable/record.c
+++ b/reftable/record.c
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ reftable_record_vtable(struct reftable_record *rec)
 	abort();
 }
 
-void reftable_record_init(struct reftable_record *rec, uint8_t typ)
+int reftable_record_init(struct reftable_record *rec, uint8_t typ)
 {
 	memset(rec, 0, sizeof(*rec));
 	rec->type = typ;
@@ -1315,11 +1315,11 @@ void reftable_record_init(struct reftable_record *rec, uint8_t typ)
 	case BLOCK_TYPE_REF:
 	case BLOCK_TYPE_LOG:
 	case BLOCK_TYPE_OBJ:
-		return;
+		return 0;
 	case BLOCK_TYPE_INDEX:
 		reftable_buf_init(&rec->u.idx.last_key);
-		return;
+		return 0;
 	default:
-		BUG("unhandled record type");
+		return REFTABLE_API_ERROR;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/reftable/record.h b/reftable/record.h
index c7755a4d75..e1846c294b 100644
--- a/reftable/record.h
+++ b/reftable/record.h
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ struct reftable_record {
 	} u;
 };
 
-/* Initialize the reftable record for the given type */
-void reftable_record_init(struct reftable_record *rec, uint8_t typ);
+/* Initialize the reftable record for the given type. */
+int reftable_record_init(struct reftable_record *rec, uint8_t typ);
 
 /* see struct record_vtable */
 int reftable_record_cmp(struct reftable_record *a, struct reftable_record *b);
diff --git a/t/unit-tests/t-reftable-pq.c b/t/unit-tests/t-reftable-pq.c
index f3f8a0cdf3..d8a4c283a1 100644
--- a/t/unit-tests/t-reftable-pq.c
+++ b/t/unit-tests/t-reftable-pq.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static void t_pq_record(void)
 	char *last = NULL;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < N; i++) {
-		reftable_record_init(&recs[i], BLOCK_TYPE_REF);
+		check(!reftable_record_init(&recs[i], BLOCK_TYPE_REF));
 		recs[i].u.ref.refname = xstrfmt("%02"PRIuMAX, (uintmax_t)i);
 	}
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static void t_pq_index(void)
 	size_t N = ARRAY_SIZE(recs), i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < N; i++) {
-		reftable_record_init(&recs[i], BLOCK_TYPE_REF);
+		check(!reftable_record_init(&recs[i], BLOCK_TYPE_REF));
 		recs[i].u.ref.refname = (char *) "refs/heads/master";
 	}
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static void t_merged_iter_pqueue_top(void)
 	size_t N = ARRAY_SIZE(recs), i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < N; i++) {
-		reftable_record_init(&recs[i], BLOCK_TYPE_REF);
+		check(!reftable_record_init(&recs[i], BLOCK_TYPE_REF));
 		recs[i].u.ref.refname = (char *) "refs/heads/master";
 	}
 
diff --git a/t/unit-tests/t-reftable-record.c b/t/unit-tests/t-reftable-record.c
index d49d2a2729..6540bd20e3 100644
--- a/t/unit-tests/t-reftable-record.c
+++ b/t/unit-tests/t-reftable-record.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ static void t_copy(struct reftable_record *rec)
 	uint8_t typ;
 
 	typ = reftable_record_type(rec);
-	reftable_record_init(&copy, typ);
+	check(!reftable_record_init(&copy, typ));
 	reftable_record_copy_from(&copy, rec, REFTABLE_HASH_SIZE_SHA1);
 	/* do it twice to catch memory leaks */
 	reftable_record_copy_from(&copy, rec, REFTABLE_HASH_SIZE_SHA1);
-- 
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  1. 00/19 reftable: stop using "git-compat-util.h"Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  2. 02/19 reftable/stack: stop using `write_in_full()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  3. 01/19 reftable/stack: stop using `read_in_full()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  4. Justin ToblerJan 27, 2025
  5. Patrick SteinhardtJan 28, 2025
  6. Junio C HamanoJan 28, 2025
  7. Patrick SteinhardtJan 29, 2025
  8. 03/19 reftable/blocksource: stop using `xmmap()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  9. 04/19 reftable/record: stop using `COPY_ARRAY()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  10. 05/19 reftable/record: stop using `BUG()` in `reftable_record_init()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  11. Justin ToblerJan 27, 2025
  12. 06/19 reftable/record: don't `BUG()` in `reftable_record_cmp()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  13. Justin ToblerJan 27, 2025
  14. 07/19 reftable: stop using `BUG()` in trivial casesPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  15. 08/19 reftable/basics: stop using `st_mult()` in array allocatorsPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  16. 09/19 reftable/basics: provide wrappers for big endian conversionPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  17. 10/19 reftable/reader: stop using `ARRAY_SIZE()` macroPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  18. 11/19 reftable/system: introduce `reftable_rand()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  19. 12/19 reftable/stack: stop using `sleep_millisec()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  20. 13/19 reftable/basics: stop using `SWAP()` macroPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  21. 14/19 reftable/basics: stop using `UNUSED` annotationPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  22. 15/19 compat/mingw: split out POSIX-related bitsPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  23. 16/19 compat/msvc: split out POSIX-related bitsPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  24. 17/19 git-compat-util.h: split out POSIX-emulating bitsPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  25. Justin ToblerJan 27, 2025
  26. 18/19 reftable: decouple from Git codebase by pulling in "compat/posix.h"Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  27. 19/19 Makefile: skip reftable library for CoccinellePatrick Steinhardt, Jan 27, 2025
  28. Junio C HamanoJan 27, 2025
  29. Patrick SteinhardtJan 28, 2025
  30. Junio C HamanoJan 28, 2025
  31. 00/20 reftable: stop using "git-compat-util.h"Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  32. 01/20 reftable/stack: stop using `read_in_full()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  33. 02/20 reftable/stack: stop using `write_in_full()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  34. 04/20 reftable/record: stop using `COPY_ARRAY()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  35. Justin ToblerJan 29, 2025
  36. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 3, 2025
  37. 03/20 reftable/blocksource: stop using `xmmap()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  38. 05/20 reftable/record: stop using `BUG()` in `reftable_record_init()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  39. 06/20 reftable/record: don't `BUG()` in `reftable_record_cmp()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  40. 07/20 reftable: stop using `BUG()` in trivial casesPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  41. 08/20 reftable/basics: stop using `st_mult()` in array allocatorsPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  42. 09/20 reftable/basics: provide wrappers for big endian conversionPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  43. 10/20 reftable/reader: stop using `ARRAY_SIZE()` macroPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  44. 11/20 reftable/system: introduce `reftable_rand()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  45. 12/20 reftable/stack: stop using `sleep_millisec()`Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  46. 13/20 reftable/basics: stop using `SWAP()` macroPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  47. 14/20 reftable/basics: stop using `UNUSED` annotationPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  48. 15/20 compat: consistently resolve headers via project rootPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  49. Johannes SixtJan 29, 2025
  50. Junio C HamanoJan 29, 2025
  51. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 3, 2025
  52. 16/20 compat/mingw: split out POSIX-related bitsPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  53. 17/20 compat/msvc: split out POSIX-related bitsPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  54. 18/20 git-compat-util.h: split out POSIX-emulating bitsPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  55. 19/20 reftable: decouple from Git codebase by pulling in "compat/posix.h"Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  56. 20/20 Makefile: skip reftable library for CoccinellePatrick Steinhardt, Jan 28, 2025
  57. Junio C HamanoJan 28, 2025
  58. Patrick SteinhardtJan 29, 2025
  59. Junio C HamanoJan 29, 2025
  60. 00/18 reftable: stop using "git-compat-util.h"Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 3, 2025
  61. 01/18 reftable/stack: stop using `read_in_full()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 3, 2025
  62. 02/18 reftable/stack: stop using `write_in_full()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 3, 2025
  63. 03/18 reftable/blocksource: stop using `xmmap()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 3, 2025
  64. 04/18 reftable/record: stop using `COPY_ARRAY()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 3, 2025
  65. 05/18 reftable/record: stop using `BUG()` in `reftable_record_init()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 3, 2025
  66. 06/18 reftable/record: don't `BUG()` in `reftable_record_cmp()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 3, 2025
  67. 07/18 reftable: stop using `BUG()` in trivial casesPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 3, 2025
  68. 08/18 reftable/basics: stop using `st_mult()` in array allocatorsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 3, 2025
  69. 09/18 reftable/basics: provide wrappers for big endian conversionPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 3, 2025
  70. 10/18 reftable/reader: stop using `ARRAY_SIZE()` macroPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 3, 2025
  71. 11/18 reftable/system: introduce `reftable_rand()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 3, 2025
  72. 12/18 reftable/stack: stop using `sleep_millisec()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 3, 2025
  73. 13/18 reftable/basics: stop using `SWAP()` macroPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 3, 2025
  74. 14/18 reftable/basics: stop using `UNUSED` annotationPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 3, 2025
  75. 15/18 compat/mingw: split out POSIX-related bitsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 3, 2025
  76. 16/18 git-compat-util.h: split out POSIX-emulating bitsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 3, 2025
  77. 17/18 reftable: decouple from Git codebase by pulling in "compat/posix.h"Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 3, 2025
  78. 18/18 Makefile: skip reftable library for CoccinellePatrick Steinhardt, Feb 3, 2025
  79. Justin ToblerFeb 6, 2025
  80. 00/18 reftable: stop using "git-compat-util.h"Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 6, 2025
  81. 02/18 reftable/stack: stop using `write_in_full()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 6, 2025
  82. 01/18 reftable/stack: stop using `read_in_full()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 6, 2025
  83. 03/18 reftable/blocksource: stop using `xmmap()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 6, 2025
  84. 04/18 reftable/record: stop using `COPY_ARRAY()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 6, 2025
  85. 05/18 reftable/record: stop using `BUG()` in `reftable_record_init()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 6, 2025
  86. 06/18 reftable/record: don't `BUG()` in `reftable_record_cmp()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 6, 2025
  87. 07/18 reftable: stop using `BUG()` in trivial casesPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 6, 2025
  88. 08/18 reftable/basics: stop using `st_mult()` in array allocatorsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 6, 2025
  89. 10/18 reftable/reader: stop using `ARRAY_SIZE()` macroPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 6, 2025
  90. 09/18 reftable/basics: provide wrappers for big endian conversionPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 6, 2025
  91. 11/18 reftable/system: introduce `reftable_rand()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 6, 2025
  92. 12/18 reftable/stack: stop using `sleep_millisec()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 6, 2025
  93. 13/18 reftable/basics: stop using `SWAP()` macroPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 6, 2025
  94. 14/18 reftable/basics: stop using `UNUSED` annotationPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 6, 2025
  95. Toon ClaesFeb 7, 2025
  96. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 7, 2025
  97. 15/18 compat/mingw: split out POSIX-related bitsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 6, 2025
  98. 16/18 git-compat-util.h: split out POSIX-emulating bitsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 6, 2025
  99. 17/18 reftable: decouple from Git codebase by pulling in "compat/posix.h"Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 6, 2025
  100. 18/18 Makefile: skip reftable library for CoccinellePatrick Steinhardt, Feb 6, 2025
  101. 00/18 reftable: stop using "git-compat-util.h"Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 7, 2025
  102. 01/18 reftable/stack: stop using `read_in_full()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 7, 2025
  103. 02/18 reftable/stack: stop using `write_in_full()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 7, 2025
  104. 03/18 reftable/blocksource: stop using `xmmap()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 7, 2025
  105. 04/18 reftable/record: stop using `COPY_ARRAY()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 7, 2025
  106. 05/18 reftable/record: stop using `BUG()` in `reftable_record_init()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 7, 2025
  107. 06/18 reftable/record: don't `BUG()` in `reftable_record_cmp()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 7, 2025
  108. 08/18 reftable/basics: stop using `st_mult()` in array allocatorsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 7, 2025
  109. 07/18 reftable: stop using `BUG()` in trivial casesPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 7, 2025
  110. 09/18 reftable/basics: provide wrappers for big endian conversionPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 7, 2025
  111. 10/18 reftable/reader: stop using `ARRAY_SIZE()` macroPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 7, 2025
  112. 11/18 reftable/system: introduce `reftable_rand()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 7, 2025
  113. 12/18 reftable/stack: stop using `sleep_millisec()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 7, 2025
  114. 13/18 reftable/basics: stop using `SWAP()` macroPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 7, 2025
  115. 14/18 reftable/basics: introduce `REFTABLE_UNUSED` annotationPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 7, 2025
  116. 15/18 compat/mingw: split out POSIX-related bitsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 7, 2025
  117. Johannes SixtFeb 9, 2025
  118. Junio C HamanoFeb 10, 2025
  119. Johannes SchindelinFeb 13, 2025
  120. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 17, 2025
  121. 16/18 git-compat-util.h: split out POSIX-emulating bitsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 7, 2025
  122. 17/18 reftable: decouple from Git codebase by pulling in "compat/posix.h"Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 7, 2025
  123. 18/18 Makefile: skip reftable library for CoccinellePatrick Steinhardt, Feb 7, 2025

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