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[PATCH v6 03/18] reftable/blocksource: stop using `xmmap()`

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Feb 18, 2025, 09:20 UTC
Message-ID
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We use `xmmap()` to map reftables into memory. This function has two problems:

  - It causes us to die in case the mmap fails.
  - It ties us to the Git codebase.

Refactor the code to use mmap(3p) instead with manual error checking. Note that this function may not be the system-provided mmap(3p), but may point to our `git_mmap()` wrapper that emulates the syscall on systems that do not have mmap(3p) available.

Fix `reftable_block_source_from_file()` to properly bubble up the error code in case the map(3p) call fails.

Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
---
 reftable/blocksource.c | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/reftable/blocksource.c b/reftable/blocksource.c
index bba4a45b98a..02972c46f4b 100644
--- a/reftable/blocksource.c
+++ b/reftable/blocksource.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static struct reftable_block_source_vtable file_vtable = {
 int reftable_block_source_from_file(struct reftable_block_source *bs,
 				    const char *name)
 {
-	struct file_block_source *p;
+	struct file_block_source *p = NULL;
 	struct stat st;
 	int fd, err;
 
@@ -122,7 +122,12 @@ int reftable_block_source_from_file(struct reftable_block_source *bs,
 	}
 
 	p->size = st.st_size;
-	p->data = xmmap(NULL, st.st_size, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
+	p->data = mmap(NULL, st.st_size, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
+	if (p->data == MAP_FAILED) {
+		err = REFTABLE_IO_ERROR;
+		p->data = NULL;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	assert(!bs->ops);
 	bs->ops = &file_vtable;
@@ -135,5 +140,5 @@ int reftable_block_source_from_file(struct reftable_block_source *bs,
 		close(fd);
 	if (err < 0)
 		reftable_free(p);
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
-- 
2.48.1.666.gff9fcf71b7.dirty
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  1. 00/18 reftable: stop using "git-compat-util.h"Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2025
  2. 01/18 reftable/stack: stop using `read_in_full()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2025
  3. 02/18 reftable/stack: stop using `write_in_full()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2025
  4. 03/18 reftable/blocksource: stop using `xmmap()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2025
  5. 04/18 reftable/record: stop using `COPY_ARRAY()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2025
  6. 05/18 reftable/record: stop using `BUG()` in `reftable_record_init()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2025
  7. 06/18 reftable/record: don't `BUG()` in `reftable_record_cmp()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2025
  8. 08/18 reftable/basics: stop using `st_mult()` in array allocatorsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2025
  9. 07/18 reftable: stop using `BUG()` in trivial casesPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2025
  10. 10/18 reftable/reader: stop using `ARRAY_SIZE()` macroPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2025
  11. 09/18 reftable/basics: provide wrappers for big endian conversionPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2025
  12. 11/18 reftable/system: introduce `reftable_rand()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2025
  13. 12/18 reftable/stack: stop using `sleep_millisec()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2025
  14. 13/18 reftable/basics: stop using `SWAP()` macroPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2025
  15. 14/18 reftable/basics: introduce `REFTABLE_UNUSED` annotationPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2025
  16. 15/18 compat/mingw: split out POSIX-related bitsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2025
  17. 16/18 git-compat-util.h: split out POSIX-emulating bitsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2025
  18. 17/18 reftable: decouple from Git codebase by pulling in "compat/posix.h"Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2025
  19. 18/18 Makefile: skip reftable library for CoccinellePatrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2025
  20. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2025
  21. Junio C HamanoMar 11, 2025
  22. Patrick SteinhardtMar 12, 2025
  23. Patrick SteinhardtMar 20, 2025

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