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Re: [PATCH] builtin-remote: (get_one_entry): use strbuf

From
Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@googlemail.com>
Date
Jun 16, 2009, 07:56 UTC
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<36ca99e90906160056w4f892dc7n761b7e7fb91a288d@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 09:39, Michael J Gruber<git@drmicha.warpmail.net> wrote:
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> Bert Wesarg venit, vidit, dixit 15.06.2009 22:45:
>> Signed-off-by: Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@googlemail.com>
>>
>> ---
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 09:49, Michael J Gruber<git@drmicha.warpmail.net> wrote:
>>> Jim Meyering venit, vidit, dixit 14.06.2009 21:46:
>>>>
>>>> * builtin-remote.c (get_one_entry): Use xmalloc, not malloc.
>>>
>>> Learning something new with every patch... Sorry, Junio; thanks, Jim!
>>>
>> One more reason to re-use existing string handling functions.
>
> Well, when we discussed this before v2 I asked for guidance about
> strbuf, esp. regarding the issue of allocating/freeing.

Well, I stopped reading after this question of yours: "But what do strbufs bring us here?"

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> From your patch
> I infer that "strbuf_detach" is what I was looking for. (And yes, it is
> in the api doc where I overlooked it.)
>
>>  builtin-remote.c |   21 ++++++++++-----------
>>  1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/builtin-remote.c b/builtin-remote.c
>> index 709f8a6..31adeaa 100644
>> --- a/builtin-remote.c
>> +++ b/builtin-remote.c
>
> For whatever reason, your patch does not apply (am) here on top of next
> + Jim's patch. Given the context (xmallocs), it looks like it's against
> something + Jim's patch. OTOH: 709f8a6 show's a get_one_entry with
> mallocs. Did you hand edit the diff?

Its on top of next (d6a466e528119011d512379f7f9dfac26deb7fd9), plus hand editing s/malloc/xmalloc/g. Sorry for this.

Bert
>
> Michael
>
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Message 5 of 9 in “avoid NULL dereference on failed malloc”
  1. avoid NULL dereference on failed mallocJim Meyering, Jun 14, 2009
  2. Michael J GruberJun 15, 2009
  3. builtin-remote: (get_one_entry): use strbufBert Wesarg, Jun 15, 2009
  4. Michael J GruberJun 16, 2009
  5. Bert WesargJun 16, 2009
  6. Michael J GruberJun 16, 2009
  7. builtin-remote: (get_one_entry): use strbufBert Wesarg, Jun 22, 2009
  8. Jeff KingJun 22, 2009
  9. builtin-remote: (get_one_entry): use strbufBert Wesarg, Jun 22, 2009

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