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[PATCH 5/7] reftable: ensure that obj_id_len is >= 2 on writing

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Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 12, 2022, 18:07 UTC
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From: Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@google.com>

When writing the same hash many times, we might decide to use a length-1 object ID prefix for the ObjectID => ref table, which is out of spec.

Signed-off-by: Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@google.com>
---
 reftable/readwrite_test.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 reftable/writer.c         |  4 +++-
 2 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/reftable/readwrite_test.c b/reftable/readwrite_test.c
index a315c8992e8..b4371b75724 100644
--- a/reftable/readwrite_test.c
+++ b/reftable/readwrite_test.c
@@ -602,6 +602,42 @@ static void test_write_empty_table(void)
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 }
 
+static void test_write_object_id_min_length(void)
+{
+	struct reftable_write_options opts = {
+		.block_size = 75,
+	};
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct reftable_writer *w =
+		reftable_new_writer(&strbuf_add_void, &buf, &opts);
+	uint8_t hash[GIT_SHA1_RAWSZ] = {42};
+	struct reftable_ref_record ref = {
+		.update_index = 1,
+		.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_VAL1,
+		.value.val1 = hash,
+	};
+	int err;
+	int i;
+
+	reftable_writer_set_limits(w, 1, 1);
+
+	/* Write the same hash in many refs. If there is only 1 hash, the
+	 * disambiguating prefix is length 0 */
+	for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+		char name[256];
+		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "ref%05d", i);
+		ref.refname = name;
+		err = reftable_writer_add_ref(w, &ref);
+		EXPECT_ERR(err);
+	}
+
+	err = reftable_writer_close(w);
+	EXPECT_ERR(err);
+	EXPECT(writer_stats(w)->object_id_len == 2);
+	reftable_writer_free(w);
+	strbuf_release(&buf);
+}
+
 static void test_write_empty_key(void)
 {
 	struct reftable_write_options opts = { 0 };
@@ -707,5 +743,6 @@ int readwrite_test_main(int argc, const char *argv[])
 	RUN_TEST(test_write_empty_key);
 	RUN_TEST(test_write_empty_table);
 	RUN_TEST(test_log_overflow);
+	RUN_TEST(test_write_object_id_min_length);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/reftable/writer.c b/reftable/writer.c
index e3c042b9d84..f94af531351 100644
--- a/reftable/writer.c
+++ b/reftable/writer.c
@@ -508,7 +508,9 @@ static void object_record_free(void *void_arg, void *key)
 static int writer_dump_object_index(struct reftable_writer *w)
 {
 	struct write_record_arg closure = { .w = w };
-	struct common_prefix_arg common = { NULL };
+	struct common_prefix_arg common = {
+		.max = 1,		/* obj_id_len should be >= 2. */
+	};
 	if (w->obj_index_tree) {
 		infix_walk(w->obj_index_tree, &update_common, &common);
 	}
-- 
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  1. 0/7 reftable: avoid reading and writing empty keysHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2022
  2. 1/7 Documentation: object_id_len goes up to 31Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2022
  3. 2/7 reftable: reject 0 object_id_lenHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2022
  4. 3/7 reftable: add a test that verifies that writing empty keys failsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2022
  5. 4/7 reftable: avoid writing empty keys at the block layerHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2022
  6. Junio C HamanoJan 14, 2022
  7. Han-Wen NienhuysJan 17, 2022
  8. Junio C HamanoJan 17, 2022
  9. 5/7 reftable: ensure that obj_id_len is >= 2 on writingHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2022
  10. 6/7 reftable: add test for length of disambiguating prefixHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2022
  11. 7/7 reftable: rename writer_stats to reftable_writer_statsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2022
  12. 0/7 reftable: avoid reading and writing empty keysHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2022
  13. 1/7 Documentation: object_id_len goes up to 31Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2022
  14. 2/7 reftable: reject 0 object_id_lenHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2022
  15. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2022
  16. 3/7 reftable: add a test that verifies that writing empty keys failsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2022
  17. 4/7 reftable: avoid writing empty keys at the block layerHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2022
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2022
  19. Han-Wen NienhuysFeb 21, 2022
  20. 5/7 reftable: ensure that obj_id_len is >= 2 on writingHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2022
  21. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2022
  22. 6/7 reftable: add test for length of disambiguating prefixHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2022
  23. 7/7 reftable: rename writer_stats to reftable_writer_statsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2022
  24. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2022
  25. 0/7 reftable: avoid reading and writing empty keysHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 21, 2022
  26. 2/7 reftable: reject 0 object_id_lenHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 21, 2022
  27. 1/7 Documentation: object_id_len goes up to 31Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 21, 2022
  28. 4/7 reftable: avoid writing empty keys at the block layerHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 21, 2022
  29. 3/7 reftable: add a test that verifies that writing empty keys failsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 21, 2022
  30. 5/7 reftable: ensure that obj_id_len is >= 2 on writingHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 21, 2022
  31. 6/7 reftable: add test for length of disambiguating prefixHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 21, 2022
  32. 7/7 reftable: rename writer_stats to reftable_writer_statsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 21, 2022
  33. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022

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