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Re: [PATCH 3/4] builtin-fast-export.c: fix crash on tagged trees

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 23, 2009, 00:39 UTC
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Erik Faye-Lund <kusmabite@gmail.com> writes:
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> If a tag object points to a tree (or another unhandled type), the commit-
> pointer is left uninitialized and later dereferenced. This patch adds a default
> case to the switch that issues a warning and skips the object.
>
> Signed-off-by: Erik Faye-Lund <kusmabite@gmail.com>
> ---
>  builtin-fast-export.c |    4 ++++
>  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/builtin-fast-export.c b/builtin-fast-export.c
> index 02bad1f..c3ce320 100644
> --- a/builtin-fast-export.c
> +++ b/builtin-fast-export.c
> @@ -375,6 +375,10 @@ static void get_tags_and_duplicates(struct object_array *pending,
>  			case OBJ_BLOB:
>  				handle_object(tag->object.sha1);
>  				continue;
> +			default: /* OBJ_TAG (nested tags) is already handled */

The comment is good but only if you make this the last patch that comes after the one that actually fixes the tag-to-tag (currently 4/4), no?

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> +				warning("Tag points to object of unexpected type %s, skipping.",
> +				        typename(tag->object.type));
> +				continue;
>  			}
>  			break;
>  		default:
> -- 
> 1.6.2.1.226.gcb2dd
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Message 5 of 9 in “test-suite: adding a test for fast-export with tag variants”
  1. 1/4 test-suite: adding a test for fast-export with tag variantsErik Faye-Lund, Mar 22, 2009
  2. 2/4 builtin-fast-export.c: turn error into warningErik Faye-Lund, Mar 22, 2009
  3. 3/4 builtin-fast-export.c: fix crash on tagged treesErik Faye-Lund, Mar 22, 2009
  4. 4/4 builtin-fast-export.c: handle nested tagsErik Faye-Lund, Mar 22, 2009
  5. Junio C HamanoMar 23, 2009
  6. Erik Faye-LundMar 23, 2009
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 23, 2009
  8. Erik Faye-LundMar 23, 2009
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 23, 2009

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