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[RFC PATCH 1/2] object-file API: fix obscure unpack_loose_header() return

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
May 19, 2022, 20:09 UTC
Message-ID
<RFC-patch-1.2-297bea05118-20220519T195055Z-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<RFC-cover-0.2-00000000000-20220519T195055Z-avarab@gmail.com>

Fix an obscure unpack_loose_header() return value. In my 5848fb11acd (object-file.c: return ULHR_TOO_LONG on "header too long", 2021-10-01) this API learned to return ULHR_TOO_LONG, but should not have done so in the case of parsing a long header where the terminating \0 cannot be found. We should return a ULHR_BAD in that case.

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 cache.h       | 3 +--
 object-file.c | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 595582becc8..aa24d5a609f 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1342,8 +1342,7 @@ int git_open_cloexec(const char *name, int flags);
  * "hdrbuf" argument is non-NULL. This is intended for use with
  * OBJECT_INFO_ALLOW_UNKNOWN_TYPE to extract the bad type for (error)
  * reporting. The full header will be extracted to "hdrbuf" for use
- * with parse_loose_header(), ULHR_TOO_LONG will still be returned
- * from this function to indicate that the header was too long.
+ * with parse_loose_header().
  */
 enum unpack_loose_header_result {
 	ULHR_OK,
diff --git a/object-file.c b/object-file.c
index b5d1d12b68a..1babe9791f6 100644
--- a/object-file.c
+++ b/object-file.c
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ enum unpack_loose_header_result unpack_loose_header(git_zstream *stream,
 		stream->next_out = buffer;
 		stream->avail_out = bufsiz;
 	} while (status != Z_STREAM_END);
-	return ULHR_TOO_LONG;
+	return ULHR_BAD;
 }
 
 static void *unpack_loose_rest(git_zstream *stream,
-- 
2.36.1.957.g2c13267e09b
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Message 17 of 20 in “Fix issues and a regression noted by valgrind”
  1. 0/4 Fix issues and a regression noted by valgrindÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 21, 2022
  2. 1/4 tests: make RUNTIME_PREFIX compatible with --valgrindÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 21, 2022
  3. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2022
  4. 2/4 log test: skip a failing mkstemp() test under valgrindÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 21, 2022
  5. 3/4 commit-graph.c: don't assume that stat() succeedsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 21, 2022
  6. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2022
  7. 4/4 object-file: fix a unpack_loose_header() regression in 3b6a8db3b03Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 21, 2022
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2022
  9. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 22, 2022
  10. 0/4 test fixes around valgrindJunio C Hamano, May 12, 2022
  11. 1/4 tests: using custom GIT_EXEC_PATH breaks --valgrind testsJunio C Hamano, May 12, 2022
  12. 2/4 log test: skip a failing mkstemp() test under valgrindJunio C Hamano, May 12, 2022
  13. 4/4 object-file: fix a unpack_loose_header() regression in 3b6a8db3b03Junio C Hamano, May 12, 2022
  14. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2022
  15. Derrick StoleeMay 16, 2022
  16. 0/2 Alternate ab/valgrind-fixes fix-upÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 19, 2022
  17. 1/2 object-file API: fix obscure unpack_loose_header() returnÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 19, 2022
  18. 2/2 object-file API: have unpack_loose_header() return "int" againÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 19, 2022
  19. Junio C HamanoMay 20, 2022
  20. 3/4 commit-graph.c: don't assume that stat() succeedsJunio C Hamano, May 12, 2022

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