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Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] compat/mingw: allow deletion of most opened files

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Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Oct 27, 2024, 15:38 UTC
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On Sun, Oct 27, 2024 at 02:17:36PM +0100, Johannes Sixt wrote:
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> Am 24.10.24 um 13:46 schrieb Patrick Steinhardt:
> > diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
> > index e326c6fcd2d..6c75fe36b15 100644
> > --- a/compat/mingw.c
> > +++ b/compat/mingw.c
> > @@ -532,6 +532,62 @@ static int mingw_open_append(wchar_t const *wfilename, int oflags, ...)
> >  	return fd;
> >  }
> >  
> > +/*
> > + * Ideally, we'd use `_wopen()` to implement this functionality so that we
> > + * don't have to reimplement it, but unfortunately we do not have tight control
> > + * over the share mode there. And while `_wsopen()` and friends exist that give
> > + * us _some_ control over the share mode, this family of functions doesn't give
> > + * us the ability to enable FILE_SHARE_DELETE, either. But this is a strict
> > + * requirement for us though so that we can unlink or rename over files that
> > + * are held open by another process.
> > + *
> > + * We are thus forced to implement our own emulation of `open()`. To make our
> > + * life simpler we only implement basic support for this, namely opening
> > + * existing files for reading and/or writing. This means that newly created
> > + * files won't have their sharing mode set up correctly, but for now I couldn't
> > + * find any case where this matters. We may have to revisit that in the future
> > + * though based on our needs.
> > + */
> > +static int mingw_open_existing(const wchar_t *filename, int oflags, ...)
> > +{
> > +	SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES security_attributes = {
> > +		.nLength = sizeof(security_attributes),
> > +		.bInheritHandle = !(oflags & O_NOINHERIT),
> > +	};
> > +	HANDLE handle;
> > +	int access;
> 
> I would have made this variable DWORD or unsigned instead of plain int,
> because it receives a bit pattern and would match the parameter type of
> CreateFileW() better; but no big deal.
I have to reroll this series anyway, so I'll just fix this while at it.
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> > +	int fd;
> > +
> > +	/* We only support basic flags. */
> > +	if (oflags & ~(O_ACCMODE | O_NOINHERIT)) {
> > +		errno = ENOSYS;
> > +		return -1;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	if (oflags & O_RDWR)
> > +		access = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
> > +	else if (oflags & O_WRONLY)
> > +		access = GENERIC_WRITE;
> > +	else
> > +		access = GENERIC_READ;
> 
> O_RDWR, O_WRONLY and O_RDONLY are not flags, but values occupying two
> bits of oflags. This must be:
> 
> 	if ((oflags & O_ACCMODE) == O_RDWR)
> 		access = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
> 	else if ((oflags & O_ACCMODE) == O_WRONLY)
> 		access = GENERIC_WRITE;
> 	else
> 		access = GENERIC_READ;
> 
> or similar.
Ah, that makes sense indeed. Will fix.
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> > +
> > +	handle = CreateFileW(filename, access,
> > +			     FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_DELETE,
> > +			     &security_attributes, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
> > +	if (handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
> > +		DWORD err = GetLastError();
> > +		if (err == ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER)
> > +			err = ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND;
> 
> First I wondered what this is about, but then noticed that it is just
> copied from the mingw_open_append() implementation catering to some
> bogus network filesystems. Good.
I'll add a comment.
Patrick
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Message 26 of 44 in “compat/mingw: implement POSIX-style atomic renames”
  1. 0/3 compat/mingw: implement POSIX-style atomic renamesPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 23, 2024
  2. 1/3 compat/mingw: share file handles created via `CreateFileW()`Patrick Steinhardt, Oct 23, 2024
  3. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 23, 2024
  4. Taylor BlauOct 23, 2024
  5. Taylor BlauOct 23, 2024
  6. Taylor BlauOct 23, 2024
  7. Patrick SteinhardtOct 24, 2024
  8. Johannes SixtOct 27, 2024
  9. Taylor BlauOct 27, 2024
  10. 2/3 compat/mingw: allow deletion of most opened filesPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 23, 2024
  11. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 23, 2024
  12. Taylor BlauOct 23, 2024
  13. Patrick SteinhardtOct 24, 2024
  14. Taylor BlauOct 23, 2024
  15. 3/3 compat/mingw: support POSIX semantics for atomic renamesPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 23, 2024
  16. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 23, 2024
  17. Patrick SteinhardtOct 24, 2024
  18. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 24, 2024
  19. Patrick SteinhardtOct 24, 2024
  20. Taylor BlauOct 23, 2024
  21. Taylor BlauOct 23, 2024
  22. 0/3 compat/mingw: implement POSIX-style atomic renamesPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 24, 2024
  23. 1/3 compat/mingw: share file handles created via `CreateFileW()`Patrick Steinhardt, Oct 24, 2024
  24. 2/3 compat/mingw: allow deletion of most opened filesPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 24, 2024
  25. Johannes SixtOct 27, 2024
  26. Patrick SteinhardtOct 27, 2024
  27. Taylor BlauOct 27, 2024
  28. Taylor BlauOct 27, 2024
  29. 3/3 compat/mingw: support POSIX semantics for atomic renamesPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 24, 2024
  30. Johannes SixtOct 27, 2024
  31. Patrick SteinhardtOct 27, 2024
  32. Johannes SixtOct 27, 2024
  33. Patrick SteinhardtOct 27, 2024
  34. Johannes SixtOct 27, 2024
  35. Taylor BlauOct 27, 2024
  36. Taylor BlauOct 24, 2024
  37. Johannes SixtOct 27, 2024
  38. 0/3 compat/mingw: implement POSIX-style atomic renamesPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 27, 2024
  39. 1/3 compat/mingw: share file handles created via `CreateFileW()`Patrick Steinhardt, Oct 27, 2024
  40. 2/3 compat/mingw: allow deletion of most opened filesPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 27, 2024
  41. 3/3 compat/mingw: support POSIX semantics for atomic renamesPatrick Steinhardt, Oct 27, 2024
  42. Junio C HamanoNov 6, 2024
  43. Johannes SixtNov 6, 2024
  44. Junio C HamanoNov 6, 2024

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