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[PATCH v2 07/25] refs: use `size_t` indexes when iterating over ref transaction updates

From
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
May 22, 2017, 14:17 UTC
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Eliminate any chance of integer overflow on platforms where the two types have different sizes.

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 refs.c               | 2 +-
 refs/files-backend.c | 6 ++++--
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 8494b1f20d..71139ba74e 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ struct ref_transaction *ref_transaction_begin(struct strbuf *err)
 
 void ref_transaction_free(struct ref_transaction *transaction)
 {
-	int i;
+	size_t i;
 
 	if (!transaction)
 		return;
diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
index fa5d2b6f08..b2559b5585 100644
--- a/refs/files-backend.c
+++ b/refs/files-backend.c
@@ -2850,7 +2850,8 @@ static int files_transaction_commit(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 	struct files_ref_store *refs =
 		files_downcast(ref_store, REF_STORE_WRITE,
 			       "ref_transaction_commit");
-	int ret = 0, i;
+	size_t i;
+	int ret = 0;
 	struct string_list refs_to_delete = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 	struct string_list_item *ref_to_delete;
 	struct string_list affected_refnames = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
@@ -3057,7 +3058,8 @@ static int files_initial_transaction_commit(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 	struct files_ref_store *refs =
 		files_downcast(ref_store, REF_STORE_WRITE,
 			       "initial_ref_transaction_commit");
-	int ret = 0, i;
+	size_t i;
+	int ret = 0;
 	struct string_list affected_refnames = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 
 	assert(err);
-- 
2.11.0
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Message 8 of 31 in “Prepare to separate out a packed_ref_store”
  1. 00/25 Prepare to separate out a packed_ref_storeMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  2. 01/25 t3600: clean up permissions test properlyMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  3. 02/25 refs.h: clarify docstring for the ref_transaction_update()-related fnsMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  4. 03/25 ref_iterator_begin_fn(): fix docstringMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  5. 04/25 files-backend: use `die("BUG: ...")`, not `die("internal error: ...")`Michael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  6. 05/25 prefix_ref_iterator: don't trim too muchMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  7. 06/25 refs_ref_iterator_begin(): don't check prefixes redundantlyMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  8. 07/25 refs: use `size_t` indexes when iterating over ref transaction updatesMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  9. 08/25 ref_store: take a `msg` parameter when deleting referencesMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  10. 10/25 files-backend: move `lock` member to `files_ref_store`Michael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  11. 12/25 files_transaction_cleanup(): new helper functionMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  12. 11/25 files_ref_store: put the packed files lock directly in this structMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  13. 09/25 lockfile: add a new method, is_lock_file_locked()Michael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  14. 14/25 ref_transaction_prepare(): new optional step for reference updatesMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  15. 16/25 ref_update_reject_duplicates(): use `size_t` rather than `int`Michael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  16. 15/25 ref_update_reject_duplicates(): expose function to whole refs moduleMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  17. 17/25 ref_update_reject_duplicates(): add a sanity checkMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  18. 19/25 get_packed_ref_cache(): assume "packed-refs" won't change while lockedMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  19. 20/25 read_packed_refs(): do more of the work of reading packed refsMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  20. 22/25 refs_ref_iterator_begin(): handle `GIT_REF_PARANOIA`Michael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  21. 23/25 create_ref_entry(): remove `check_name` optionMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  22. 24/25 ref-filter: limit traversal to prefixMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  23. 25/25 cache_ref_iterator_begin(): avoid priming unneeded directoriesMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  24. Jeff KingMay 23, 2017
  25. Michael HaggertyMay 24, 2017
  26. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2017
  27. 21/25 read_packed_refs(): report unexpected fopen() failuresMichael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  28. 13/25 ref_transaction_commit(): check for valid `transaction->state`Michael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  29. 18/25 should_pack_ref(): new function, extracted from `files_pack_refs()`Michael Haggerty, May 22, 2017
  30. Stefan BellerMay 22, 2017
  31. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2017

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