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[PATCH 1/5] Add generic 'strbuf_readlink()' helper function

From
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date
Dec 17, 2008, 18:42 UTC
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From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:36:40 -0800

It was already what 'git apply' did in read_old_data(), just export it as a real function, and make it be more generic.

In particular, this handles the case of the lstat() st_size data not matching the readlink() return value properly (which apparently happens at least on NTFS under Linux). But as a result of this you could also use the new function without even knowing how big the link is going to be, and it will allocate an appropriately sized buffer.

So we pass in the st_size of the link as just a hint, rather than a fixed requirement.

Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
---
 builtin-apply.c |    6 ++----
 strbuf.c        |   28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 strbuf.h        |    1 +
 3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin-apply.c b/builtin-apply.c
index 4c4d1e1..07244b0 100644
--- a/builtin-apply.c
+++ b/builtin-apply.c
@@ -1559,10 +1559,8 @@ static int read_old_data(struct stat *st, const char *path, struct strbuf *buf)
 {
 	switch (st->st_mode & S_IFMT) {
 	case S_IFLNK:
-		strbuf_grow(buf, st->st_size);
-		if (readlink(path, buf->buf, st->st_size) != st->st_size)
-			return -1;
-		strbuf_setlen(buf, st->st_size);
+		if (strbuf_readlink(buf, path, st->st_size) < 0)
+			return error("unable to read symlink %s", path);
 		return 0;
 	case S_IFREG:
 		if (strbuf_read_file(buf, path, st->st_size) != st->st_size)
diff --git a/strbuf.c b/strbuf.c
index 13be67e..904a2b0 100644
--- a/strbuf.c
+++ b/strbuf.c
@@ -288,6 +288,34 @@ ssize_t strbuf_read(struct strbuf *sb, int fd, size_t hint)
 	return sb->len - oldlen;
 }
 
+#define STRBUF_MAXLINK (2*PATH_MAX)
+
+int strbuf_readlink(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint)
+{
+	if (hint < 32)
+		hint = 32;
+
+	while (hint < STRBUF_MAXLINK) {
+		int len;
+
+		strbuf_grow(sb, hint);
+		len = readlink(path, sb->buf, hint);
+		if (len < 0) {
+			if (errno != ERANGE)
+				break;
+		} else if (len < hint) {
+			strbuf_setlen(sb, len);
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		/* .. the buffer was too small - try again */
+		hint *= 2;
+		continue;
+	}
+	strbuf_release(sb);
+	return -1;
+}
+
 int strbuf_getline(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *fp, int term)
 {
 	int ch;
diff --git a/strbuf.h b/strbuf.h
index b1670d9..89bd36e 100644
--- a/strbuf.h
+++ b/strbuf.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ extern size_t strbuf_fread(struct strbuf *, size_t, FILE *);
 /* XXX: if read fails, any partial read is undone */
 extern ssize_t strbuf_read(struct strbuf *, int fd, size_t hint);
 extern int strbuf_read_file(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint);
+extern int strbuf_readlink(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint);
 
 extern int strbuf_getline(struct strbuf *, FILE *, int);
 
-- 
1.6.1.rc3.3.gcc3e3
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Message 2 of 33 in “Be careful about lstat()-vs-readlink()”
  1. 0/5 Be careful about lstat()-vs-readlink()Linus Torvalds, Dec 17, 2008
  2. 1/5 Add generic 'strbuf_readlink()' helper functionLinus Torvalds, Dec 17, 2008
  3. 2/5 Make 'ce_compare_link()' use the new 'strbuf_readlink()'Linus Torvalds, Dec 17, 2008
  4. 3/5 Make 'index_path()' use 'strbuf_readlink()'Linus Torvalds, Dec 17, 2008
  5. 4/5 Make 'diff_populate_filespec()' use the new 'strbuf_readlink()'Linus Torvalds, Dec 17, 2008
  6. 5/5 Make 'prepare_temp_file()' ignore st_size for symlinksLinus Torvalds, Dec 17, 2008
  7. 6/5 make_absolute_path(): check bounds when seeing an overlong symlinkJunio C Hamano, Dec 17, 2008
  8. 7/5 builtin-blame.c: use strbuf_readlink()Junio C Hamano, Dec 17, 2008
  9. 8/5 combine-diff.c: use strbuf_readlink()Junio C Hamano, Dec 17, 2008
  10. Linus TorvaldsDec 17, 2008
  11. Junio C HamanoDec 17, 2008
  12. Junio C HamanoDec 17, 2008
  13. Mark BurtonDec 18, 2008
  14. Linus TorvaldsDec 18, 2008
  15. René ScharfeDec 18, 2008
  16. Linus TorvaldsDec 18, 2008
  17. Olivier GalibertDec 18, 2008
  18. René ScharfeDec 18, 2008
  19. René ScharfeDec 18, 2008
  20. diff.c: fix pointer type warningRené Scharfe, Dec 19, 2008
  21. Junio C HamanoDec 19, 2008
  22. Junio C HamanoDec 17, 2008
  23. Jay SoffianDec 17, 2008
  24. Linus TorvaldsDec 17, 2008
  25. strbuf_readlink semantics update.Pierre Habouzit, Dec 23, 2008
  26. Pierre HabouzitDec 23, 2008
  27. Linus TorvaldsDec 23, 2008
  28. Pierre HabouzitDec 24, 2008
  29. René ScharfeDec 24, 2008
  30. Junio C HamanoDec 25, 2008
  31. Pierre HabouzitJan 4, 2009
  32. strbuf: instate cleanup rule in case of non-memory errorsRené Scharfe, Jan 6, 2009
  33. Junio C HamanoJan 7, 2009

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