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[PATCH v4 05/13] attr: fix BUG() when parsing attrs outside of repo

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
May 7, 2024, 04:53 UTC
Message-ID
<f098ce9690f03bd42411b47c4cea23ecc8d96dee.1715057362.git.ps@pks.im>
In-Reply-To
<cover.1715057362.git.ps@pks.im>

If either the `--attr-source` option or the `GIT_ATTR_SOURCE` envvar are set, then `compute_default_attr_source()` will try to look up the value as a treeish. It is possible to hit that function while outside of a Git repository though, for example when using `git grep --no-index`. In that case, Git will hit a bug because we try to look up the main ref store outside of a repository.

Handle the case gracefully and detect when we try to look up an attr source without a repository.

Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
---
 attr.c                |  6 ++++++
 t/t0003-attributes.sh | 15 +++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+)
diff --git a/attr.c b/attr.c
index a5b717e4ce..c89ab3478e 100644
--- a/attr.c
+++ b/attr.c
@@ -1226,8 +1226,14 @@ static int compute_default_attr_source(struct object_id *attr_source)
 
 	if (!default_attr_source_tree_object_name)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (!startup_info->have_repository) {
+		if (!ignore_bad_attr_tree)
+			die(_("cannot use --attr-source or GIT_ATTR_SOURCE without repo"));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (repo_get_oid_treeish(the_repository,
 				 default_attr_source_tree_object_name,
 				 attr_source)) {
 		if (!ignore_bad_attr_tree)
diff --git a/t/t0003-attributes.sh b/t/t0003-attributes.sh
index d755cc3c29..72fadca1e8 100755
--- a/t/t0003-attributes.sh
+++ b/t/t0003-attributes.sh
@@ -433,8 +433,23 @@ test_expect_success 'precedence of --attr-source, GIT_ATTR_SOURCE, then attr.tre
 		test_cmp expect actual
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'diff without repository with attr source' '
+	mkdir -p "$TRASH_DIRECTORY/outside/nongit" &&
+	(
+		cd "$TRASH_DIRECTORY/outside/nongit" &&
+		GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/outside" &&
+		export GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES &&
+		touch file &&
+		cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+		fatal: cannot use --attr-source or GIT_ATTR_SOURCE without repo
+		EOF
+		test_must_fail env GIT_ATTR_SOURCE=HEAD git grep --no-index foo file 2>err &&
+		test_cmp expect err
+	)
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'bare repository: with --source' '
 	(
 		cd bare.git &&
 		attr_check_source foo/bar/f f tag-1 &&
-- 
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  1. 00/11 Stop relying on SHA1 fallback for `the_hash_algo`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 19, 2024
  2. 01/11 path: harden validation of HEAD with non-standard hashesPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 19, 2024
  3. brian m. carlsonApr 19, 2024
  4. Patrick SteinhardtApr 22, 2024
  5. Junio C HamanoApr 22, 2024
  6. Patrick SteinhardtApr 23, 2024
  7. Junio C HamanoApr 23, 2024
  8. 02/11 parse-options-cb: only abbreviate hashes when hash algo is knownPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 19, 2024
  9. Justin ToblerApr 23, 2024
  10. 03/11 attr: don't recompute default attribute sourcePatrick Steinhardt, Apr 19, 2024
  11. Justin ToblerApr 23, 2024
  12. 04/11 attr: fix BUG() when parsing attrs outside of repoPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 19, 2024
  13. 05/11 remote-curl: fix parsing of detached SHA256 headsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 19, 2024
  14. 06/11 builtin/rev-parse: allow shortening to more than 40 hex charactersPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 19, 2024
  15. 07/11 builtin/blame: don't access potentially unitialized `the_hash_algo`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 19, 2024
  16. 08/11 builtin/bundle: abort "verify" early when there is no repositoryPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 19, 2024
  17. 09/11 builtin/diff: explicitly set hash algo when there is no repoPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 19, 2024
  18. Junio C HamanoApr 22, 2024
  19. 10/11 builtin/shortlog: don't set up revisions without repoPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 19, 2024
  20. Justin ToblerApr 23, 2024
  21. 11/11 repository: stop setting SHA1 as the default object hashPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 19, 2024
  22. brian m. carlsonApr 19, 2024
  23. Junio C HamanoApr 19, 2024
  24. Patrick SteinhardtApr 22, 2024
  25. 00/12 Stop relying on SHA1 fallback for `the_hash_algo`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2024
  26. 01/12 path: harden validation of HEAD with non-standard hashesPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2024
  27. 02/12 path: move `validate_headref()` to its only userPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2024
  28. 03/12 parse-options-cb: only abbreviate hashes when hash algo is knownPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2024
  29. 04/12 attr: don't recompute default attribute sourcePatrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2024
  30. 05/12 attr: fix BUG() when parsing attrs outside of repoPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2024
  31. 06/12 remote-curl: fix parsing of detached SHA256 headsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2024
  32. 07/12 builtin/rev-parse: allow shortening to more than 40 hex charactersPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2024
  33. 08/12 builtin/blame: don't access potentially unitialized `the_hash_algo`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2024
  34. 09/12 builtin/bundle: abort "verify" early when there is no repositoryPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2024
  35. 10/12 builtin/diff: explicitly set hash algo when there is no repoPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2024
  36. 11/12 builtin/shortlog: don't set up revisions without repoPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2024
  37. 12/12 repository: stop setting SHA1 as the default object hashPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2024
  38. Junio C HamanoApr 27, 2024
  39. Patrick SteinhardtApr 29, 2024
  40. 00/13 Stop relying on SHA1 fallback for `the_hash_algo`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2024
  41. 01/13 path: harden validation of HEAD with non-standard hashesPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2024
  42. 02/13 path: move `validate_headref()` to its only userPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2024
  43. 03/13 parse-options-cb: only abbreviate hashes when hash algo is knownPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2024
  44. 04/13 attr: don't recompute default attribute sourcePatrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2024
  45. 05/13 attr: fix BUG() when parsing attrs outside of repoPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2024
  46. 06/13 remote-curl: fix parsing of detached SHA256 headsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2024
  47. 07/13 builtin/rev-parse: allow shortening to more than 40 hex charactersPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2024
  48. 08/13 builtin/blame: don't access potentially unitialized `the_hash_algo`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2024
  49. 09/13 builtin/bundle: abort "verify" early when there is no repositoryPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2024
  50. 10/13 builtin/diff: explicitly set hash algo when there is no repoPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2024
  51. 11/13 builtin/shortlog: don't set up revisions without repoPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2024
  52. 12/13 oss-fuzz/commit-graph: set up hash algorithmPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2024
  53. 13/13 repository: stop setting SHA1 as the default object hashPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2024
  54. 00/13 Stop relying on SHA1 fallback for `the_hash_algo`Patrick Steinhardt, May 7, 2024
  55. 01/13 path: harden validation of HEAD with non-standard hashesPatrick Steinhardt, May 7, 2024
  56. 02/13 path: move `validate_headref()` to its only userPatrick Steinhardt, May 7, 2024
  57. 03/13 parse-options-cb: only abbreviate hashes when hash algo is knownPatrick Steinhardt, May 7, 2024
  58. 04/13 attr: don't recompute default attribute sourcePatrick Steinhardt, May 7, 2024
  59. 05/13 attr: fix BUG() when parsing attrs outside of repoPatrick Steinhardt, May 7, 2024
  60. 06/13 remote-curl: fix parsing of detached SHA256 headsPatrick Steinhardt, May 7, 2024
  61. 07/13 builtin/rev-parse: allow shortening to more than 40 hex charactersPatrick Steinhardt, May 7, 2024
  62. 08/13 builtin/blame: don't access potentially unitialized `the_hash_algo`Patrick Steinhardt, May 7, 2024
  63. 09/13 builtin/bundle: abort "verify" early when there is no repositoryPatrick Steinhardt, May 7, 2024
  64. 10/13 builtin/diff: explicitly set hash algo when there is no repoPatrick Steinhardt, May 7, 2024
  65. 11/13 builtin/shortlog: don't set up revisions without repoPatrick Steinhardt, May 7, 2024
  66. 12/13 oss-fuzz/commit-graph: set up hash algorithmPatrick Steinhardt, May 7, 2024
  67. 13/13 repository: stop setting SHA1 as the default object hashPatrick Steinhardt, May 7, 2024

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