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Re: [PATCH 14/14] verify-commit: simplify parameters to run_gpg_verify()

From
Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
Date
May 10, 2019, 12:19 UTC
Message-ID
<f0d06858-038b-793e-b1fe-faedff7963ef@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20190509213229.GN15837@sigill.intra.peff.net>
On 5/9/2019 5:32 PM, Jeff King wrote:
> Instead, let's do our type check by loading the object via
> parse_object(). That will attach the buffer to the struct so it can be
> used later by check_commit_signature(). And it ensures that
> lookup_commit() will return something sane.
This is a good idea.
  
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> -static int run_gpg_verify(const struct object_id *oid, const char *buf, unsigned long size, unsigned flags)
> +static int run_gpg_verify(struct commit *commit, unsigned flags)
>  {
>  	struct signature_check signature_check;
>  	int ret;
>  
>  	memset(&signature_check, 0, sizeof(signature_check));
>  
> -	ret = check_commit_signature(lookup_commit(the_repository, oid),
> -				     &signature_check);
> +	ret = check_commit_signature(commit, &signature_check);
>  	print_signature_buffer(&signature_check, flags);
Bonus drop of the_repository.
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>  
>  	signature_check_clear(&signature_check);
> @@ -38,26 +37,20 @@ static int run_gpg_verify(const struct object_id *oid, const char *buf, unsigned
>  
>  static int verify_commit(const char *name, unsigned flags)
>  {
> -	enum object_type type;
>  	struct object_id oid;
> -	char *buf;
> -	unsigned long size;
> -	int ret;
> +	struct object *obj;
>  
>  	if (get_oid(name, &oid))
>  		return error("commit '%s' not found.", name);
>  
> -	buf = read_object_file(&oid, &type, &size);
> -	if (!buf)
> +	obj = parse_object(the_repository, &oid);
...and it is back, but "higher" up. That's fine.
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> +	if (!obj)
>  		return error("%s: unable to read file.", name);
> -	if (type != OBJ_COMMIT)
> +	if (obj->type != OBJ_COMMIT)
>  		return error("%s: cannot verify a non-commit object of type %s.",
> -				name, type_name(type));
> -
> -	ret = run_gpg_verify(&oid, buf, size, flags);
> +				name, type_name(obj->type));
>  
> -	free(buf);
> -	return ret;
> +	return run_gpg_verify((struct commit *)obj, flags);
>  }

You pointed out that you thought this patch was subtle. I agree that there is a slightly changed functionality, but it seems to be improving a possibly wrong behavior.

Thanks, -Stolee

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Message 19 of 20 in “"final" batch of unused parameter cleanups”
  1. 0/14 "final" batch of unused parameter cleanupsJeff King, May 9, 2019
  2. 01/14 cmd_{read,write}_tree: rename "unused" variable that is usedJeff King, May 9, 2019
  3. Derrick StoleeMay 10, 2019
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 13, 2019
  5. 02/14 submodule: drop unused prefix parameter from some functionsJeff King, May 9, 2019
  6. 03/14 builtin: consistently pass cmd_* prefix to parse_optionsJeff King, May 9, 2019
  7. Derrick StoleeMay 10, 2019
  8. 04/14 clone: drop dest parameter from copy_alternates()Jeff King, May 9, 2019
  9. 05/14 read-cache: drop unused parameter from threaded loadJeff King, May 9, 2019
  10. 06/14 wt-status: drop unused status parameterJeff King, May 9, 2019
  11. 07/14 mktree: drop unused length parameterJeff King, May 9, 2019
  12. 08/14 name-rev: drop unused parameters from is_better_name()Jeff King, May 9, 2019
  13. 09/14 pack-objects: drop unused rev_info parametersJeff King, May 9, 2019
  14. 10/14 receive-pack: drop unused "commands" from prepare_shallow_update()Jeff King, May 9, 2019
  15. 11/14 remove_all_fetch_refspecs(): drop unused "remote" parameterJeff King, May 9, 2019
  16. 12/14 rev-list: drop unused void pointer from finish_commit()Jeff King, May 9, 2019
  17. 13/14 show-branch: drop unused parameter from show_independent()Jeff King, May 9, 2019
  18. 14/14 verify-commit: simplify parameters to run_gpg_verify()Jeff King, May 9, 2019
  19. Derrick StoleeMay 10, 2019
  20. Derrick StoleeMay 10, 2019

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