Re: [PATCH] wt-status: Don't find scissors line beyond buf len

From: Linus Arver <linusa@google.com>
Date: Apr 6, 2024, 01:37 UTC
Message-ID: <owlyo7ans23q.fsf@fine.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqq34t1n91w.fsf@gitster.g>

Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

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> Florian Schmidt <flosch@nutanix.com> writes:
>
>> It seems sensible to expect that wt_status_locate_end() should honour
>> the length parameter passed in, and doing so fixes this issue.
>
> Thanks.  This is an ancient bug, not a retression from recent
> changes to the trailer library [linusa CC'ed to save him from
> wasting his time wondering if he broke anything].

Ack. Very much appreciated!

Also, sorry for not responding sooner --- my email search queries so far were using "replied" as a condition so I only saw this just now while searching for the "trailer" term.

Cheers