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[PATCH v8 6/7] refs: explicitly return failure_errno from parse_loose_ref_contents

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 16, 2021, 14:22 UTC
Message-ID
<patch-6.7-93b770c8bea-20210716T142032Z-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<cover-0.7-00000000000-20210716T142032Z-avarab@gmail.com>
From: Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@google.com>

The EINVAL error from parse_loose_ref_contents is used in files-backend to create a custom error message.

In untangling this we discovered a tricky edge case. The refs_read_special_head() function was relying on parse_loose_ref_contents() setting EINVAL.

By converting it to use "saved_errno" we can migrate away from "errno" in this part of the code entirely, and do away with an existing "save_errno" pattern, its only purpose was to not clobber the "errno" we previously needed at the end of files_read_raw_ref().

Let's assert that we can do that by not having files_read_raw_ref() itself operate on *failure_errno in addition to passing it on. Instead we'll assert that if we return non-zero we actually do set errno, thus assuring ourselves and callers that they can trust the resulting "failure_errno".

Signed-off-by: Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 refs.c               |  8 +++++---
 refs/files-backend.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++++-----------
 refs/refs-internal.h |  6 ++++--
 3 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index b451f917d39..ceaaccc1680 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1654,7 +1654,8 @@ int for_each_fullref_in_prefixes(const char *namespace,
 
 static int refs_read_special_head(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 				  const char *refname, struct object_id *oid,
-				  struct strbuf *referent, unsigned int *type)
+				  struct strbuf *referent, unsigned int *type,
+				  int *failure_errno)
 {
 	struct strbuf full_path = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf content = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -1664,7 +1665,8 @@ static int refs_read_special_head(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 	if (strbuf_read_file(&content, full_path.buf, 0) < 0)
 		goto done;
 
-	result = parse_loose_ref_contents(content.buf, oid, referent, type);
+	result = parse_loose_ref_contents(content.buf, oid, referent, type,
+					  failure_errno);
 
 done:
 	strbuf_release(&full_path);
@@ -1679,7 +1681,7 @@ int refs_read_raw_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refname,
 	assert(failure_errno);
 	if (!strcmp(refname, "FETCH_HEAD") || !strcmp(refname, "MERGE_HEAD")) {
 		return refs_read_special_head(ref_store, refname, oid, referent,
-					      type);
+					      type, failure_errno);
 	}
 
 	return ref_store->be->read_raw_ref(ref_store, refname, oid, referent,
diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
index 25bb225d92a..45d7c346dea 100644
--- a/refs/files-backend.c
+++ b/refs/files-backend.c
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ static int files_read_raw_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refname,
 	int fd;
 	int ret = -1;
 	int remaining_retries = 3;
+	int myerr = 0;
 
 	*type = 0;
 	strbuf_reset(&sb_path);
@@ -382,11 +383,13 @@ static int files_read_raw_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refname,
 
 	if (lstat(path, &st) < 0) {
 		int ignore_errno;
-		if (errno != ENOENT)
+		myerr = errno;
+		errno = 0;
+		if (myerr != ENOENT)
 			goto out;
 		if (refs_read_raw_ref(refs->packed_ref_store, refname, oid,
 				      referent, type, &ignore_errno)) {
-			errno = ENOENT;
+			myerr = ENOENT;
 			goto out;
 		}
 		ret = 0;
@@ -397,7 +400,9 @@ static int files_read_raw_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refname,
 	if (S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)) {
 		strbuf_reset(&sb_contents);
 		if (strbuf_readlink(&sb_contents, path, st.st_size) < 0) {
-			if (errno == ENOENT || errno == EINVAL)
+			myerr = errno;
+			errno = 0;
+			if (myerr == ENOENT || myerr == EINVAL)
 				/* inconsistent with lstat; retry */
 				goto stat_ref;
 			else
@@ -427,7 +432,7 @@ static int files_read_raw_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refname,
 		 */
 		if (refs_read_raw_ref(refs->packed_ref_store, refname, oid,
 				      referent, type, &ignore_errno)) {
-			errno = EISDIR;
+			myerr = EISDIR;
 			goto out;
 		}
 		ret = 0;
@@ -440,7 +445,8 @@ static int files_read_raw_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refname,
 	 */
 	fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0) {
-		if (errno == ENOENT && !S_ISLNK(st.st_mode))
+		myerr = errno;
+		if (myerr == ENOENT && !S_ISLNK(st.st_mode))
 			/* inconsistent with lstat; retry */
 			goto stat_ref;
 		else
@@ -448,26 +454,28 @@ static int files_read_raw_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refname,
 	}
 	strbuf_reset(&sb_contents);
 	if (strbuf_read(&sb_contents, fd, 256) < 0) {
-		int save_errno = errno;
 		close(fd);
-		errno = save_errno;
 		goto out;
 	}
 	close(fd);
 	strbuf_rtrim(&sb_contents);
 	buf = sb_contents.buf;
 
-	ret = parse_loose_ref_contents(buf, oid, referent, type);
+	ret = parse_loose_ref_contents(buf, oid, referent, type, &myerr);
 
 out:
-	*failure_errno = errno;
+	if (ret && !myerr)
+		BUG("returning non-zero %d, should have set myerr!", ret);
+	*failure_errno = myerr;
+
 	strbuf_release(&sb_path);
 	strbuf_release(&sb_contents);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 int parse_loose_ref_contents(const char *buf, struct object_id *oid,
-			     struct strbuf *referent, unsigned int *type)
+			     struct strbuf *referent, unsigned int *type,
+			     int *failure_errno)
 {
 	const char *p;
 	if (skip_prefix(buf, "ref:", &buf)) {
@@ -486,7 +494,7 @@ int parse_loose_ref_contents(const char *buf, struct object_id *oid,
 	if (parse_oid_hex(buf, oid, &p) ||
 	    (*p != '\0' && !isspace(*p))) {
 		*type |= REF_ISBROKEN;
-		errno = EINVAL;
+		*failure_errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/refs/refs-internal.h b/refs/refs-internal.h
index 54f57c6a2df..bf581e70cf6 100644
--- a/refs/refs-internal.h
+++ b/refs/refs-internal.h
@@ -689,10 +689,12 @@ struct ref_store {
 };
 
 /*
- * Parse contents of a loose ref file.
+ * Parse contents of a loose ref file. *failure_errno maybe be set to EINVAL for
+ * invalid contents.
  */
 int parse_loose_ref_contents(const char *buf, struct object_id *oid,
-			     struct strbuf *referent, unsigned int *type);
+			     struct strbuf *referent, unsigned int *type,
+			     int *failure_errno);
 
 /*
  * Fill in the generic part of refs and add it to our collection of
-- 
2.32.0.874.gfa1990a4f10
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  2. 1/8 refs: remove EINVAL specification from the errno sideband in read_raw_ref_fnHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Apr 29, 2021
  3. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2021
  4. Han-Wen NienhuysMay 19, 2021
  5. Jonathan TanJun 3, 2021
  6. Han-Wen NienhuysJun 9, 2021
  7. 2/8 refs/files-backend: stop setting errno from lock_ref_oid_basicHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Apr 29, 2021
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2021
  9. Han-Wen NienhuysMay 19, 2021
  10. Jonathan TanJun 3, 2021
  11. Han-Wen NienhuysJun 10, 2021
  12. 4/8 refs: make errno output explicit for refs_resolve_ref_unsafeHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Apr 29, 2021
  13. Jonathan TanJun 3, 2021
  14. Han-Wen NienhuysJun 10, 2021
  15. 5/8 refs: add failure_errno to refs_read_raw_ref() signatureHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Apr 29, 2021
  16. 3/8 refs: make errno output explicit for read_raw_ref_fnHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Apr 29, 2021
  17. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2021
  18. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2021
  19. Han-Wen NienhuysMay 19, 2021
  20. Jonathan TanJun 3, 2021
  21. Han-Wen NienhuysJun 10, 2021
  22. 8/8 refs: explicitly propagate errno from refs_read_raw_refHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Apr 29, 2021
  23. 6/8 refs: clear errno return in refs_resolve_ref_unsafe()Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Apr 29, 2021
  24. Jonathan TanJun 3, 2021
  25. Han-Wen NienhuysJun 10, 2021
  26. 7/8 refs: stop setting EINVAL and ELOOP in symref resolutionHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Apr 29, 2021
  27. Jonathan TanJun 3, 2021
  28. Han-Wen NienhuysJun 10, 2021
  29. Jonathan TanJun 3, 2021
  30. Han-Wen NienhuysJun 9, 2021
  31. 0/8 refs: cleanup errno sideband ref related functionsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jun 10, 2021
  32. 5/8 refs: use refs_resolve_ref_unsafe_with_errno() where neededHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jun 10, 2021
  33. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 1, 2021
  34. 4/8 refs: make errno output explicit for refs_resolve_ref_unsafeHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jun 10, 2021
  35. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 1, 2021
  36. 8/8 refs: explicitly propagate errno from refs_read_raw_refHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jun 10, 2021
  37. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 1, 2021
  38. Han-Wen NienhuysJul 5, 2021
  39. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 5, 2021
  40. Han-Wen NienhuysJul 5, 2021
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  42. 2/8 refs/files-backend: stop setting errno from lock_ref_oid_basicHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jun 10, 2021
  43. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 1, 2021
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  46. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 1, 2021
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  48. 6/8 refs: add failure_errno to refs_read_raw_ref() signatureHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jun 10, 2021
  49. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 1, 2021
  50. 7/8 refs: clear errno return in refs_resolve_ref_unsafe()Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jun 10, 2021
  51. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 1, 2021
  52. Han-Wen NienhuysJun 14, 2021
  53. 0/5 refs: cleanup errno sideband ref related functionsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 5, 2021
  54. 1/5 refs: remove EINVAL errno output from specification of read_raw_ref_fnHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 5, 2021
  55. 2/5 refs/files-backend: stop setting errno from lock_ref_oid_basicHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 5, 2021
  56. 3/5 refs: make errno output explicit for read_raw_ref_fnHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 5, 2021
  57. 4/5 refs: add failure_errno to refs_read_raw_ref() signatureHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 5, 2021
  58. Junio C HamanoJul 6, 2021
  59. 5/5 refs: make errno output explicit for refs_resolve_ref_unsafeHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 5, 2021
  60. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 6, 2021
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  65. 1/6 refs: remove EINVAL errno output from specification of read_raw_ref_fnHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 6, 2021
  66. 2/6 refs/files-backend: stop setting errno from lock_ref_oid_basicHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 6, 2021
  67. 5/6 refs: explicitly return failure_errno from parse_loose_ref_contentsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 6, 2021
  68. Junio C HamanoJul 6, 2021
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  71. 4/6 refs: add failure_errno to refs_read_raw_ref() signatureHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 6, 2021
  72. Junio C HamanoJul 6, 2021
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  74. 0/6 refs: cleanup errno sideband ref related functionsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 7, 2021
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  86. 6/6 refs: make errno output explicit for refs_resolve_ref_unsafeHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 7, 2021
  87. Junio C HamanoJul 7, 2021
  88. 00/17 refs API: get rid of errno setting entirelyÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 11, 2021
  89. 01/17 refs: remove EINVAL errno output from specification of read_raw_ref_fnÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 11, 2021
  90. 03/17 refs: make errno output explicit for read_raw_ref_fnÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 11, 2021
  91. 02/17 refs/files-backend: stop setting errno from lock_ref_oid_basicÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 11, 2021
  92. 04/17 refs: add failure_errno to refs_read_raw_ref() signatureÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 11, 2021
  93. 05/17 refs: explicitly return failure_errno from parse_loose_ref_contentsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 11, 2021
  94. 06/17 refs: make errno output explicit for refs_resolve_ref_unsafeÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 11, 2021
  95. 07/17 refs: make errno ignoring explicit in lock_ref_oid_basic()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 11, 2021
  96. 10/17 refs API: remove refs_read_ref_full() wrapperÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 11, 2021
  97. 11/17 refs API: make resolve_gitlink_ref() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 11, 2021
  98. 08/17 refs file-backend.c: stop setting "EBUSY" in verify_lock()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 11, 2021
  99. Han-Wen NienhuysJul 13, 2021
  100. 09/17 refs file-backend.c: deal with errno directly in verify_lock()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 11, 2021
  101. 12/17 refs API: make refs_resolve_ref_unsafe() staticÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 11, 2021
  102. 13/17 refs API: make refs_resolve_refdup() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 11, 2021
  103. 14/17 refs API: make refs_ref_exists() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 11, 2021
  104. 15/17 refs API: make resolve_ref_unsafe() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 11, 2021
  105. Han-Wen NienhuysJul 13, 2021
  106. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 14, 2021
  107. 17/17 refs API: don't leak "errno" in run_transaction_hook()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 11, 2021
  108. 16/17 refs API: make expand_ref() and repo_dwim_log() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 11, 2021
  109. Han-Wen NienhuysJul 13, 2021
  110. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 13, 2021
  111. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 14, 2021
  112. Han-Wen NienhuysJul 14, 2021
  113. 0/6 refs: cleanup errno sideband ref related functionsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 14, 2021
  114. 1/6 refs: remove EINVAL errno output from specification of read_raw_ref_fnÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 14, 2021
  115. 2/6 refs/files-backend: stop setting errno from lock_ref_oid_basicÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 14, 2021
  116. 3/6 refs: make errno output explicit for read_raw_ref_fnÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 14, 2021
  117. 4/6 refs: add failure_errno to refs_read_raw_ref() signatureÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 14, 2021
  118. 5/6 refs: explicitly return failure_errno from parse_loose_ref_contentsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 14, 2021
  119. 6/6 refs: make errno output explicit for refs_resolve_ref_unsafeÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 14, 2021
  120. 0/7 refs: cleanup errno sideband ref related functionsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 16, 2021
  121. 1/7 refs file backend: move raceproof_create_file() hereÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 16, 2021
  122. 3/7 refs/files-backend: stop setting errno from lock_ref_oid_basicÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 16, 2021
  123. 2/7 refs: remove EINVAL errno output from specification of read_raw_ref_fnÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 16, 2021
  124. 4/7 refs: make errno output explicit for read_raw_ref_fnÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 16, 2021
  125. 5/7 refs: add failure_errno to refs_read_raw_ref() signatureÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 16, 2021
  126. 6/7 refs: explicitly return failure_errno from parse_loose_ref_contentsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 16, 2021
  127. 7/7 refs: make errno output explicit for refs_resolve_ref_unsafeÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 16, 2021
  128. 0/7 refs: cleanup errno sideband ref related functionsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 20, 2021
  129. 1/7 refs file backend: move raceproof_create_file() hereÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 20, 2021
  130. 2/7 refs: remove EINVAL errno output from specification of read_raw_ref_fnÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 20, 2021
  131. 3/7 refs/files-backend: stop setting errno from lock_ref_oid_basicÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 20, 2021
  132. 4/7 refs: make errno output explicit for read_raw_ref_fnÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 20, 2021
  133. Han-Wen NienhuysAug 16, 2021
  134. 5/7 refs: add failure_errno to refs_read_raw_ref() signatureÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 20, 2021
  135. 6/7 refs: explicitly return failure_errno from parse_loose_ref_contentsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 20, 2021
  136. Jonathan TanAug 13, 2021
  137. 7/7 refs: make errno output explicit for refs_resolve_ref_unsafeÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 20, 2021
  138. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 26, 2021
  139. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2021
  140. 0/8 refs: cleanup errno sideband ref related functionsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  141. 1/8 refs file backend: move raceproof_create_file() hereÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  142. 2/8 refs: remove EINVAL errno output from specification of read_raw_ref_fnÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  143. 3/8 refs/files-backend: stop setting errno from lock_ref_oid_basicÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  144. 4/8 refs: make errno output explicit for read_raw_ref_fnÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  145. 5/8 refs: add failure_errno to refs_read_raw_ref() signatureÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  146. 6/8 branch tests: test for errno propagating on failing readÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  147. 7/8 refs: explicitly return failure_errno from parse_loose_ref_contentsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  148. 8/8 refs: make errno output explicit for refs_resolve_ref_unsafeÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021

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