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Re: [PATCH 1/1] attr: add builtin objectmode values support

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Dec 20, 2023, 20:07 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
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> The attached is one possible way to plug the leak; I am not sure if
> it is the best one, though.  One thing I like about the solution is
> that the approach makes sure that the mode attributes we would ever
> return are very tightly controlled and does not allow a buggy code
> to come up with "mode" to be passed to this new helper function to
> pass random and unsupported mode bits without triggering the BUG().
>
>  attr.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Anybody who want to propose a better leakfix (we cannot afford to do with UNLEAK() as the number of leaked mode string will be unbounded)?

Otherwise, I'll squash it in to Jonanna's patch and merge it down to 'next'.

Thanks.
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> diff --git c/attr.c w/attr.c
> index b03c20f768..679e42258c 100644
> --- c/attr.c
> +++ w/attr.c
> @@ -1250,10 +1250,34 @@ static struct object_id *default_attr_source(void)
>  	return &attr_source;
>  }
>  
> +static const char *interned_mode_string(unsigned int mode)
> +{
> +	static struct {
> +		unsigned int val;
> +		char str[7];
> +	} mode_string[] = {
> +		{ .val = 0040000 },
> +		{ .val = 0100644 },
> +		{ .val = 0100755 },
> +		{ .val = 0120000 },
> +		{ .val = 0160000 },
> +	};
> +	int i;
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(mode_string); i++) {
> +		if (mode_string[i].val != mode)
> +			continue;
> +		if (!*mode_string[i].str)
> +			snprintf(mode_string[i].str, sizeof(mode_string[i].str),
> +				 "%06o", mode);
> +		return mode_string[i].str;
> +	}
> +	BUG("Unsupported mode 0%o", mode);
> +}
> +
>  static const char *builtin_object_mode_attr(struct index_state *istate, const char *path)
>  {
>  	unsigned int mode;
> -	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
>  
>  	if (direction == GIT_ATTR_CHECKIN) {
>  		struct object_id oid;
> @@ -1287,8 +1311,8 @@ static const char *builtin_object_mode_attr(struct index_state *istate, const ch
>  		else
>  			return ATTR__UNSET;
>  	}
> -	strbuf_addf(&sb, "%06o", mode);
> -	return strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
> +
> +	return interned_mode_string(mode);
>  }
>  
>  
Previous: Junio C HamanoNext: Joanna Wang
Message 13 of 15 in “Re: [PATCH 1/1] attr: add native file mode values support”
  1. Joanna WangNov 14, 2023
  2. Junio C HamanoNov 14, 2023
  3. 1/1 attr: add builtin objectmode values supportJoanna Wang, Nov 14, 2023
  4. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2023
  5. Eric SunshineNov 16, 2023
  6. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2023
  7. 1/1 attr: add builtin objectmode values supportJoanna Wang, Nov 16, 2023
  8. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2023
  9. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2023
  10. Joanna WangNov 16, 2023
  11. Joanna WangDec 1, 2023
  12. Junio C HamanoDec 12, 2023
  13. Junio C HamanoDec 20, 2023
  14. Joanna WangJan 12, 2024
  15. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2023

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