Re: [PATCH v9 09/14] pkt-line: add packet_write_gently()

> From: Lars Schneider <larsxschneider@gmail.com>
>
> packet_write_fmt_gently() uses format_packet() which lets the caller
> only send string data via "%s". That means it cannot be used for
> arbitrary data that may contain NULs.
>
> Add packet_write_gently() which writes arbitrary data and does not die
> in case of an error. The function is used by other pkt-line functions in
> a subsequent patch.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lars Schneider <larsxschneider@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
> ---
>  pkt-line.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/pkt-line.c b/pkt-line.c
> index 286eb09..3fd4dc0 100644
> --- a/pkt-line.c
> +++ b/pkt-line.c
> @@ -171,6 +171,22 @@ int packet_write_fmt_gently(int fd, const char *fmt, ...)
>  	return status;
>  }
>  
> +static int packet_write_gently(const int fd_out, const char *buf, size_t size)
> +{
> +	static char packet_write_buffer[LARGE_PACKET_MAX];
> +	const size_t packet_size = size + 4;
> +
> +	if (packet_size > sizeof(packet_write_buffer))
> +		return error("packet write failed - data exceeds max packet size");

> +	packet_trace(buf, size, 1);
> +	set_packet_header(packet_write_buffer, packet_size);
> +	memcpy(packet_write_buffer + 4, buf, size);
> +	if (write_in_full(fd_out, packet_write_buffer, packet_size) == packet_size)
> +		return 0;
> +	return error("packet write failed");
> +}
> +
>  void packet_buf_write(struct strbuf *buf, const char *fmt, ...)
>  {
>  	va_list args;