Re: [PATCH] strbuf: allocate enough space when strbuf_setlen() is called first time

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2011/4/27 Renà Scharfe <rene.scharfe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Am 26.04.2011 19:18, schrieb Junio C Hamano:
>> Nguyán ThÃi Ngác Duy<pclouds@xxxxxxxxx> Âwrites:
>>
>>> strbuf_grow(sb, 0) may allocate less than requested len and violate the
>>> next assertion.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Nguyán ThÃi Ngác Duy<pclouds@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> Â strbuf.h | Â Â2 +-
>>> Â 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/strbuf.h b/strbuf.h
>>> index 07060ce..ab213da 100644
>>> --- a/strbuf.h
>>> +++ b/strbuf.h
>>> @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ extern void strbuf_grow(struct strbuf *, size_t);
>>>
>>> Â static inline void strbuf_setlen(struct strbuf *sb, size_t len) {
>>> Â Â Âif (!sb->alloc)
>>> - Â Â Â Â Â Âstrbuf_grow(sb, 0);
>>> + Â Â Â Â Â Âstrbuf_grow(sb, len);
>>> Â Â Âassert(len< Âsb->alloc);
>>
>> Wait. ÂIsn't _setlen() meant to be used only to truncate at the length,
>> and isn't that clearly documented?
>>
>> I don't think we need this patch at all.
>
> How about something like this instead? ÂThe call to strbuf_grow() was
> introduced in a8f3e2219 when there was no strbuf_slopbuf buffer that
> nowadays makes sure we always have a place to write an initial NUL.
> We can take it out again now, simplifying the code and hopefully
> avoiding future confusion.
>
> Âstrbuf.h | Â Â4 +---
> Â1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/strbuf.h b/strbuf.h
> index 07060ce..b157ede 100644
> --- a/strbuf.h
> +++ b/strbuf.h
> @@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ static inline size_t strbuf_avail(const struct strbuf *sb) {
> Âextern void strbuf_grow(struct strbuf *, size_t);
>
> Âstatic inline void strbuf_setlen(struct strbuf *sb, size_t len) {
> - Â Â Â if (!sb->alloc)
> - Â Â Â Â Â Â Â strbuf_grow(sb, 0);
> - Â Â Â assert(len < sb->alloc);
> + Â Â Â assert(len < (sb->alloc ? sb->alloc : 1));
> Â Â Â Âsb->len = len;
> Â Â Â Âsb->buf[len] = '\0';
> Â}
>
>

Fine to me. I forgot the document, saw _grow and was under impression
that _setlen can grow too.
-- 
Duy
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