Re: [PATCH 0/2] fix read past end of array in alternates files

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Jeff King wrote:

> This series fixes a regression in v2.11.1 where we might read past the
> end of an mmap'd buffer. It was introduced in cf3c635210,

The above information is super helpful.  Can it go in one of the commit
messages?

>                                                           but I didn't
> base the patch on there, for a few reasons:
>
>   1. There's a trivial conflict when merging up (because of
>      git_open_noatime() becoming just git_open() in the inerim).
>
>   2. The reproduction advice relies on our SANITIZE Makefile knob, which
>      didn't exist back then.
>
>   3. The second patch does not apply there because we don't have
>      warn_on_fopen_errors(). Though admittedly it could be applied
>      separately after merging up; it's just a clean-up on top.

Even this part could go in a commit message, but it's fine for it not
to.

Thanks,
Jonathan



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