The `FOLLOW_SYMLINKS` flag was added to the dir-iterator API in
fa1da7d2ee (dir-iterator: add flags parameter to dir_iterator_begin,
2019-07-10) in order to follow symbolic links while traversing through a
directory.
`FOLLOW_SYMLINKS` gained its first caller in ff7ccc8c9a (clone: use
dir-iterator to avoid explicit dir traversal, 2019-07-10), but it was
subsequently removed in 6f054f9fb3 (builtin/clone.c: disallow `--local`
clones with symlinks, 2022-07-28).
Since then, we've held on to the code for `DIR_ITERATOR_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS`
in the name of making minimally invasive changes during a security
embargo.
In fact, we even changed the dir-iterator API in bffc762f87
(dir-iterator: prevent top-level symlinks without FOLLOW_SYMLINKS,
2023-01-24) without having any non-test callers of that flag.
Now that we're past those security embargo(s), let's finalize our
cleanup of the `DIR_ITERATOR_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS` code and remove its
implementation since there are no remaining callers.
Signed-off-by: Taylor Blau <me@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
dir-iterator.c | 12 +++---------
dir-iterator.h | 20 +-------------------
t/helper/test-dir-iterator.c | 6 ++----
t/t0066-dir-iterator.sh | 34 ----------------------------------
4 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-)
diff --git a/dir-iterator.c b/dir-iterator.c
index 3764dd81a1..cedd304759 100644
--- a/dir-iterator.c
+++ b/dir-iterator.c
@@ -112,10 +112,7 @@ static int prepare_next_entry_data(struct dir_iterator_int *iter,
iter->base.basename = iter->base.path.buf +
iter->levels[iter->levels_nr - 1].prefix_len;
- if (iter->flags & DIR_ITERATOR_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS)
- err = stat(iter->base.path.buf, &iter->base.st);
- else
- err = lstat(iter->base.path.buf, &iter->base.st);
+ err = lstat(iter->base.path.buf, &iter->base.st);
saved_errno = errno;
if (err && errno != ENOENT)
@@ -213,13 +210,10 @@ struct dir_iterator *dir_iterator_begin(const char *path, unsigned int flags)
iter->flags = flags;
/*
- * Note: stat/lstat already checks for NULL or empty strings and
+ * Note: lstat already checks for NULL or empty strings and
* nonexistent paths.
*/
- if (iter->flags & DIR_ITERATOR_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS)
- err = stat(iter->base.path.buf, &iter->base.st);
- else
- err = lstat(iter->base.path.buf, &iter->base.st);
+ err = lstat(iter->base.path.buf, &iter->base.st);
if (err < 0) {
saved_errno = errno;
diff --git a/dir-iterator.h b/dir-iterator.h
index e3b6ff2800..479e1ec784 100644
--- a/dir-iterator.h
+++ b/dir-iterator.h
@@ -54,24 +54,8 @@
* and ITER_ERROR is returned immediately. In both cases, a meaningful
* warning is emitted. Note: ENOENT errors are always ignored so that
* the API users may remove files during iteration.
- *
- * - DIR_ITERATOR_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS: make dir-iterator follow symlinks.
- * i.e., linked directories' contents will be iterated over and
- * iter->base.st will contain information on the referred files,
- * not the symlinks themselves, which is the default behavior. Broken
- * symlinks are ignored.
- *
- * Note: setting DIR_ITERATOR_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS affects resolving the
- * starting path as well (e.g., attempting to iterate starting at a
- * symbolic link pointing to a directory without FOLLOW_SYMLINKS will
- * result in an error).
- *
- * Warning: circular symlinks are also followed when
- * DIR_ITERATOR_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS is set. The iteration may end up with
- * an ELOOP if they happen and DIR_ITERATOR_PEDANTIC is set.
*/
#define DIR_ITERATOR_PEDANTIC (1 << 0)
-#define DIR_ITERATOR_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS (1 << 1)
struct dir_iterator {
/* The current path: */
@@ -88,9 +72,7 @@ struct dir_iterator {
const char *basename;
/*
- * The result of calling lstat() on path; or stat(), if the
- * DIR_ITERATOR_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS flag was set at
- * dir_iterator's initialization.
+ * The result of calling lstat() on path.
*/
struct stat st;
};
diff --git a/t/helper/test-dir-iterator.c b/t/helper/test-dir-iterator.c
index 659b6bfa81..6b297bd753 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-dir-iterator.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-dir-iterator.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static const char *error_name(int error_number)
/*
* usage:
- * tool-test dir-iterator [--follow-symlinks] [--pedantic] directory_path
+ * tool-test dir-iterator [--pedantic] directory_path
*/
int cmd__dir_iterator(int argc, const char **argv)
{
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ int cmd__dir_iterator(int argc, const char **argv)
int iter_status;
for (++argv, --argc; *argv && starts_with(*argv, "--"); ++argv, --argc) {
- if (strcmp(*argv, "--follow-symlinks") == 0)
- flags |= DIR_ITERATOR_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS;
- else if (strcmp(*argv, "--pedantic") == 0)
+ if (strcmp(*argv, "--pedantic") == 0)
flags |= DIR_ITERATOR_PEDANTIC;
else
die("invalid option '%s'", *argv);
diff --git a/t/t0066-dir-iterator.sh b/t/t0066-dir-iterator.sh
index 04b811622b..4ed3136b00 100755
--- a/t/t0066-dir-iterator.sh
+++ b/t/t0066-dir-iterator.sh
@@ -131,44 +131,10 @@ test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'dir-iterator should not follow symlinks by default
test_cmp expected-no-follow-sorted-output actual-no-follow-sorted-output
'
-test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'dir-iterator should follow symlinks w/ follow flag' '
- cat >expected-follow-sorted-output <<-EOF &&
- [d] (a) [a] ./dir4/a
- [d] (a/f) [f] ./dir4/a/f
- [d] (a/f/c) [c] ./dir4/a/f/c
- [d] (b) [b] ./dir4/b
- [d] (b/c) [c] ./dir4/b/c
- [f] (a/d) [d] ./dir4/a/d
- [f] (a/e) [e] ./dir4/a/e
- EOF
-
- test-tool dir-iterator --follow-symlinks ./dir4 >out &&
- sort out >actual-follow-sorted-output &&
-
- test_cmp expected-follow-sorted-output actual-follow-sorted-output
-'
-
test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'dir-iterator does not resolve top-level symlinks' '
test_must_fail test-tool dir-iterator ./dir6 >out &&
grep "ENOTDIR" out
'
-test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'dir-iterator resolves top-level symlinks w/ follow flag' '
- cat >expected-follow-sorted-output <<-EOF &&
- [d] (a) [a] ./dir6/a
- [d] (a/f) [f] ./dir6/a/f
- [d] (a/f/c) [c] ./dir6/a/f/c
- [d] (b) [b] ./dir6/b
- [d] (b/c) [c] ./dir6/b/c
- [f] (a/d) [d] ./dir6/a/d
- [f] (a/e) [e] ./dir6/a/e
- EOF
-
- test-tool dir-iterator --follow-symlinks ./dir6 >out &&
- sort out >actual-follow-sorted-output &&
-
- test_cmp expected-follow-sorted-output actual-follow-sorted-output
-'
-
test_done
--
2.38.0.16.g393fd4c6db
