On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 07:20:37PM -0400, Taylor Blau wrote: > +static int run_one_pack_recent_objects_hook(struct oidset *set, > + const char *args) > +{ > + struct child_process cmd = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT; > + struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT; > + FILE *out; > + int ret = 0; > + > + cmd.use_shell = 1; > + cmd.out = -1; > + > + strvec_push(&cmd.args, args); > + > + if (start_command(&cmd)) > + return -1; > + > + out = xfdopen(cmd.out, "r"); > + while (strbuf_getline(&buf, out) != EOF) { > + struct object_id oid; > + const char *rest; > + > + if (parse_oid_hex(buf.buf, &oid, &rest) || *rest) { > + ret = error(_("invalid extra cruft tip: '%s'"), buf.buf); > + goto done; > + } > + > + oidset_insert(set, &oid); > + } > + > + ret = finish_command(&cmd); > + > +done: I haven't looked closely at this whole patch yet (and I especially want to look at the new tests since this approach covers more cases), but I did notice that this version of the function still has the "we don't reap the child on parse failure" problem I described in: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20230505221921.GE3321533@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ I'll try to give the whole patch a more thorough review tomorrow. -Peff