From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:51:53 -0800 This makes us able to properly index symlinks even on filesystems where st_size doesn't match the true size of the link. Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- sha1_file.c | 14 +++++--------- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/sha1_file.c b/sha1_file.c index 0e021c5..52d1ead 100644 --- a/sha1_file.c +++ b/sha1_file.c @@ -2523,8 +2523,7 @@ int index_fd(unsigned char *sha1, int fd, struct stat *st, int write_object, int index_path(unsigned char *sha1, const char *path, struct stat *st, int write_object) { int fd; - char *target; - size_t len; + struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT; switch (st->st_mode & S_IFMT) { case S_IFREG: @@ -2537,20 +2536,17 @@ int index_path(unsigned char *sha1, const char *path, struct stat *st, int write path); break; case S_IFLNK: - len = xsize_t(st->st_size); - target = xmalloc(len + 1); - if (readlink(path, target, len + 1) != st->st_size) { + if (strbuf_readlink(&sb, path, st->st_size)) { char *errstr = strerror(errno); - free(target); return error("readlink(\"%s\"): %s", path, errstr); } if (!write_object) - hash_sha1_file(target, len, blob_type, sha1); - else if (write_sha1_file(target, len, blob_type, sha1)) + hash_sha1_file(sb.buf, sb.len, blob_type, sha1); + else if (write_sha1_file(sb.buf, sb.len, blob_type, sha1)) return error("%s: failed to insert into database", path); - free(target); + strbuf_release(&sb); break; case S_IFDIR: return resolve_gitlink_ref(path, "HEAD", sha1); -- 1.6.1.rc3.3.gcc3e3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html