From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:26:13 -0800 This makes all tests pass on a system where 'lstat()' has been hacked to return bogus data in st_size for symlinks. Of course, the test coverage isn't complete, but it's a good baseline. Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- diff.c | 16 +++++++--------- 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c index afefe08..4b2029c 100644 --- a/diff.c +++ b/diff.c @@ -1773,19 +1773,17 @@ int diff_populate_filespec(struct diff_filespec *s, int size_only) s->size = xsize_t(st.st_size); if (!s->size) goto empty; - if (size_only) - return 0; if (S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)) { - int ret; - s->data = xmalloc(s->size); - s->should_free = 1; - ret = readlink(s->path, s->data, s->size); - if (ret < 0) { - free(s->data); + struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT; + + if (strbuf_readlink(&sb, s->path, s->size)) goto err_empty; - } + s->data = strbuf_detach(&sb, &s->size); + s->should_free = 1; return 0; } + if (size_only) + return 0; fd = open(s->path, O_RDONLY); if (fd < 0) goto err_empty; -- 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