This series has expanded some since I first posted a
version of it back in October.
My original purpose was to fix a bug in the function
used by xfs_metadump to obfuscate file and extended
attribute names. Arkadiusz MiÅkiewicz found out that
when he attempted to perform a metadump on a filesystem
which had some files whose names used 8-bit characters,
it never completed. The cause was a flaw in the
algorithm used to obfuscate names which caused
an infinite loop when certain names got obfuscated.
I have fixed that bug (in patch 4 of this series), but
while I was at it I rearranged the code a bit and
did some other cleanups. The first 7 patches in
the series are really pretty directly related to that
issue.
But while in there I noticed some other somewhat
subtle issues and have addressed those in this
series as well:
- There is a table that tracks names to ensure
duplicates aren't produced as a result of
obfuscation. There was a case where a failure
to update the table was silently ignored.
- There was still a chance that pathological
cases could end up repeating due to finding
duplicates. I changed it so it would give
up after a fixed number of attempts.
- Obfuscated names had been chosen from an
alphabet of all allowable characters. This
was more than needed, so I made it create
names that were (mostly) printables.
- It was previously possible for an obfuscated
name to end up being a duplicate of a real
name, because non-obfuscated names were not
placed in the name table.
And finally I did a little tidying of the
code that manages the name table.
Below is a summary of the patches, in order.
-Alex
xfsprogs: some things aren't all that special
Some simple code refactoring to make the purpose
of one help function more focused.
xfsprogs: simplify leading '/' handling in generate_obfuscated_name()
Another cleanup, to simplify some other changes to come.
xfsprogs: drop unneeded use of a random character
This tweaks the obfuscated filename algorithm slightly
to simplify it, while preserving its original properties.
xfsprogs: adjust rather than start over when invalid byte found
This contains the real fix to the original problem. This
patch contains a very long description to explain what's
happening. But basically it changes the algorithm so that
when a bad (random) character is produced, we don't start
over, but instead modify the character (by flipping a bit),
resulting in a good character that will be used.
xfsprogs: eliminate a pointless loop in generate_obfuscated_name()
The previous change made a loop in the code no longer needed.
xfsprogs: Replace repeated blocks with a loop
The code is now structured so all of the last 5 characters
in an obfuscated name are handled identically. This just
takes advantage of that by using a loop over them.
xfsprogs: use pointers in generate_obfuscated_name()
Sort of a cleanup, replacing array references with pointers.
xfsprogs: ensure dup table always has entry for obfuscated name
This just makes sure we create an entry in the name table
before we pass back an obfuscated name.
xfsprogs: don't loop on too many dups
This ensures we don't loop forever (or even for very long)
if we repeatedly come up with duplicate entries when
obfuscating names.
xfsprogs: use printable characters for obfuscated filenames
This restricts the characters used for all but the
last five letters of obfuscated file names to just a
set of printables.
xfsprogs: fix up the nametable code in db/metadump.c
This encapsulates some code that works with the
name table used in tracking duplicates.
xfsprogs: Drop a typedef in db/metadump.c
This just gets rid of an unnecessary typedef.
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