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Re: [Qemu-devel] [5532] Replace uses of strndup (a GNU extension) with Q
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andrzej zaborowski |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [5532] Replace uses of strndup (a GNU extension) with Qemu pstrdup |
Date: |
Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:24:33 +0200 |
2008/10/26 Blue Swirl <address@hidden>:
> On 10/25/08, andrzej zaborowski <address@hidden> wrote:
>> 2008/10/25 Blue Swirl <address@hidden>:
>> > On 10/25/08, andrzej zaborowski <address@hidden> wrote:
>> >> 2008/10/25 Blue Swirl <address@hidden>:
>> >> > On 10/25/08, andrzej zaborowski <address@hidden> wrote:
>> >> >> 2008/10/25 Blue Swirl <address@hidden>:
>> >> >> > On 10/25/08, andrzej zaborowski <address@hidden> wrote:
>> >> >> >> 2008/10/25 Blue Swirl <address@hidden>:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> > Revision: 5532
>> >> >> >> >
>> http://svn.sv.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=qemu&revision=5532
>> >> >> >> > Author: blueswir1
>> >> >> >> > Date: 2008-10-25 11:23:27 +0000 (Sat, 25 Oct 2008)
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Log Message:
>> >> >> >> > -----------
>> >> >> >> > Replace uses of strndup (a GNU extension) with Qemu pstrdup
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Modified Paths:
>> >> >> >> > --------------
>> >> >> >> > trunk/cutils.c
>> >> >> >> > trunk/hw/bt-hci.c
>> >> >> >> > trunk/qemu-common.h
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Modified: trunk/cutils.c
>> >> >> >> >
>> ===================================================================
>> >> >> >> > --- trunk/cutils.c 2008-10-25 11:21:28 UTC (rev 5531)
>> >> >> >> > +++ trunk/cutils.c 2008-10-25 11:23:27 UTC (rev 5532)
>> >> >> >> > @@ -50,6 +50,18 @@
>> >> >> >> > return buf;
>> >> >> >> > }
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > +/* strdup with a limit */
>> >> >> >> > +char *pstrdup(const char *str, size_t buf_size)
>> >> >> >> > +{
>> >> >> >> > + size_t len;
>> >> >> >> > + char *buf;
>> >> >> >> > +
>> >> >> >> > + len = MIN(buf_size, strlen(str));
>> >> >> >> > + buf = qemu_malloc(len);
>> >> >> >> > + pstrcpy(buf, len, str);
>> >> >> >> > + return buf;
>> >> >> >> > +}
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I think here also pstrcpy will only copy up to buf_size - 1
>> characters
>> >> >> >> while strndup would copy buf_size chars.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > That is actually safer if we always want the strings to be NUL
>> terminated.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> strndup also always NUL terminates the string so it's just as safe,
>> >> >> the length is just different.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > But the allocation length is wrong, it should be MIN(buf_size,
>> strlen(str) + 1).
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> By my reading of the manual, it should rather be MIN(buf_size,
>> strlen(str)) + 1.
>> >> >
>> >> > But then the length could be incorrect: buf_size + 1.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> That's what it should be in case lmp_name is 248 chars long. I think
>> >> the confusion is because you called the parameter buf_size while
>> >> strndup calls it n (the number of characters.. not buffer size).
>> >
>> > If strlen(lmp_name) >= 248, only first 247 should be copied and the
>> > final character should be NUL, because sizeof(read_local_name_rp.name)
>> > == buf_size == 248.
>>
>>
>> Nope, actually now I notice that I assumed that strndup never executes
>> strlen() on the parameter... I think it's a sane assumption (?).
>
> Yes, glibc uses strnlen:
> http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/libc/string/strndup.c?rev=1.11&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=glibc
Ah, cool.
>
>> read_local_name_rp.name format is specified by the bluetooth "Volume 2
>> Core system package, part E - Host Controller Interface Functional
>> Specification" on pg. 394:
>>
>> 6.24 LOCAL NAME
>> <...>
>> If the name contained in the parameter is shorter than 248 octets, the
>> end of the name is indicated by a NULL octet (0x00), and the following
>> octets (to fill up 248 octets, which is the length of the parameter) do not
>> have valid values.
>
> So, in this case neither strndup nor pstrdup are correct, because you
> do not want the string to be NUL terminated in the strlen(lmp_name) >=
> 248 case?
PARAM(change_local_name, name) format is defined by the specification,
but hci->device.lmp_name was just a C string, so that it could be used
for example with printf in qemu. strndup converted it from one format
to the other so it was correct. strncpy converted it back.
Cheers
- [Qemu-devel] [5532] Replace uses of strndup (a GNU extension) with Qemu pstrdup, Blue Swirl, 2008/10/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [5532] Replace uses of strndup (a GNU extension) with Qemu pstrdup, andrzej zaborowski, 2008/10/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [5532] Replace uses of strndup (a GNU extension) with Qemu pstrdup, Blue Swirl, 2008/10/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [5532] Replace uses of strndup (a GNU extension) with Qemu pstrdup, andrzej zaborowski, 2008/10/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [5532] Replace uses of strndup (a GNU extension) with Qemu pstrdup, Blue Swirl, 2008/10/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [5532] Replace uses of strndup (a GNU extension) with Qemu pstrdup, andrzej zaborowski, 2008/10/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [5532] Replace uses of strndup (a GNU extension) with Qemu pstrdup, Blue Swirl, 2008/10/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [5532] Replace uses of strndup (a GNU extension) with Qemu pstrdup, andrzej zaborowski, 2008/10/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [5532] Replace uses of strndup (a GNU extension) with Qemu pstrdup, Blue Swirl, 2008/10/26
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [5532] Replace uses of strndup (a GNU extension) with Qemu pstrdup,
andrzej zaborowski <=
Re: [Qemu-devel] [5532] Replace uses of strndup (a GNU extension) with Qemu pstrdup, Warner Losh, 2008/10/25