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From: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: sandals@crustytoothpaste.net, christian.couder@gmail.com,
	ps@pks.im, gitster@pobox.com, peff@peff.net,
	Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v6 2/3] gpg-interface: allow sign_buffer() to use default signing key
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:39:37 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260313013938.2742124-3-jltobler@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260313013938.2742124-1-jltobler@gmail.com>

The `sign_commit_to_strbuf()` helper in "commit.c" provides fallback
logic to get the default configured signing key when a key is not
provided and handles generating the commit signature accordingly. This
signing operation is not really specific to commits as any arbitrary
buffer can be signed. Also, in a subsequent commit, this same logic is
reused by git-fast-import(1) when signing commits with invalid
signatures.

Remove the `sign_commit_to_strbuf()` helper from "commit.c" and extend
`sign_buffer()` in "gpg-interface.c" to support using the default key as
a fallback when the `SIGN_BUFFER_USE_DEFAULT_KEY` flag is provided. Call
sites are updated accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/tag.c   |  4 ++--
 commit.c        | 19 +++++--------------
 gpg-interface.c | 13 +++++++++++--
 gpg-interface.h | 12 ++++++++++--
 send-pack.c     |  2 +-
 5 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/builtin/tag.c b/builtin/tag.c
index aeb04c487f..540d783c67 100644
--- a/builtin/tag.c
+++ b/builtin/tag.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int do_sign(struct strbuf *buffer, struct object_id **compat_oid,
 	char *keyid = get_signing_key();
 	int ret = -1;
 
-	if (sign_buffer(buffer, &sig, keyid))
+	if (sign_buffer(buffer, &sig, keyid, 0))
 		goto out;
 
 	if (compat) {
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static int do_sign(struct strbuf *buffer, struct object_id **compat_oid,
 		if (convert_object_file(the_repository ,&compat_buf, algo, compat,
 					buffer->buf, buffer->len, OBJ_TAG, 1))
 			goto out;
-		if (sign_buffer(&compat_buf, &compat_sig, keyid))
+		if (sign_buffer(&compat_buf, &compat_sig, keyid, 0))
 			goto out;
 		add_header_signature(&compat_buf, &sig, algo);
 		strbuf_addbuf(&compat_buf, &compat_sig);
diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index d16ae73345..1b9b2d4499 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -1148,18 +1148,6 @@ int add_header_signature(struct strbuf *buf, struct strbuf *sig, const struct gi
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int sign_commit_to_strbuf(struct strbuf *sig, struct strbuf *buf, const char *keyid)
-{
-	char *keyid_to_free = NULL;
-	int ret = 0;
-	if (!keyid || !*keyid)
-		keyid = keyid_to_free = get_signing_key();
-	if (sign_buffer(buf, sig, keyid))
-		ret = -1;
-	free(keyid_to_free);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 int parse_signed_commit(const struct commit *commit,
 			struct strbuf *payload, struct strbuf *signature,
 			const struct git_hash_algo *algop)
@@ -1737,7 +1725,8 @@ int commit_tree_extended(const char *msg, size_t msg_len,
 		oidcpy(&parent_buf[i++], &p->item->object.oid);
 
 	write_commit_tree(&buffer, msg, msg_len, tree, parent_buf, nparents, author, committer, extra);
-	if (sign_commit && sign_commit_to_strbuf(&sig, &buffer, sign_commit)) {
+	if (sign_commit && sign_buffer(&buffer, &sig, sign_commit,
+				       SIGN_BUFFER_USE_DEFAULT_KEY)) {
 		result = -1;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1769,7 +1758,9 @@ int commit_tree_extended(const char *msg, size_t msg_len,
 		free_commit_extra_headers(compat_extra);
 		free(mapped_parents);
 
-		if (sign_commit && sign_commit_to_strbuf(&compat_sig, &compat_buffer, sign_commit)) {
+		if (sign_commit && sign_buffer(&compat_buffer, &compat_sig,
+					       sign_commit,
+					       SIGN_BUFFER_USE_DEFAULT_KEY)) {
 			result = -1;
 			goto out;
 		}
diff --git a/gpg-interface.c b/gpg-interface.c
index 87fb6605fb..dca192d5c4 100644
--- a/gpg-interface.c
+++ b/gpg-interface.c
@@ -973,11 +973,20 @@ const char *gpg_trust_level_to_str(enum signature_trust_level level)
 	return sigcheck_gpg_trust_level[level].display_key;
 }
 
-int sign_buffer(struct strbuf *buffer, struct strbuf *signature, const char *signing_key)
+int sign_buffer(struct strbuf *buffer, struct strbuf *signature,
+		const char *signing_key, enum sign_buffer_flags flags)
 {
+	char *keyid_to_free = NULL;
+	int ret = 0;
+
 	gpg_interface_lazy_init();
 
-	return use_format->sign_buffer(buffer, signature, signing_key);
+	if ((flags & SIGN_BUFFER_USE_DEFAULT_KEY) && (!signing_key || !*signing_key))
+		signing_key = keyid_to_free = get_signing_key();
+
+	ret = use_format->sign_buffer(buffer, signature, signing_key);
+	free(keyid_to_free);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/gpg-interface.h b/gpg-interface.h
index 789d1ffac4..37f3ac42db 100644
--- a/gpg-interface.h
+++ b/gpg-interface.h
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ int parse_signature(const char *buf, size_t size, struct strbuf *payload, struct
  */
 size_t parse_signed_buffer(const char *buf, size_t size);
 
+/* Flags for sign_buffer(). */
+enum sign_buffer_flags {
+	/*
+	 * Use the default configured signing key as returned by `get_signing_key()`
+	 * when the provided "signing_key" is NULL or empty.
+	 */
+	SIGN_BUFFER_USE_DEFAULT_KEY = (1 << 0),
+};
+
 /*
  * Create a detached signature for the contents of "buffer" and append
  * it after "signature"; "buffer" and "signature" can be the same
@@ -81,8 +90,7 @@ size_t parse_signed_buffer(const char *buf, size_t size);
  * at the end.  Returns 0 on success, non-zero on failure.
  */
 int sign_buffer(struct strbuf *buffer, struct strbuf *signature,
-		const char *signing_key);
-
+		const char *signing_key, enum sign_buffer_flags flags);
 
 /*
  * Returns corresponding string in lowercase for a given member of
diff --git a/send-pack.c b/send-pack.c
index 67d6987b1c..07ecfae4de 100644
--- a/send-pack.c
+++ b/send-pack.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static int generate_push_cert(struct strbuf *req_buf,
 	if (!update_seen)
 		goto free_return;
 
-	if (sign_buffer(&cert, &cert, signing_key))
+	if (sign_buffer(&cert, &cert, signing_key, 0))
 		die(_("failed to sign the push certificate"));
 
 	packet_buf_write(req_buf, "push-cert%c%s", 0, cap_string);
-- 
2.53.0.381.g628a66ccf6


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-03-13  1:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 60+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-02-23 19:41 [PATCH 0/2] fast-import: add mode to re-sign invalid commit signatures Justin Tobler
2026-02-23 19:41 ` [PATCH 1/2] commit: remove unused forward declaration Justin Tobler
2026-02-24  9:35   ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-23 19:41 ` [PATCH 2/2] fast-import: add mode to re-sign invalid commit signatures Justin Tobler
2026-02-24  9:33   ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-24 18:33     ` Justin Tobler
2026-02-24 13:40 ` [PATCH 0/2] " Christian Couder
2026-02-24 22:41 ` brian m. carlson
2026-02-24 22:45   ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-02 22:49   ` Justin Tobler
2026-03-06 20:53 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] " Justin Tobler
2026-03-06 20:53   ` [PATCH v2 1/3] commit: remove unused forward declaration Justin Tobler
2026-03-06 20:53   ` [PATCH v2 2/3] gpg-interface: introduce sign_buffer_with_key() Justin Tobler
2026-03-10  9:01     ` Christian Couder
2026-03-10 18:04       ` Justin Tobler
2026-03-06 20:53   ` [PATCH v2 3/3] fast-import: add mode to re-sign invalid commit signatures Justin Tobler
2026-03-10  9:27     ` Christian Couder
2026-03-10 18:09       ` Justin Tobler
2026-03-10 20:11   ` [PATCH v3 0/3] " Justin Tobler
2026-03-10 20:11     ` [PATCH v3 1/3] commit: remove unused forward declaration Justin Tobler
2026-03-10 22:29       ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-10 20:11     ` [PATCH v3 2/3] gpg-interface: introduce sign_buffer_with_key() Justin Tobler
2026-03-10 22:33       ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-10 20:11     ` [PATCH v3 3/3] fast-import: add mode to re-sign invalid commit signatures Justin Tobler
2026-03-10 20:49     ` [PATCH v3 0/3] " Junio C Hamano
2026-03-10 21:06       ` Justin Tobler
2026-03-10 21:20         ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-10 22:13           ` Justin Tobler
2026-03-10 22:39             ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-10 23:03               ` Justin Tobler
2026-03-11 17:31     ` [PATCH v4 " Justin Tobler
2026-03-11 17:31       ` [PATCH v4 1/3] commit: remove unused forward declaration Justin Tobler
2026-03-11 17:31       ` [PATCH v4 2/3] gpg-interface: introduce sign_buffer_with_key() Justin Tobler
2026-03-12 10:22         ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-03-12 13:58           ` Justin Tobler
2026-03-11 17:31       ` [PATCH v4 3/3] fast-import: add mode to sign commits with invalid signatures Justin Tobler
2026-03-12 10:23         ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-03-12 14:08           ` Justin Tobler
2026-03-12 14:22             ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-03-12 17:21               ` Justin Tobler
2026-03-12 19:22       ` [PATCH v5 0/3] fast-import: add mode to re-sign invalid commit signatures Justin Tobler
2026-03-12 19:22         ` [PATCH v5 1/3] commit: remove unused forward declaration Justin Tobler
2026-03-12 19:22         ` [PATCH v5 2/3] gpg-interface: allow sign_buffer() to use default signing key Justin Tobler
2026-03-12 20:20           ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-12 20:24             ` Justin Tobler
2026-03-12 19:22         ` [PATCH v5 3/3] fast-import: add mode to sign commits with invalid signatures Justin Tobler
2026-03-12 20:20           ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-12 20:29             ` Justin Tobler
2026-03-12 23:58           ` Jeff King
2026-03-13  0:17             ` Justin Tobler
2026-03-12 20:20         ` [PATCH v5 0/3] fast-import: add mode to re-sign invalid commit signatures Junio C Hamano
2026-03-12 20:30           ` Justin Tobler
2026-03-13  1:39         ` [PATCH v6 " Justin Tobler
2026-03-13  1:39           ` [PATCH v6 1/3] commit: remove unused forward declaration Justin Tobler
2026-03-13  1:39           ` Justin Tobler [this message]
2026-03-13  6:31             ` [PATCH v6 2/3] gpg-interface: allow sign_buffer() to use default signing key Patrick Steinhardt
2026-03-13  1:39           ` [PATCH v6 3/3] fast-import: add mode to sign commits with invalid signatures Justin Tobler
2026-03-13  6:31             ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-03-13  4:29           ` [PATCH v6 0/3] fast-import: add mode to re-sign invalid commit signatures Junio C Hamano
2026-03-13  6:31             ` Patrick Steinhardt

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