From: "Blue Swirl" <blauwirbel@gmail.com>
To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [5532] Replace uses of strndup (a GNU extension) with Qemu pstrdup
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:00:22 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <f43fc5580810260200r2db1c7e4j7bbdd26ed3bacc89@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <fb249edb0810250748q195ed02fl5a4e6929d05a1337@mail.gmail.com>
On 10/25/08, andrzej zaborowski <balrogg@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2008/10/25 Blue Swirl <blauwirbel@gmail.com>:
> > On 10/25/08, andrzej zaborowski <balrogg@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> 2008/10/25 Blue Swirl <blauwirbel@gmail.com>:
> >> > On 10/25/08, andrzej zaborowski <balrogg@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> 2008/10/25 Blue Swirl <blauwirbel@gmail.com>:
> >> >> > On 10/25/08, andrzej zaborowski <balrogg@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> >> 2008/10/25 Blue Swirl <blauwirbel@gmail.com>:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > 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
> 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?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-10-26 9:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-10-25 11:23 [Qemu-devel] [5532] Replace uses of strndup (a GNU extension) with Qemu pstrdup Blue Swirl
2008-10-25 12:03 ` andrzej zaborowski
2008-10-25 12:18 ` Blue Swirl
2008-10-25 13:07 ` andrzej zaborowski
2008-10-25 13:49 ` Blue Swirl
2008-10-25 14:15 ` andrzej zaborowski
2008-10-25 14:31 ` Blue Swirl
2008-10-25 14:48 ` andrzej zaborowski
2008-10-26 9:00 ` Blue Swirl [this message]
2008-10-26 10:24 ` andrzej zaborowski
2008-10-25 23:58 ` Warner Losh
2008-11-01 18:19 ` andrzej zaborowski
2008-11-01 18:31 ` Blue Swirl
2008-11-01 18:47 ` andrzej zaborowski
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