From: <rsbecker@nexbridge.com>
To: <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>,
"'Junio C Hamano'" <gitster@pobox.com>,
"'Carlo Arenas'" <carenas@gmail.com>
Cc: <git@vger.kernel.org>, <philipoakley@iee.email>,
<me@ttaylorr.com>, <guy.j@maurel.de>, <szeder.dev@gmail.com>,
<johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>, <derrickstolee@github.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] git-compat-util: avoid failing dir ownership checks if running privileged
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:49:28 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <00ab01d85a5f$2831e0a0$7895a1e0$@nexbridge.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ed2cdc8f-1908-a095-ddf1-660ef8b5a90b@gmail.com>
On April 27, 2022 1:22 PM, Phillip Wood wrote:
>On 27/04/2022 17:19, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> Carlo Arenas <carenas@gmail.com> writes:
>>>> The standard is silent on what happens to error when the value is
>>>> out of range.
>>
>> Actually the standard is is very clear what happens to endptr (no,
>> don't call it "error", that is not the point of the parameter).
> >
>> A pointer to the final string shall be stored in the object
>> pointed to by endptr, provided that endptr is not a null
>> pointer.
>>
>> where "final string" has a precise definition much earlier:
>>
>> First, they decompose the input string into three parts:
>>
>> 1. An initial, possibly empty, sequence of white-space
>> characters (as specified by isspace())
>>
>> 2. A subject sequence interpreted as an integer represented in
>> some radix determined by the value of base
>>
>> 3. A final string of one or more unrecognized characters,
>> including the terminating null byte of the input string.
>>
>> Then they shall attempt to convert the subject sequence to an
>> integer, and return the result.
>>
>> So, leading whitespace is stripped, then "subject sequence" that is
>> the sequence of digits (with optional +/- sign) to be turned into a
>> long is recognised, and what remains is the "final string". endptr is
>> made to point at that "final string", and it does not matter what kind
>> of value the interpretation of "subject sequence" yields.
>
>Oh I think I misunderstood when I read the standard this morning. Just to check I
>do understand now, in the case of overflow entptr points to the final string (i.e. to
>the character following the last digit) even though the "subject sequence" cannot
>be successfully converted?
I can confirm this on multiple 32-bit platforms. With strtol("123456789012345678", &endptr, 10) returns 2147483647 and *endptr == '\0' just beyond the last 8.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-04-27 17:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 170+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-04-26 18:31 [RFC PATCH] git-compat-util: avoid failing dir ownership checks if running priviledged Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-04-26 19:48 ` Derrick Stolee
2022-04-26 19:56 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-04-26 20:10 ` rsbecker
2022-04-26 20:45 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-04-26 21:10 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-04-26 20:12 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-04-26 20:26 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-04-29 16:16 ` Derrick Stolee
2022-04-27 0:05 ` [PATCH] git-compat-util: avoid failing dir ownership checks if running privileged Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-04-27 9:33 ` Phillip Wood
2022-04-27 12:30 ` Phillip Wood
2022-04-27 14:15 ` rsbecker
2022-04-27 15:58 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-04-27 16:14 ` Phillip Wood
2022-04-27 18:54 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-04-27 20:59 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-04-27 21:09 ` rsbecker
2022-04-27 21:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-04-28 17:56 ` Phillip Wood
2022-04-27 15:38 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-04-27 15:50 ` rsbecker
2022-04-27 16:19 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-04-27 16:45 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-04-27 17:22 ` Phillip Wood
2022-04-27 17:49 ` rsbecker [this message]
2022-04-27 17:54 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-04-27 18:05 ` rsbecker
2022-04-27 18:11 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-04-27 18:16 ` rsbecker
2022-04-27 16:31 ` Phillip Wood
2022-04-27 16:54 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-04-27 17:28 ` Phillip Wood
2022-04-27 17:49 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-04-27 22:26 ` [RFC PATCH v2] " Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-04-27 22:33 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-04-28 3:35 ` [PATCH 0/2] fix `sudo make install` regression in maint Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-04-28 3:35 ` [PATCH 1/2] Documentation: explain how safe.directory works when running under sudo Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-04-28 5:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-04-28 5:58 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-04-28 6:41 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-04-28 3:35 ` [PATCH 2/2] t: add tests for safe.directory when running with sudo Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-04-28 5:34 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-04-28 4:57 ` [PATCH 0/2] fix `sudo make install` regression in maint Junio C Hamano
2022-04-28 10:58 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] " Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-04-28 10:58 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] git-compat-util: avoid failing dir ownership checks if running privileged Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-04-28 18:02 ` Phillip Wood
2022-04-28 18:57 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-04-28 10:58 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] Documentation: explain how safe.directory works when running under sudo Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-04-30 6:17 ` Bagas Sanjaya
2022-04-30 6:39 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-04-30 14:15 ` Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-04-28 10:58 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] t: add tests for safe.directory when running with sudo Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-04-28 16:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-04-28 18:08 ` Phillip Wood
2022-04-28 18:12 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-06 17:50 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-06 21:43 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-06 22:57 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-06 23:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-07 11:57 ` Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-04-28 19:53 ` rsbecker
2022-04-28 20:22 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-04-28 20:43 ` rsbecker
2022-04-28 20:51 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-04-28 20:56 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-04-28 21:55 ` rsbecker
2022-04-28 22:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-04-28 22:45 ` rsbecker
2022-04-28 20:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-04-28 20:32 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-04-28 20:40 ` rsbecker
2022-04-28 20:48 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-04-28 21:02 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-04-28 21:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-04-29 1:24 ` Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-04-29 18:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-04-29 20:05 ` Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-02 18:39 ` [RFC PATCH v3 0/3] fix `sudo make install` regression in maint Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-02 18:39 ` [RFC PATCH v3 1/3] t: document regression git safe.directory when using sudo Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-02 21:35 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-02 23:07 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-02 18:39 ` [RFC PATCH v3 2/3] git-compat-util: avoid failing dir ownership checks if running privileged Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-02 18:39 ` [RFC PATCH v3 3/3] t0034: enhance framework to allow testing more commands under sudo Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-02 22:10 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-03 0:00 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-03 6:54 ` [PATCH v3 0/3] fix `sudo make install` regression in maint Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-03 6:54 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] t: document regression git safe.directory when using sudo Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-03 14:03 ` Phillip Wood
2022-05-03 15:56 ` Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-04 11:15 ` Phillip Wood
2022-05-04 13:02 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-04 14:11 ` Phillip Wood
2022-05-05 13:44 ` Johannes Schindelin
2022-05-05 14:34 ` Phillip Wood
2022-05-05 15:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-05 18:33 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-05 19:39 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-06 21:03 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-09 8:21 ` Phillip Wood
2022-05-09 14:51 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-09 15:18 ` Phillip Wood
2022-05-09 16:01 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-09 16:21 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-06 17:39 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-03 6:54 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] git-compat-util: avoid failing dir ownership checks if running privileged Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-05 14:01 ` Johannes Schindelin
2022-05-05 14:32 ` Phillip Wood
2022-05-06 19:15 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-06 20:00 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-06 20:22 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-06 20:59 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-06 21:40 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-06 21:07 ` rsbecker
2022-05-05 16:09 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-06 20:02 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-03 6:54 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] t0034: enhance framework to allow testing more commands under sudo Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-03 14:12 ` Phillip Wood
2022-05-03 15:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-06 16:54 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-07 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH v4 0/3] fix `sudo make install` regression in maint Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-07 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH v4 1/3] t: regression git needs safe.directory when using sudo Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-07 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH v4 2/3] git-compat-util: avoid failing dir ownership checks if running privileged Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-07 17:34 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-07 18:56 ` Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-09 16:54 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-09 17:36 ` rsbecker
2022-05-09 18:48 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-09 19:16 ` rsbecker
2022-05-09 19:41 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-07 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH v4 3/3] t0034: add negative tests and allow git init to mostly work under sudo Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-10 14:17 ` [RFC PATCH v4 0/3] fix `sudo make install` regression in maint Phillip Wood
2022-05-10 15:47 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-10 17:46 ` [PATCH " Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-10 17:46 ` [PATCH v4 1/3] t: regression git needs safe.directory when using sudo Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-10 22:10 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-10 23:11 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-10 23:44 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-11 0:56 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-11 1:11 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-10 17:46 ` [PATCH v4 2/3] git-compat-util: avoid failing dir ownership checks if running privileged Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-10 22:57 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-11 7:34 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-11 14:58 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-10 17:46 ` [PATCH v4 3/3] t0034: add negative tests and allow git init to mostly work under sudo Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-10 23:11 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-10 23:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-11 14:04 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-11 15:29 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-13 1:00 ` [PATCH v5 0/4] fix `sudo make install` regression in maint Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-13 1:00 ` [PATCH v5 1/4] t: regression git needs safe.directory when using sudo Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-06-03 12:12 ` SZEDER Gábor
2022-05-13 1:00 ` [PATCH v5 2/4] git-compat-util: avoid failing dir ownership checks if running privileged Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-06-03 11:05 ` SZEDER Gábor
2022-06-03 16:54 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-06-03 17:34 ` SZEDER Gábor
2022-05-13 1:00 ` [PATCH v5 3/4] t0034: add negative tests and allow git init to mostly work under sudo Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-13 1:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-14 14:36 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-15 16:54 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-15 19:21 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-05-16 5:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-16 13:07 ` Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-05-16 16:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-05-13 1:00 ` [PATCH v5 4/4] git-compat-util: allow root to access both SUDO_UID and root owned Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-06-15 14:02 ` Johannes Schindelin
2022-06-17 14:26 ` Carlo Arenas
2022-06-17 16:00 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-06-17 20:23 ` [PATCH v6] " Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2022-06-17 21:02 ` Junio C Hamano
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