hush/libbb/xreadlink.c

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/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
/*
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* xreadlink.c - safe implementation of readlink.
* Returns a NULL on failure.
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*
* Licensed under GPLv2, see file LICENSE in this source tree.
*/
#include "libbb.h"
/* Some systems (eg Hurd) do not have MAXSYMLINKS definition,
* set it to some reasonable value if it isn't defined */
#ifndef MAXSYMLINKS
# define MAXSYMLINKS 20
#endif
/*
* NOTE: This function returns a malloced char* that you will have to free
* yourself.
*/
char* FAST_FUNC xmalloc_readlink(const char *path)
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{
enum { GROWBY = 80 }; /* how large we will grow strings by */
char *buf = NULL;
int bufsize = 0, readsize = 0;
do {
bufsize += GROWBY;
buf = xrealloc(buf, bufsize);
readsize = readlink(path, buf, bufsize);
if (readsize == -1) {
free(buf);
return NULL;
}
} while (bufsize < readsize + 1);
buf[readsize] = '\0';
return buf;
}
/*
* This routine is not the same as realpath(), which
* canonicalizes the given path completely. This routine only
* follows trailing symlinks until a real file is reached and
* returns its name. If the path ends in a dangling link or if
* the target doesn't exist, the path is returned in any case.
* Intermediate symlinks in the path are not expanded -- only
* those at the tail.
* A malloced char* is returned, which must be freed by the caller.
*/
char* FAST_FUNC xmalloc_follow_symlinks(const char *path)
{
char *buf;
char *lpc;
char *linkpath;
int bufsize;
int looping = MAXSYMLINKS + 1;
buf = xstrdup(path);
goto jump_in;
while (1) {
linkpath = xmalloc_readlink(buf);
if (!linkpath) {
/* not a symlink, or doesn't exist */
if (errno == EINVAL || errno == ENOENT)
return buf;
goto free_buf_ret_null;
}
if (!--looping) {
free(linkpath);
free_buf_ret_null:
free(buf);
return NULL;
}
if (*linkpath != '/') {
bufsize += strlen(linkpath);
buf = xrealloc(buf, bufsize);
lpc = bb_get_last_path_component_strip(buf);
strcpy(lpc, linkpath);
free(linkpath);
} else {
free(buf);
buf = linkpath;
jump_in:
bufsize = strlen(buf) + 1;
}
}
}
char* FAST_FUNC xmalloc_readlink_or_warn(const char *path)
{
char *buf = xmalloc_readlink(path);
if (!buf) {
/* EINVAL => "file: Invalid argument" => puzzled user */
const char *errmsg = "not a symlink";
int err = errno;
if (err != EINVAL)
errmsg = strerror(err);
bb_error_msg("%s: cannot read link: %s", path, errmsg);
}
return buf;
}
char* FAST_FUNC xmalloc_realpath(const char *path)
{
/* NB: uclibc also defines __GLIBC__
* Therefore the test "if glibc, or uclibc >= 0.9.31" looks a bit weird:
*/
#if defined(__GLIBC__) && \
(!defined(__UCLIBC__) || UCLIBC_VERSION >= KERNEL_VERSION(0, 9, 31))
/* glibc provides a non-standard extension */
/* new: POSIX.1-2008 specifies this behavior as well */
return realpath(path, NULL);
#else
char buf[PATH_MAX+1];
/* on error returns NULL (xstrdup(NULL) == NULL) */
return xstrdup(realpath(path, buf));
#endif
}