init: use strbufs to store paths

The init code predates strbufs, and uses PATH_MAX-sized
buffers along with many manual checks on intermediate sizes
(some of which make magic assumptions, such as that init
will not create a path inside .git longer than 50
characters).

We can simplify this greatly by using strbufs, which drops
some hard-to-verify strcpy calls in favor of git_path_buf.
While we're in the area, let's also convert existing calls
to git_path to the safer git_path_buf (our existing calls
were passed to pretty tame functions, and so were not a
problem, but it's easy to be consistent and safe here).

Note that we had an explicit test that "git init" rejects
long template directories. This comes from 32d1776 (init: Do
not segfault on big GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR environment variable,
2009-04-18). We can drop the test_must_fail here, as we now
accept this and need only confirm that we don't segfault,
which was the original point of the test.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

builtin/init-db.c

@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ static void safe_create_dir(const char *dir, int share)
 		die(_("Could not make %s writable by group"), dir);
 }
 
-static void copy_templates_1(char *path, int baselen,
-			     char *template, int template_baselen,
+static void copy_templates_1(struct strbuf *path, struct strbuf *template,
 			     DIR *dir)
 {
+	size_t path_baselen = path->len;
+	size_t template_baselen = template->len;
 	struct dirent *de;
 
 	/* Note: if ".git/hooks" file exists in the repository being
@@ -49,77 +50,64 @@ static void copy_templates_1(char *path, int baselen,
 	 * with the way the namespace under .git/ is organized, should
 	 * be really carefully chosen.
 	 */
-	safe_create_dir(path, 1);
+	safe_create_dir(path->buf, 1);
 	while ((de = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
 		struct stat st_git, st_template;
-		int namelen;
 		int exists = 0;
 
+		strbuf_setlen(path, path_baselen);
+		strbuf_setlen(template, template_baselen);
+
 		if (de->d_name[0] == '.')
 			continue;
-		namelen = strlen(de->d_name);
-		if ((PATH_MAX <= baselen + namelen) ||
-		    (PATH_MAX <= template_baselen + namelen))
-			die(_("insanely long template name %s"), de->d_name);
-		memcpy(path + baselen, de->d_name, namelen+1);
-		memcpy(template + template_baselen, de->d_name, namelen+1);
-		if (lstat(path, &st_git)) {
+		strbuf_addstr(path, de->d_name);
+		strbuf_addstr(template, de->d_name);
+		if (lstat(path->buf, &st_git)) {
 			if (errno != ENOENT)
-				die_errno(_("cannot stat '%s'"), path);
+				die_errno(_("cannot stat '%s'"), path->buf);
 		}
 		else
 			exists = 1;
 
-		if (lstat(template, &st_template))
-			die_errno(_("cannot stat template '%s'"), template);
+		if (lstat(template->buf, &st_template))
+			die_errno(_("cannot stat template '%s'"), template->buf);
 
 		if (S_ISDIR(st_template.st_mode)) {
-			DIR *subdir = opendir(template);
-			int baselen_sub = baselen + namelen;
-			int template_baselen_sub = template_baselen + namelen;
+			DIR *subdir = opendir(template->buf);
 			if (!subdir)
-				die_errno(_("cannot opendir '%s'"), template);
-			path[baselen_sub++] =
-				template[template_baselen_sub++] = '/';
-			path[baselen_sub] =
-				template[template_baselen_sub] = 0;
-			copy_templates_1(path, baselen_sub,
-					 template, template_baselen_sub,
-					 subdir);
+				die_errno(_("cannot opendir '%s'"), template->buf);
+			strbuf_addch(path, '/');
+			strbuf_addch(template, '/');
+			copy_templates_1(path, template, subdir);
 			closedir(subdir);
 		}
 		else if (exists)
 			continue;
 		else if (S_ISLNK(st_template.st_mode)) {
-			char lnk[256];
-			int len;
-			len = readlink(template, lnk, sizeof(lnk));
-			if (len < 0)
-				die_errno(_("cannot readlink '%s'"), template);
-			if (sizeof(lnk) <= len)
-				die(_("insanely long symlink %s"), template);
-			lnk[len] = 0;
-			if (symlink(lnk, path))
-				die_errno(_("cannot symlink '%s' '%s'"), lnk, path);
+			struct strbuf lnk = STRBUF_INIT;
+			if (strbuf_readlink(&lnk, template->buf, 0) < 0)
+				die_errno(_("cannot readlink '%s'"), template->buf);
+			if (symlink(lnk.buf, path->buf))
+				die_errno(_("cannot symlink '%s' '%s'"),
+					  lnk.buf, path->buf);
+			strbuf_release(&lnk);
 		}
 		else if (S_ISREG(st_template.st_mode)) {
-			if (copy_file(path, template, st_template.st_mode))
-				die_errno(_("cannot copy '%s' to '%s'"), template,
-					  path);
+			if (copy_file(path->buf, template->buf, st_template.st_mode))
+				die_errno(_("cannot copy '%s' to '%s'"),
+					  template->buf, path->buf);
 		}
 		else
-			error(_("ignoring template %s"), template);
+			error(_("ignoring template %s"), template->buf);
 	}
 }
 
 static void copy_templates(const char *template_dir)
 {
-	char path[PATH_MAX];
-	char template_path[PATH_MAX];
-	int template_len;
+	struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf template_path = STRBUF_INIT;
+	size_t template_len;
 	DIR *dir;
-	const char *git_dir = get_git_dir();
-	int len = strlen(git_dir);
 	char *to_free = NULL;
 
 	if (!template_dir)
@@ -132,26 +120,23 @@ static void copy_templates(const char *template_dir)
 		free(to_free);
 		return;
 	}
-	template_len = strlen(template_dir);
-	if (PATH_MAX <= (template_len+strlen("/config")))
-		die(_("insanely long template path %s"), template_dir);
-	strcpy(template_path, template_dir);
-	if (template_path[template_len-1] != '/') {
-		template_path[template_len++] = '/';
-		template_path[template_len] = 0;
-	}
-	dir = opendir(template_path);
+
+	strbuf_addstr(&template_path, template_dir);
+	strbuf_complete(&template_path, '/');
+	template_len = template_path.len;
+
+	dir = opendir(template_path.buf);
 	if (!dir) {
 		warning(_("templates not found %s"), template_dir);
 		goto free_return;
 	}
 
 	/* Make sure that template is from the correct vintage */
-	strcpy(template_path + template_len, "config");
+	strbuf_addstr(&template_path, "config");
 	repository_format_version = 0;
 	git_config_from_file(check_repository_format_version,
-			     template_path, NULL);
-	template_path[template_len] = 0;
+			     template_path.buf, NULL);
+	strbuf_setlen(&template_path, template_len);
 
 	if (repository_format_version &&
 	    repository_format_version != GIT_REPO_VERSION) {
@@ -162,17 +147,15 @@ static void copy_templates(const char *template_dir)
 		goto close_free_return;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(path, git_dir, len);
-	if (len && path[len - 1] != '/')
-		path[len++] = '/';
-	path[len] = 0;
-	copy_templates_1(path, len,
-			 template_path, template_len,
-			 dir);
+	strbuf_addstr(&path, get_git_dir());
+	strbuf_complete(&path, '/');
+	copy_templates_1(&path, &template_path, dir);
 close_free_return:
 	closedir(dir);
 free_return:
 	free(to_free);
+	strbuf_release(&path);
+	strbuf_release(&template_path);
 }
 
 static int git_init_db_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
@@ -199,28 +182,20 @@ static int needs_work_tree_config(const char *git_dir, const char *work_tree)
 
 static int create_default_files(const char *template_path)
 {
-	const char *git_dir = get_git_dir();
-	unsigned len = strlen(git_dir);
-	static char path[PATH_MAX];
 	struct stat st1;
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	char *path;
 	char repo_version_string[10];
 	char junk[2];
 	int reinit;
 	int filemode;
 
-	if (len > sizeof(path)-50)
-		die(_("insane git directory %s"), git_dir);
-	memcpy(path, git_dir, len);
-
-	if (len && path[len-1] != '/')
-		path[len++] = '/';
-
 	/*
 	 * Create .git/refs/{heads,tags}
 	 */
-	safe_create_dir(git_path("refs"), 1);
-	safe_create_dir(git_path("refs/heads"), 1);
-	safe_create_dir(git_path("refs/tags"), 1);
+	safe_create_dir(git_path_buf(&buf, "refs"), 1);
+	safe_create_dir(git_path_buf(&buf, "refs/heads"), 1);
+	safe_create_dir(git_path_buf(&buf, "refs/tags"), 1);
 
 	/* Just look for `init.templatedir` */
 	git_config(git_init_db_config, NULL);
@@ -244,16 +219,16 @@ static int create_default_files(const char *template_path)
 	 */
 	if (shared_repository) {
 		adjust_shared_perm(get_git_dir());
-		adjust_shared_perm(git_path("refs"));
-		adjust_shared_perm(git_path("refs/heads"));
-		adjust_shared_perm(git_path("refs/tags"));
+		adjust_shared_perm(git_path_buf(&buf, "refs"));
+		adjust_shared_perm(git_path_buf(&buf, "refs/heads"));
+		adjust_shared_perm(git_path_buf(&buf, "refs/tags"));
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Create the default symlink from ".git/HEAD" to the "master"
 	 * branch, if it does not exist yet.
 	 */
-	strcpy(path + len, "HEAD");
+	path = git_path_buf(&buf, "HEAD");
 	reinit = (!access(path, R_OK)
 		  || readlink(path, junk, sizeof(junk)-1) != -1);
 	if (!reinit) {
@@ -266,10 +241,8 @@ static int create_default_files(const char *template_path)
 		  "%d", GIT_REPO_VERSION);
 	git_config_set("core.repositoryformatversion", repo_version_string);
 
-	path[len] = 0;
-	strcpy(path + len, "config");
-
 	/* Check filemode trustability */
+	path = git_path_buf(&buf, "config");
 	filemode = TEST_FILEMODE;
 	if (TEST_FILEMODE && !lstat(path, &st1)) {
 		struct stat st2;
@@ -290,14 +263,13 @@ static int create_default_files(const char *template_path)
 		/* allow template config file to override the default */
 		if (log_all_ref_updates == -1)
 		    git_config_set("core.logallrefupdates", "true");
-		if (needs_work_tree_config(git_dir, work_tree))
+		if (needs_work_tree_config(get_git_dir(), work_tree))
 			git_config_set("core.worktree", work_tree);
 	}
 
 	if (!reinit) {
 		/* Check if symlink is supported in the work tree */
-		path[len] = 0;
-		strcpy(path + len, "tXXXXXX");
+		path = git_path_buf(&buf, "tXXXXXX");
 		if (!close(xmkstemp(path)) &&
 		    !unlink(path) &&
 		    !symlink("testing", path) &&
@@ -308,31 +280,35 @@ static int create_default_files(const char *template_path)
 			git_config_set("core.symlinks", "false");
 
 		/* Check if the filesystem is case-insensitive */
-		path[len] = 0;
-		strcpy(path + len, "CoNfIg");
+		path = git_path_buf(&buf, "CoNfIg");
 		if (!access(path, F_OK))
 			git_config_set("core.ignorecase", "true");
 		probe_utf8_pathname_composition();
 	}
 
+	strbuf_release(&buf);
 	return reinit;
 }
 
 static void create_object_directory(void)
 {
-	const char *object_directory = get_object_directory();
-	int len = strlen(object_directory);
-	char *path = xmalloc(len + 40);
+	struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
+	size_t baselen;
+
+	strbuf_addstr(&path, get_object_directory());
+	baselen = path.len;
+
+	safe_create_dir(path.buf, 1);
 
-	memcpy(path, object_directory, len);
+	strbuf_setlen(&path, baselen);
+	strbuf_addstr(&path, "/pack");
+	safe_create_dir(path.buf, 1);
 
-	safe_create_dir(object_directory, 1);
-	strcpy(path+len, "/pack");
-	safe_create_dir(path, 1);
-	strcpy(path+len, "/info");
-	safe_create_dir(path, 1);
+	strbuf_setlen(&path, baselen);
+	strbuf_addstr(&path, "/info");
+	safe_create_dir(path.buf, 1);
 
-	free(path);
+	strbuf_release(&path);
 }
 
 int set_git_dir_init(const char *git_dir, const char *real_git_dir,

t/t0001-init.sh

@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ test_expect_success 'init honors global core.sharedRepository' '
 	x$(git config -f shared-honor-global/.git/config core.sharedRepository)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'init rejects insanely long --template' '
-	test_must_fail git init --template=$(printf "x%09999dx" 1) test
+test_expect_success 'init allows insanely long --template' '
+	git init --template=$(printf "x%09999dx" 1) test
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'init creates a new directory' '