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Re: [PATCH 1/2] Don't leak file descriptors from unavailable pack files.

From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:42:52

"Shawn O. Pearce" [off-list ref] writes:
If open_packed_git failed it may have been because the packfile
actually exists and is readable, but some sort of verification
did not pass.  In this case open_packed_git left pack_fd filled
in, as the file descriptor is valid.
 			if (p->pack_fd == -1 && open_packed_git(p)) {
+				if (p->pack_fd != -1) {
+					close(p->pack_fd);
+					p->pack_fd = -1;
+				}
I agree leaking fd is not nice, but I wonder if that should be
dealt with by the caller.

Originally it did not matter as open_packed_git() died, but
shouldn't it be closing the fd and marking p->pack_fd with -1, as
you made it return instead of die?
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