Re: [PATCH] Simplify strbuf uses in fast-import.c using the proper functions.

@@ -44,30 +44,22 @@ static int ent_compare(const void *a_, const void *b_)
 
 static void write_tree(unsigned char *sha1)
 {
-	char *buffer;
-	unsigned long size, offset;
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	size_t size;
 	int i;
 
 	qsort(entries, used, sizeof(*entries), ent_compare);
 	for (size = i = 0; i < used; i++)
 		size += 32 + entries[i]->len;
-	buffer = xmalloc(size);
-	offset = 0;
+	strbuf_grow(&buf, size);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < used; i++) {
 		struct treeent *ent = entries[i];
-
-		if (offset + ent->len + 100 < size) {
-			size = alloc_nr(offset + ent->len + 100);
-			buffer = xrealloc(buffer, size);
-		}
-		offset += sprintf(buffer + offset, "%o ", ent->mode);
-		offset += sprintf(buffer + offset, "%s", ent->name);
-		buffer[offset++] = 0;
-		hashcpy((unsigned char*)buffer + offset, ent->sha1);
-		offset += 20;
+		strbuf_addf(&buf, "%o %s%c", ent->mode, ent->name, '\0');
+		strbuf_add(&buf, ent->sha1, 20);
 	}
-	write_sha1_file(buffer, offset, tree_type, sha1);
+
+	write_sha1_file(buf.buf, buf.len, tree_type, sha1);
 }
 
 static const char mktree_usage[] = "git-mktree [-z]";

@@ -78,19 +78,6 @@ static void write_trailer(void)
 	}
 }
 
-static void strbuf_append_string(struct strbuf *sb, const char *s)
-{
-	int slen = strlen(s);
-	int total = sb->len + slen;
-	if (total + 1 > sb->alloc) {
-		sb->buf = xrealloc(sb->buf, total + 1);
-		sb->alloc = total + 1;
-	}
-	memcpy(sb->buf + sb->len, s, slen);
-	sb->len = total;
-	sb->buf[total] = '\0';
-}
-
 /*
  * pax extended header records have the format "%u %s=%s\n".  %u contains
  * the size of the whole string (including the %u), the first %s is the

@@ -100,26 +87,17 @@ static void strbuf_append_string(struct strbuf *sb, const char *s)
 static void strbuf_append_ext_header(struct strbuf *sb, const char *keyword,
                                      const char *value, unsigned int valuelen)
 {
-	char *p;
-	int len, total, tmp;
+	int len, tmp;
 
 	/* "%u %s=%s\n" */
 	len = 1 + 1 + strlen(keyword) + 1 + valuelen + 1;
 	for (tmp = len; tmp > 9; tmp /= 10)
 		len++;
 
-	total = sb->len + len;
-	if (total > sb->alloc) {
-		sb->buf = xrealloc(sb->buf, total);
-		sb->alloc = total;
-	}
-
-	p = sb->buf;
-	p += sprintf(p, "%u %s=", len, keyword);
-	memcpy(p, value, valuelen);
-	p += valuelen;
-	*p = '\n';
-	sb->len = total;
+	strbuf_grow(sb, len);
+	strbuf_addf(sb, "%u %s=", len, keyword);
+	strbuf_add(sb, value, valuelen);
+	strbuf_addch(sb, '\n');
 }
 
 static unsigned int ustar_header_chksum(const struct ustar_header *header)

@@ -153,8 +131,7 @@ static void write_entry(const unsigned char *sha1, struct strbuf *path,
 	struct strbuf ext_header;
 
 	memset(&header, 0, sizeof(header));
-	ext_header.buf = NULL;
-	ext_header.len = ext_header.alloc = 0;
+	strbuf_init(&ext_header);
 
 	if (!sha1) {
 		*header.typeflag = TYPEFLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER;

@@ -225,8 +202,8 @@ static void write_entry(const unsigned char *sha1, struct strbuf *path,
 
 	if (ext_header.len > 0) {
 		write_entry(sha1, NULL, 0, ext_header.buf, ext_header.len);
-		free(ext_header.buf);
 	}
+	strbuf_release(&ext_header);
 	write_blocked(&header, sizeof(header));
 	if (S_ISREG(mode) && buffer && size > 0)
 		write_blocked(buffer, size);

@@ -235,11 +212,11 @@ static void write_entry(const unsigned char *sha1, struct strbuf *path,
 static void write_global_extended_header(const unsigned char *sha1)
 {
 	struct strbuf ext_header;
-	ext_header.buf = NULL;
-	ext_header.len = ext_header.alloc = 0;
+
+	strbuf_init(&ext_header);
 	strbuf_append_ext_header(&ext_header, "comment", sha1_to_hex(sha1), 40);
 	write_entry(NULL, NULL, 0, ext_header.buf, ext_header.len);
-	free(ext_header.buf);
+	strbuf_release(&ext_header);
 }
 
 static int git_tar_config(const char *var, const char *value)

@@ -260,28 +237,18 @@ static int write_tar_entry(const unsigned char *sha1,
                            const char *base, int baselen,
                            const char *filename, unsigned mode, int stage)
 {
-	static struct strbuf path;
+	static struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int filenamelen = strlen(filename);
 	void *buffer;
 	enum object_type type;
 	unsigned long size;
 
-	if (!path.alloc) {
-		path.buf = xmalloc(PATH_MAX);
-		path.alloc = PATH_MAX;
-		path.len = path.eof = 0;
-	}
-	if (path.alloc < baselen + filenamelen + 1) {
-		free(path.buf);
-		path.buf = xmalloc(baselen + filenamelen + 1);
-		path.alloc = baselen + filenamelen + 1;
-	}
-	memcpy(path.buf, base, baselen);
-	memcpy(path.buf + baselen, filename, filenamelen);
-	path.len = baselen + filenamelen;
-	path.buf[path.len] = '\0';
+	strbuf_grow(&path, MAX(PATH_MAX, baselen + filenamelen + 1));
+	strbuf_reset(&path);
+	strbuf_add(&path, base, baselen);
+	strbuf_add(&path, filename, filenamelen);
 	if (S_ISDIR(mode) || S_ISGITLINK(mode)) {
-		strbuf_append_string(&path, "/");
+		strbuf_addch(&path, '/');
 		buffer = NULL;
 		size = 0;
 	} else {

@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static struct tag *last_tag;
 
 /* Input stream parsing */
 static whenspec_type whenspec = WHENSPEC_RAW;
-static struct strbuf command_buf;
+static struct strbuf command_buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 static int unread_command_buf;
 static struct recent_command cmd_hist = {&cmd_hist, &cmd_hist, NULL};
 static struct recent_command *cmd_tail = &cmd_hist;

@@ -1638,17 +1638,15 @@ static void cmd_mark(void)
 
 static void *cmd_data (size_t *size)
 {
-	size_t length;
-	char *buffer;
+	struct strbuf buffer = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	if (prefixcmp(command_buf.buf, "data "))
 		die("Expected 'data n' command, found: %s", command_buf.buf);
 
 	if (!prefixcmp(command_buf.buf + 5, "<<")) {
 		char *term = xstrdup(command_buf.buf + 5 + 2);
-		size_t sz = 8192, term_len = command_buf.len - 5 - 2;
-		length = 0;
-		buffer = xmalloc(sz);
+		size_t term_len = command_buf.len - 5 - 2;
+
 		for (;;) {
 			read_line(&command_buf, stdin, '\n');
 			if (command_buf.eof)

@@ -1656,21 +1654,18 @@ static void *cmd_data (size_t *size)
 			if (term_len == command_buf.len
 				&& !strcmp(term, command_buf.buf))
 				break;
-			ALLOC_GROW(buffer, length + command_buf.len + 1, sz);
-			memcpy(buffer + length,
-				command_buf.buf,
-				command_buf.len);
-			length += command_buf.len;
-			buffer[length++] = '\n';
+			strbuf_addbuf(&buffer, &command_buf);
+			strbuf_addch(&buffer, '\n');
 		}
 		free(term);
 	}
 	else {
-		size_t n = 0;
+		size_t n = 0, length;
+
 		length = strtoul(command_buf.buf + 5, NULL, 10);
-		buffer = xmalloc(length);
+
 		while (n < length) {
-			size_t s = fread(buffer + n, 1, length - n, stdin);
+			size_t s = strbuf_fread(&buffer, length - n, stdin);
 			if (!s && feof(stdin))
 				die("EOF in data (%lu bytes remaining)",
 					(unsigned long)(length - n));

@@ -1679,8 +1674,8 @@ static void *cmd_data (size_t *size)
 	}
 
 	skip_optional_lf();
-	*size = length;
-	return buffer;
+	*size = buffer.len;
+	return strbuf_detach(&buffer);
 }
 
 static int validate_raw_date(const char *src, char *result, int maxlen)

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static void write_entry(const unsigned char *sha1, struct strbuf *path,
 		sprintf(header.name, "%s.paxheader", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 	} else {
 		if (verbose)
-			fprintf(stderr, "%.*s\n", path->len, path->buf);
+			fprintf(stderr, "%.*s\n", (int)path->len, path->buf);
 		if (S_ISDIR(mode) || S_ISGITLINK(mode)) {
 			*header.typeflag = TYPEFLAG_DIR;
 			mode = (mode | 0777) & ~tar_umask;

@@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ static void read_next_command(void)
 		} else {
 			struct recent_command *rc;
 
-			command_buf.buf = NULL;
+			strbuf_detach(&command_buf);
 			read_line(&command_buf, stdin, '\n');
 			if (command_buf.eof)
 				return;

@@ -1649,7 +1649,6 @@ static void *cmd_data (size_t *size)
 		size_t sz = 8192, term_len = command_buf.len - 5 - 2;
 		length = 0;
 		buffer = xmalloc(sz);
-		command_buf.buf = NULL;
 		for (;;) {
 			read_line(&command_buf, stdin, '\n');
 			if (command_buf.eof)

@@ -1657,11 +1656,11 @@ static void *cmd_data (size_t *size)
 			if (term_len == command_buf.len
 				&& !strcmp(term, command_buf.buf))
 				break;
-			ALLOC_GROW(buffer, length + command_buf.len, sz);
+			ALLOC_GROW(buffer, length + command_buf.len + 1, sz);
 			memcpy(buffer + length,
 				command_buf.buf,
-				command_buf.len - 1);
-			length += command_buf.len - 1;
+				command_buf.len);
+			length += command_buf.len;
 			buffer[length++] = '\n';
 		}
 		free(term);

@@ -2101,7 +2100,7 @@ static void cmd_new_commit(void)
 	}
 
 	/* file_change* */
-	while (!command_buf.eof && command_buf.len > 1) {
+	while (!command_buf.eof && command_buf.len > 0) {
 		if (!prefixcmp(command_buf.buf, "M "))
 			file_change_m(b);
 		else if (!prefixcmp(command_buf.buf, "D "))

@@ -2256,7 +2255,7 @@ static void cmd_reset_branch(void)
 	else
 		b = new_branch(sp);
 	read_next_command();
-	if (!cmd_from(b) && command_buf.len > 1)
+	if (!cmd_from(b) && command_buf.len > 0)
 		unread_command_buf = 1;
 }
 

@@ -2273,7 +2272,7 @@ static void cmd_checkpoint(void)
 
 static void cmd_progress(void)
 {
-	fwrite(command_buf.buf, 1, command_buf.len - 1, stdout);
+	fwrite(command_buf.buf, 1, command_buf.len, stdout);
 	fputc('\n', stdout);
 	fflush(stdout);
 	skip_optional_lf();

@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 
 	strbuf_init(&sb);
 	while (1) {
-		int len;
 		char *ptr, *ntr;
 		unsigned mode;
 		enum object_type type;

@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 		read_line(&sb, stdin, line_termination);
 		if (sb.eof)
 			break;
-		len = sb.len;
 		ptr = sb.buf;
 		/* Input is non-recursive ls-tree output format
 		 * mode SP type SP sha1 TAB name

@@ -111,7 +109,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 			die("input format error: %s", sb.buf);
 		ptr = ntr + 1; /* type */
 		ntr = strchr(ptr, ' ');
-		if (!ntr || sb.buf + len <= ntr + 41 ||
+		if (!ntr || sb.buf + sb.len <= ntr + 40 ||
 		    ntr[41] != '\t' ||
 		    get_sha1_hex(ntr + 1, sha1))
 			die("input format error: %s", sb.buf);

@@ -2,40 +2,115 @@
 #include "strbuf.h"
 
 void strbuf_init(struct strbuf *sb) {
-	sb->buf = NULL;
-	sb->eof = sb->alloc = sb->len = 0;
+	memset(sb, 0, sizeof(*sb));
 }
 
-static void strbuf_begin(struct strbuf *sb) {
+void strbuf_release(struct strbuf *sb) {
 	free(sb->buf);
+	memset(sb, 0, sizeof(*sb));
+}
+
+void strbuf_reset(struct strbuf *sb) {
+	if (sb->len)
+		sb->buf[sb->len = 0] = '\0';
+}
+
+char *strbuf_detach(struct strbuf *sb) {
+	char *res = sb->buf;
 	strbuf_init(sb);
+	return res;
+}
+
+void strbuf_grow(struct strbuf *sb, size_t extra) {
+	if (sb->len + extra + 1 < sb->len)
+		die("you want to use way too much memory");
+	ALLOC_GROW(sb->buf, sb->len + extra + 1, sb->alloc);
+}
+
+void strbuf_add(struct strbuf *sb, const void *data, size_t len) {
+	strbuf_grow(sb, len);
+	memcpy(sb->buf + sb->len, data, len);
+	sb->len += len;
+	sb->buf[sb->len] = '\0';
+}
+
+void strbuf_addvf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+	size_t len;
+	va_list ap2;
+
+	va_copy(ap2, ap);
+
+	len = vsnprintf(sb->buf + sb->len, sb->alloc - sb->len, fmt, ap);
+	if (len < 0) {
+		len = 0;
+	}
+	if (len >= sb->alloc - sb->len) {
+		strbuf_grow(sb, len);
+		len = vsnprintf(sb->buf + sb->len, sb->alloc - sb->len, fmt, ap2);
+		if (len >= sb->alloc - sb->len) {
+			len = sb->alloc - sb->len - 1;
+		}
+	}
+	sb->len = sb->len + len;
+	sb->buf[sb->len] = '\0';
 }
 
-static void inline strbuf_add(struct strbuf *sb, int ch) {
-	if (sb->alloc <= sb->len) {
-		sb->alloc = sb->alloc * 3 / 2 + 16;
-		sb->buf = xrealloc(sb->buf, sb->alloc);
+size_t strbuf_fread(struct strbuf *sb, size_t size, FILE *f) {
+	size_t res;
+
+	strbuf_grow(sb, size);
+	res = fread(sb->buf + sb->len, 1, size, f);
+	if (res > 0) {
+		sb->len += res;
+		sb->buf[sb->len] = '\0';
 	}
-	sb->buf[sb->len++] = ch;
+	return res;
 }
 
-static void strbuf_end(struct strbuf *sb) {
-	strbuf_add(sb, 0);
+ssize_t strbuf_read(struct strbuf *sb, int fd)
+{
+	size_t oldlen = sb->len;
+
+	for (;;) {
+		ssize_t cnt;
+
+		strbuf_grow(sb, 8192);
+		cnt = xread(fd, sb->buf + sb->len, sb->alloc - sb->len - 1);
+		if (cnt < 0) {
+			sb->buf[sb->len = oldlen] = '\0';
+			return -1;
+		}
+		if (!cnt)
+			break;
+		sb->len += cnt;
+	}
+
+	sb->buf[sb->len] = '\0';
+	return sb->len - oldlen;
 }
 
 void read_line(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *fp, int term) {
 	int ch;
-	strbuf_begin(sb);
 	if (feof(fp)) {
+		strbuf_release(sb);
 		sb->eof = 1;
 		return;
 	}
+
+	strbuf_reset(sb);
 	while ((ch = fgetc(fp)) != EOF) {
 		if (ch == term)
 			break;
-		strbuf_add(sb, ch);
+		strbuf_grow(sb, 1);
+		sb->buf[sb->len++] = ch;
 	}
-	if (ch == EOF && sb->len == 0)
+	if (ch == EOF && sb->len == 0) {
+		strbuf_release(sb);
 		sb->eof = 1;
-	strbuf_end(sb);
+	}
+
+	strbuf_grow(sb, 1);
+	sb->buf[sb->len] = '\0';
 }
+

@@ -1,13 +1,51 @@
 #ifndef STRBUF_H
 #define STRBUF_H
 struct strbuf {
-	int alloc;
-	int len;
+	size_t alloc;
+	size_t len;
 	int eof;
 	char *buf;
 };
 
+#define STRBUF_INIT  { 0, 0, 0, NULL }
+
+/* strbuf life cycle */
 extern void strbuf_init(struct strbuf *);
+extern void strbuf_release(struct strbuf *);
+extern void strbuf_reset(struct strbuf *);
+extern char *strbuf_detach(struct strbuf *);
+
+
+extern void strbuf_grow(struct strbuf *, size_t);
+extern void strbuf_add(struct strbuf *, const void *, size_t);
+
+static inline void strbuf_addstr(struct strbuf *sb, const char *s) {
+	strbuf_add(sb, s, strlen(s));
+}
+static inline void strbuf_addbuf(struct strbuf *sb, struct strbuf *sb2) {
+	strbuf_add(sb, sb2->buf, sb2->len);
+}
+static inline void strbuf_addch(struct strbuf *sb, size_t c) {
+	strbuf_grow(sb, 1);
+	sb->buf[sb->len++] = c;
+	sb->buf[sb->len] = '\0';
+}
+
+__attribute__((format(printf,2,0)))
+extern void strbuf_addvf(struct strbuf *, const char *, va_list);
+
+static inline __attribute__((format(printf,2,3)))
+void strbuf_addf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, ...) {
+	va_list ap;
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	strbuf_addvf(sb, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+}
+
+
+extern size_t strbuf_fread(struct strbuf *, size_t, FILE *);
+extern ssize_t strbuf_read(struct strbuf *, int fd);
+
 extern void read_line(struct strbuf *, FILE *, int);
 
 #endif /* STRBUF_H */

@@ -78,19 +78,6 @@ static void write_trailer(void)
 	}
 }
 
-static void strbuf_append_string(struct strbuf *sb, const char *s)
-{
-	int slen = strlen(s);
-	int total = sb->len + slen;
-	if (total + 1 > sb->alloc) {
-		sb->buf = xrealloc(sb->buf, total + 1);
-		sb->alloc = total + 1;
-	}
-	memcpy(sb->buf + sb->len, s, slen);
-	sb->len = total;
-	sb->buf[total] = '\0';
-}
-
 /*
  * pax extended header records have the format "%u %s=%s\n".  %u contains
  * the size of the whole string (including the %u), the first %s is the

@@ -100,26 +87,17 @@ static void strbuf_append_string(struct strbuf *sb, const char *s)
 static void strbuf_append_ext_header(struct strbuf *sb, const char *keyword,
                                      const char *value, unsigned int valuelen)
 {
-	char *p;
-	int len, total, tmp;
+	int len, tmp;
 
 	/* "%u %s=%s\n" */
 	len = 1 + 1 + strlen(keyword) + 1 + valuelen + 1;
 	for (tmp = len; tmp > 9; tmp /= 10)
 		len++;
 
-	total = sb->len + len;
-	if (total > sb->alloc) {
-		sb->buf = xrealloc(sb->buf, total);
-		sb->alloc = total;
-	}
-
-	p = sb->buf;
-	p += sprintf(p, "%u %s=", len, keyword);
-	memcpy(p, value, valuelen);
-	p += valuelen;
-	*p = '\n';
-	sb->len = total;
+	strbuf_grow(sb, len);
+	strbuf_addf(sb, "%u %s=", len, keyword);
+	strbuf_add(sb, value, valuelen);
+	strbuf_addch(sb, '\n');
 }
 
 static unsigned int ustar_header_chksum(const struct ustar_header *header)

@@ -153,8 +131,7 @@ static void write_entry(const unsigned char *sha1, struct strbuf *path,
 	struct strbuf ext_header;
 
 	memset(&header, 0, sizeof(header));
-	ext_header.buf = NULL;
-	ext_header.len = ext_header.alloc = 0;
+	strbuf_init(&ext_header);
 
 	if (!sha1) {
 		*header.typeflag = TYPEFLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER;

@@ -225,8 +202,8 @@ static void write_entry(const unsigned char *sha1, struct strbuf *path,
 
 	if (ext_header.len > 0) {
 		write_entry(sha1, NULL, 0, ext_header.buf, ext_header.len);
-		free(ext_header.buf);
 	}
+	strbuf_release(&ext_header);
 	write_blocked(&header, sizeof(header));
 	if (S_ISREG(mode) && buffer && size > 0)
 		write_blocked(buffer, size);

@@ -235,11 +212,11 @@ static void write_entry(const unsigned char *sha1, struct strbuf *path,
 static void write_global_extended_header(const unsigned char *sha1)
 {
 	struct strbuf ext_header;
-	ext_header.buf = NULL;
-	ext_header.len = ext_header.alloc = 0;
+
+	strbuf_init(&ext_header);
 	strbuf_append_ext_header(&ext_header, "comment", sha1_to_hex(sha1), 40);
 	write_entry(NULL, NULL, 0, ext_header.buf, ext_header.len);
-	free(ext_header.buf);
+	strbuf_release(&ext_header);
 }
 
 static int git_tar_config(const char *var, const char *value)

@@ -260,28 +237,18 @@ static int write_tar_entry(const unsigned char *sha1,
                            const char *base, int baselen,
                            const char *filename, unsigned mode, int stage)
 {
-	static struct strbuf path;
+	static struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int filenamelen = strlen(filename);
 	void *buffer;
 	enum object_type type;
 	unsigned long size;
 
-	if (!path.alloc) {
-		path.buf = xmalloc(PATH_MAX);
-		path.alloc = PATH_MAX;
-		path.len = path.eof = 0;
-	}
-	if (path.alloc < baselen + filenamelen + 1) {
-		free(path.buf);
-		path.buf = xmalloc(baselen + filenamelen + 1);
-		path.alloc = baselen + filenamelen + 1;
-	}
-	memcpy(path.buf, base, baselen);
-	memcpy(path.buf + baselen, filename, filenamelen);
-	path.len = baselen + filenamelen;
-	path.buf[path.len] = '\0';
+	strbuf_grow(&path, MAX(PATH_MAX, baselen + filenamelen + 1));
+	strbuf_reset(&path);
+	strbuf_add(&path, base, baselen);
+	strbuf_add(&path, filename, filenamelen);
 	if (S_ISDIR(mode) || S_ISGITLINK(mode)) {
-		strbuf_append_string(&path, "/");
+		strbuf_addch(&path, '/');
 		buffer = NULL;
 		size = 0;
 	} else {

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "blob.h"
 #include "delta.h"
 #include "builtin.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
 
 /*
  *  --check turns on checking that the working tree matches the

@@ -181,34 +182,20 @@ static void say_patch_name(FILE *output, const char *pre, struct patch *patch, c
 
 static void *read_patch_file(int fd, unsigned long *sizep)
 {
-	unsigned long size = 0, alloc = CHUNKSIZE;
-	void *buffer = xmalloc(alloc);
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	for (;;) {
-		ssize_t nr = alloc - size;
-		if (nr < 1024) {
-			alloc += CHUNKSIZE;
-			buffer = xrealloc(buffer, alloc);
-			nr = alloc - size;
-		}
-		nr = xread(fd, (char *) buffer + size, nr);
-		if (!nr)
-			break;
-		if (nr < 0)
-			die("git-apply: read returned %s", strerror(errno));
-		size += nr;
-	}
-	*sizep = size;
+	if (strbuf_read(&buf, fd) < 0)
+		die("git-apply: read returned %s", strerror(errno));
+	*sizep = buf.len;
 
 	/*
 	 * Make sure that we have some slop in the buffer
 	 * so that we can do speculative "memcmp" etc, and
 	 * see to it that it is NUL-filled.
 	 */
-	if (alloc < size + SLOP)
-		buffer = xrealloc(buffer, size + SLOP);
-	memset((char *) buffer + size, 0, SLOP);
-	return buffer;
+	strbuf_grow(&buf, SLOP);
+	memset(buf.buf + buf.len, 0, SLOP);
+	return strbuf_detach(&buf);
 }
 
 static unsigned long linelen(const char *buffer, unsigned long size)

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "cache-tree.h"
 #include "path-list.h"
 #include "mailmap.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
 
 static char blame_usage[] =
 "git-blame [-c] [-b] [-l] [--root] [-t] [-f] [-n] [-s] [-p] [-w] [-L n,m] [-S <revs-file>] [-M] [-C] [-C] [--contents <filename>] [--incremental] [commit] [--] file\n"

@@ -2001,11 +2002,10 @@ static struct commit *fake_working_tree_commit(const char *path, const char *con
 	struct commit *commit;
 	struct origin *origin;
 	unsigned char head_sha1[20];
-	char *buf;
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const char *ident;
 	int fd;
 	time_t now;
-	unsigned long fin_size;
 	int size, len;
 	struct cache_entry *ce;
 	unsigned mode;

@@ -2026,6 +2026,7 @@ static struct commit *fake_working_tree_commit(const char *path, const char *con
 	if (!contents_from || strcmp("-", contents_from)) {
 		struct stat st;
 		const char *read_from;
+		unsigned long fin_size;
 
 		if (contents_from) {
 			if (stat(contents_from, &st) < 0)

@@ -2038,19 +2039,19 @@ static struct commit *fake_working_tree_commit(const char *path, const char *con
 			read_from = path;
 		}
 		fin_size = xsize_t(st.st_size);
-		buf = xmalloc(fin_size+1);
 		mode = canon_mode(st.st_mode);
 		switch (st.st_mode & S_IFMT) {
 		case S_IFREG:
 			fd = open(read_from, O_RDONLY);
 			if (fd < 0)
 				die("cannot open %s", read_from);
-			if (read_in_full(fd, buf, fin_size) != fin_size)
+			if (strbuf_read(&buf, fd) != xsize_t(st.st_size))
 				die("cannot read %s", read_from);
 			break;
 		case S_IFLNK:
-			if (readlink(read_from, buf, fin_size+1) != fin_size)
+			if (readlink(read_from, buf.buf, buf.alloc) != fin_size)
 				die("cannot readlink %s", read_from);
+			buf.len = fin_size;
 			break;
 		default:
 			die("unsupported file type %s", read_from);

@@ -2059,26 +2060,13 @@ static struct commit *fake_working_tree_commit(const char *path, const char *con
 	else {
 		/* Reading from stdin */
 		contents_from = "standard input";
-		buf = NULL;
-		fin_size = 0;
 		mode = 0;
-		while (1) {
-			ssize_t cnt = 8192;
-			buf = xrealloc(buf, fin_size + cnt);
-			cnt = xread(0, buf + fin_size, cnt);
-			if (cnt < 0)
-				die("read error %s from stdin",
-				    strerror(errno));
-			if (!cnt)
-				break;
-			fin_size += cnt;
-		}
-		buf = xrealloc(buf, fin_size + 1);
+		if (strbuf_read(&buf, 0) < 0)
+			die("read error %s from stdin", strerror(errno));
 	}
-	buf[fin_size] = 0;
-	origin->file.ptr = buf;
-	origin->file.size = fin_size;
-	pretend_sha1_file(buf, fin_size, OBJ_BLOB, origin->blob_sha1);
+	origin->file.ptr = buf.buf;
+	origin->file.size = buf.len;
+	pretend_sha1_file(buf.buf, buf.len, OBJ_BLOB, origin->blob_sha1);
 	commit->util = origin;
 
 	/*