Re: Troubles when directory is replaced by symlink

From: Kjetil Barvik <redacted>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:51:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] lstat_cache: guard against full match of length of 'name' parameter

longest_path_match() in symlinks.c does exactly what it's name says,
but in some cases that match can be too long, since the
has_*_leading_path() functions assumes that the match will newer be as
long as the name string given to the function.

Fix this by adding an extra if test which checks if the match length
is equal to the 'len' parameter.  Also, add a test-case to catch this

Signed-off-by: Kjetil Barvik <redacted>
---

* James Pickens [off-list ref] writes:

On Sun, Jun 14, 2009, Kjetil Barvik[off-list ref] wrote:

quoted

From: Kjetil Barvik <redacted>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:08:28 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] lstat_cache: guard against full match of length of 'name' parameter

My project ran into this bug today, and I can confirm that this patch
fixes it.  I think it's an important bug; it hasn't been mentioned yet,
but this can result in lost work if the user had modified, but not added,
one of the files that Git wrongly deleted.

So, what's the status of this patch?

  OK, here is a more final patch with a test case.  

  -- kjetil


 symlinks.c                  |    2 ++
 t/t2007-checkout-symlink.sh |   31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/symlinks.c b/symlinks.c
index 8dcd632..66a0e16 100644
--- a/symlinks.c
+++ b/symlinks.c

@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ static int lstat_cache(const char *name, int len,
 		match_len = last_slash =
 			longest_path_match(name, len, cache.path, cache.len,
 					   &previous_slash);
+		if (!(track_flags & FL_FULLPATH) && match_len == len)
+			match_len = last_slash = previous_slash;
 		match_flags = cache.flags & track_flags & (FL_NOENT|FL_SYMLINK);
 		if (match_flags && match_len == cache.len)
 			return match_flags;

diff --git a/t/t2007-checkout-symlink.sh b/t/t2007-checkout-symlink.sh
index 20f3343..08e3c32 100755
--- a/t/t2007-checkout-symlink.sh
+++ b/t/t2007-checkout-symlink.sh

@@ -53,4 +53,35 @@ test_expect_success 'switch from dir to symlink' '
 
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'setup of new directories and a branch' '
+
+	git checkout master &&
+
+	mkdir alpha &&
+	echo content >alpha/file &&
+	git add . &&
+	git commit -m one &&
+
+	mkdir beta &&
+	cp -R alpha beta &&
+	git add . &&
+	git commit -m two &&
+
+	git checkout -b branch &&
+	rm -rf beta/alpha &&
+	git add -u &&
+	git commit -m deleted &&
+	ln -s ../alpha beta/alpha &&
+	git add . &&
+	git commit -m symlink
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'checkout of master - alpha/file and beta/alpha/file should exist' '
+
+	git checkout master &&
+	ls alpha/file beta/alpha/file
+
+'
+
 test_done

-- 
1.6.3.2.277.gd10543