1 /* xreadlink.c -- readlink wrapper to return the link name in malloc'd storage
3 Copyright (C) 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
6 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
7 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
10 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
13 GNU General Public License for more details.
15 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
16 along with this program; see the file COPYING.
17 If not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
18 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. */
20 /* Written by Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> */
26 #include "xreadlink.h"
31 #include <sys/types.h>
36 # define SIZE_MAX ((size_t) -1)
39 # define SSIZE_MAX ((ssize_t) (SIZE_MAX / 2))
42 #define MAXSIZE (SIZE_MAX < SSIZE_MAX ? SIZE_MAX : SSIZE_MAX)
46 /* Call readlink to get the symbolic link value of FILE.
47 SIZE is a hint as to how long the link is expected to be;
48 typically it is taken from st_size. It need not be correct.
49 Return a pointer to that NUL-terminated string in malloc'd storage.
50 If readlink fails, return NULL (caller may use errno to diagnose).
51 If malloc fails, or if the link value is longer than SSIZE_MAX :-),
52 give a diagnostic and exit. */
55 xreadlink (char const *file, size_t size)
57 /* The initial buffer size for the link value. A power of 2
58 detects arithmetic overflow earlier, but is not required. */
59 size_t buf_size = size < MAXSIZE ? size + 1 : MAXSIZE;
63 char *buffer = xmalloc (buf_size);
64 ssize_t r = readlink (file, buffer, buf_size);
65 size_t link_length = r;
67 /* On AIX 5L v5.3 and HP-UX 11i v2 04/09, readlink returns -1
68 with errno == ERANGE if the buffer is too small. */
69 if (r < 0 && errno != ERANGE)
71 int saved_errno = errno;
77 if (link_length < buf_size)
79 buffer[link_length] = 0;
84 if (buf_size <= MAXSIZE / 2)
86 else if (buf_size < MAXSIZE)