Static variables in NCproc for parsing

[Julien ÉLIE]

Hi,

> Revision: 8667
>
> * If the length of NNTP arguments is too long (> 497 bytes),
> a 501 error is now returned.
>
> * If a command is given less (or more) arguments than expected,
> a 501 error is now returned.
>
> * Improve the HELP output for innd, specifying expected arguments.
>
> * HEAD answers 412 (not in a newsgroup) when requesting
> an article number.  It was previously sending 501 (syntax error in
> mesasge-ID).

Full patch:
    http://inn.eyrie.org/trac/changeset/8667/trunk

I just wanted to know if the implementation of a command parser
is right here in NCproc:


> --- innd/nc.c 2009-10-17 08:35:22 UTC (rev 8666)
> +++ innd/nc.c 2009-10-17 12:31:34 UTC (rev 8667)
> @@ -846,6 +878,10 @@
>   bool readmore, movedata;
>   ARTDATA *data = &cp->Data;
>   HDRCONTENT    *hc = data->HdrContent;
> +  int           ac;
> +  static char   **av;
> +  char          **v;
> +  bool          validcommandtoolong;
>
>   readmore = movedata = false;
>   if (Tracing || cp->Tracing)
> @@ -944,7 +980,12 @@
>  cp->Start = cp->Next;
>  break;
>       }
> +
> +      /* Guarantee null-termination. */
>       p[-2] = '\0';
> +      p = q;
> +      ac = Argify(p, &av);
> +
>       if (Tracing || cp->Tracing)
>  syslog(L_TRACE, "%s < %s", CHANname(cp), q);
>

I've added a *static* variable "av" because Argify uses xstrdup
and we need to properly free what it created last time it was
called.  I think it works because innd reads its channels
one by one, in sequence.
Otherwise, memory will leak.

Is it the right thing to do for "ac" and "av"?


NCproc is here:  http://inn.eyrie.org/trac/browser/trunk/innd/nc.c
Argify is here:  http://inn.eyrie.org/trac/browser/trunk/lib/argparse.c

-- 
Julien ÉLIE

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