1 /* xreadlink.c -- readlink wrapper to return the link name in malloc'd storage
3 Copyright (C) 2001, 2003, 2004 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 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */
20 /* Written by Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> */
26 #include "xreadlink.h"
35 #include <sys/types.h>
42 # define SIZE_MAX ((size_t) -1)
45 # define SSIZE_MAX ((ssize_t) (SIZE_MAX / 2))
50 /* Call readlink to get the symbolic link value of FILENAME.
51 SIZE is a hint as to how long the link is expected to be;
52 typically it is taken from st_size. It need not be correct.
53 Return a pointer to that NUL-terminated string in malloc'd storage.
54 If readlink fails, return NULL (caller may use errno to diagnose).
55 If malloc fails, or if the link value is longer than SSIZE_MAX :-),
56 give a diagnostic and exit. */
59 xreadlink (char const *filename, size_t size)
61 /* The initial buffer size for the link value. A power of 2
62 detects arithmetic overflow earlier, but is not required. */
63 size_t buf_size = size + 1;
67 char *buffer = xmalloc (buf_size);
68 ssize_t link_length = readlink (filename, buffer, buf_size);
72 int saved_errno = errno;
78 if ((size_t) link_length < buf_size)
80 buffer[link_length] = 0;
86 if (! (0 < buf_size && buf_size <= SSIZE_MAX))