Add comments to all the functions in this file documenting what they're for.

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Rob Landley 2006-08-04 20:20:03 +00:00
parent 74bb70cf54
commit 23b61be0df

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@ -11,8 +11,13 @@
#include "busybox.h"
/* All the functions starting with "x" call bb_error_msg_and_die() if they
* fail, so callers never need to check for errors. If it returned, it
* succeeded. */
#ifndef DMALLOC
#ifdef L_xmalloc
// Die if we can't allocate size bytes of memory.
void *xmalloc(size_t size)
{
void *ptr = malloc(size);
@ -23,6 +28,9 @@ void *xmalloc(size_t size)
#endif
#ifdef L_xrealloc
// Die if we can't resize previously allocated memory. (This returns a pointer
// to the new memory, which may or may not be the same as the old memory.
// It'll copy the contents to a new chunk and free the old one if necessary.)
void *xrealloc(void *ptr, size_t size)
{
ptr = realloc(ptr, size);
@ -33,6 +41,7 @@ void *xrealloc(void *ptr, size_t size)
#endif
#ifdef L_xzalloc
// Die if we can't allocate and zero size bytes of memory.
void *xzalloc(size_t size)
{
void *ptr = xmalloc(size);
@ -44,7 +53,8 @@ void *xzalloc(size_t size)
#endif /* DMALLOC */
#ifdef L_xstrdup
char * xstrdup (const char *s)
// Die if we can't copy a string to freshly allocated memory.
char * xstrdup(const char *s)
{
char *t;
@ -61,7 +71,9 @@ char * xstrdup (const char *s)
#endif
#ifdef L_xstrndup
char * xstrndup (const char *s, int n)
// Die if we can't allocate n+1 bytes (space for the null terminator) and copy
// the (possibly truncated to length n) string into it.
char * xstrndup(const char *s, int n)
{
char *t;
@ -75,6 +87,8 @@ char * xstrndup (const char *s, int n)
#endif
#ifdef L_xfopen
// Die if we can't open a file and return a FILE * to it.
// Notice we haven't got xfread(), This is for use with fscanf() and friends.
FILE *xfopen(const char *path, const char *mode)
{
FILE *fp;
@ -85,13 +99,18 @@ FILE *xfopen(const char *path, const char *mode)
#endif
#ifdef L_xopen
// Die if we can't open an existing file and return an fd.
int xopen(const char *pathname, int flags)
{
if (ENABLE_DEBUG && (flags && O_CREAT))
bb_error_msg_and_die("xopen() with O_CREAT\n");
return xopen3(pathname, flags, 0777);
}
#endif
#ifdef L_xopen3
// Die if we can't open a new file and return an fd.
int xopen3(const char *pathname, int flags, int mode)
{
int ret;
@ -105,9 +124,7 @@ int xopen3(const char *pathname, int flags, int mode)
#endif
#ifdef L_xread
// Die with an error message if we can't read the entire buffer.
void xread(int fd, void *buf, size_t count)
{
while (count) {
@ -122,9 +139,7 @@ void xread(int fd, void *buf, size_t count)
#endif
#ifdef L_xwrite
// Die with an error message if we can't write the entire buffer.
void xwrite(int fd, void *buf, size_t count)
{
while (count) {
@ -139,9 +154,7 @@ void xwrite(int fd, void *buf, size_t count)
#endif
#ifdef L_xlseek
// Die if we can't lseek to the right spot.
// Die with an error message if we can't lseek to the right spot.
void xlseek(int fd, off_t offset, int whence)
{
if (offset != lseek(fd, offset, whence)) bb_error_msg_and_die("lseek");
@ -149,6 +162,7 @@ void xlseek(int fd, off_t offset, int whence)
#endif
#ifdef L_xread_char
// Die with an error message if we can't read one character.
unsigned char xread_char(int fd)
{
char tmp;
@ -160,6 +174,7 @@ unsigned char xread_char(int fd)
#endif
#ifdef L_xferror
// Die with supplied error message if this FILE * has ferror set.
void xferror(FILE *fp, const char *fn)
{
if (ferror(fp)) {
@ -169,6 +184,7 @@ void xferror(FILE *fp, const char *fn)
#endif
#ifdef L_xferror_stdout
// Die with an error message if stdout has ferror set.
void xferror_stdout(void)
{
xferror(stdout, bb_msg_standard_output);
@ -176,6 +192,7 @@ void xferror_stdout(void)
#endif
#ifdef L_xfflush_stdout
// Die with an error message if we have trouble flushing stdout.
void xfflush_stdout(void)
{
if (fflush(stdout)) {
@ -185,7 +202,8 @@ void xfflush_stdout(void)
#endif
#ifdef L_spawn
// This does a fork/exec in one call, using vfork().
// This does a fork/exec in one call, using vfork(). Return PID of new child,
// -1 for failure. Runs argv[0], searching path if that has no / in it.
pid_t spawn(char **argv)
{
static int failed;
@ -211,6 +229,7 @@ pid_t spawn(char **argv)
#endif
#ifdef L_xspawn
// Die with an error message if we can't spawn a child process.
pid_t xspawn(char **argv)
{
pid_t pid = spawn(argv);
@ -220,6 +239,7 @@ pid_t xspawn(char **argv)
#endif
#ifdef L_wait4
// Wait for the specified child PID to exit, returning child's error return.
int wait4pid(int pid)
{
int status;
@ -232,11 +252,9 @@ int wait4pid(int pid)
#endif
#ifdef L_itoa
// Largest 32 bit integer is -2 billion plus null terminator.
// Int should always be 32 bits on a Unix-oid system, see
// http://www.unix.org/whitepapers/64bit.html
static char local_buf[12];
// Convert unsigned integer to ascii, writing into supplied buffer. A
// truncated result is always null terminated (unless buflen is 0), and
// contains the first few digits of the result ala strncpy.
void utoa_to_buf(unsigned n, char *buf, unsigned buflen)
{
int i, out = 0;
@ -254,15 +272,7 @@ void utoa_to_buf(unsigned n, char *buf, unsigned buflen)
}
}
// Note: uses static buffer, calling it twice in a row will overwrite.
char *utoa(unsigned n)
{
utoa_to_buf(n, local_buf, sizeof(local_buf));
return local_buf;
}
// Convert signed integer to ascii, like utoa_to_buf()
void itoa_to_buf(int n, char *buf, unsigned buflen)
{
if (buflen && n<0) {
@ -273,8 +283,24 @@ void itoa_to_buf(int n, char *buf, unsigned buflen)
utoa_to_buf((unsigned)n, buf, buflen);
}
// Note: uses static buffer, calling it twice in a row will overwrite.
// The following two functions use a static buffer, so calling either one a
// second time will overwrite previous results.
//
// The largest 32 bit integer is -2 billion plus null terminator, or 12 bytes.
// Int should always be 32 bits on any remotely Unix-like system, see
// http://www.unix.org/whitepapers/64bit.html for the reasons why.
static char local_buf[12];
// Convert unsigned integer to ascii using a static buffer (returned).
char *utoa(unsigned n)
{
utoa_to_buf(n, local_buf, sizeof(local_buf));
return local_buf;
}
// Convert signed integer to ascii using a static buffer (returned).
char *itoa(int n)
{
itoa_to_buf(n, local_buf, sizeof(local_buf));
@ -284,11 +310,15 @@ char *itoa(int n)
#endif
#ifdef L_setuid
// Die with an error message if we can't set gid. (Because resource limits may
// limit this user to a given number of processes, and if that fills up the
// setgid() will fail and we'll _still_be_root_, which is bad.)
void xsetgid(gid_t gid)
{
if (setgid(gid)) bb_error_msg_and_die("setgid");
}
// Die with an error message if we cant' set uid. (See xsetgid() for why.)
void xsetuid(uid_t uid)
{
if (setuid(uid)) bb_error_msg_and_die("setuid");
@ -296,6 +326,7 @@ void xsetuid(uid_t uid)
#endif
#ifdef L_fdlength
// Return how long the file at fd is, if there's any way to determine it.
off_t fdlength(int fd)
{
off_t bottom = 0, top = 0, pos;
@ -305,7 +336,8 @@ off_t fdlength(int fd)
if (ioctl(fd, BLKGETSIZE, &size) >= 0) return size*512;
// If not, do a binary search for the last location we can read.
// If not, do a binary search for the last location we can read. (Some
// block devices don't do BLKGETSIZE right.)
do {
char temp;
@ -334,6 +366,8 @@ off_t fdlength(int fd)
#endif
#ifdef L_xasprintf
// Die with an error message if we can't malloc() enough space and do an
// sprintf() into that space.
char *xasprintf(const char *format, ...)
{
va_list p;
@ -362,6 +396,8 @@ char *xasprintf(const char *format, ...)
#endif
#ifdef L_xprint_and_close_file
// Die with an error message if we can't copy an entire FILE * to stdout, then
// close that file.
void xprint_and_close_file(FILE *file)
{
// copyfd outputs error messages for us.
@ -372,6 +408,7 @@ void xprint_and_close_file(FILE *file)
#endif
#ifdef L_xchdir
// Die if we can't chdir to a new path.
void xchdir(const char *path)
{
if (chdir(path))
@ -380,6 +417,7 @@ void xchdir(const char *path)
#endif
#ifdef L_warn_opendir
// Print a warning message if opendir() fails, but don't die.
DIR *warn_opendir(const char *path)
{
DIR *dp;
@ -393,6 +431,7 @@ DIR *warn_opendir(const char *path)
#endif
#ifdef L_xopendir
// Die with an error message if opendir() fails.
DIR *xopendir(const char *path)
{
DIR *dp;
@ -405,6 +444,7 @@ DIR *xopendir(const char *path)
#ifdef L_xdaemon
#ifndef BB_NOMMU
// Die with an error message if we can't daemonize.
void xdaemon(int nochdir, int noclose)
{
if (daemon(nochdir, noclose)) bb_perror_msg_and_die("daemon");
@ -412,14 +452,8 @@ void xdaemon(int nochdir, int noclose)
#endif
#endif
#ifdef L_xbind
void xbind(int sockfd, struct sockaddr *my_addr, socklen_t addrlen)
{
if (bind(sockfd, my_addr, addrlen)) bb_perror_msg_and_die("bind");
}
#endif
#ifdef L_xsocket
// Die with an error message if we can't open a new socket.
int xsocket(int domain, int type, int protocol)
{
int r = socket(domain, type, protocol);
@ -430,7 +464,16 @@ int xsocket(int domain, int type, int protocol)
}
#endif
#ifdef L_xbind
// Die with an error message if we can't bind a socket to an address.
void xbind(int sockfd, struct sockaddr *my_addr, socklen_t addrlen)
{
if (bind(sockfd, my_addr, addrlen)) bb_perror_msg_and_die("bind");
}
#endif
#ifdef L_xlisten
// Die with an error message if we can't listen for connections on a socket.
void xlisten(int s, int backlog)
{
if (listen(s, backlog)) bb_perror_msg_and_die("listen");