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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index 71e2337423..be151ef462 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -2788,7 +2788,7 @@ static int commit_match(struct commit *commit, struct rev_info *opt)
{
int retval;
const char *encoding;
- char *message;
+ const char *message;
struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
if (!opt->grep_filter.pattern_list && !opt->grep_filter.header_list)
@@ -2830,12 +2830,19 @@ static int commit_match(struct commit *commit, struct rev_info *opt)
format_display_notes(commit->object.sha1, &buf, encoding, 1);
}
- /* Find either in the original commit message, or in the temporary */
+ /*
+ * Find either in the original commit message, or in the temporary.
+ * Note that we cast away the constness of "message" here. It is
+ * const because it may come from the cached commit buffer. That's OK,
+ * because we know that it is modifiable heap memory, and that while
+ * grep_buffer may modify it for speed, it will restore any
+ * changes before returning.
+ */
if (buf.len)
retval = grep_buffer(&opt->grep_filter, buf.buf, buf.len);
else
retval = grep_buffer(&opt->grep_filter,
- message, strlen(message));
+ (char *)message, strlen(message));
strbuf_release(&buf);
logmsg_free(message, commit);
return retval;