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1 files changed, 45 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/getcwd.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/getcwd.c
index 911d85f43d..db3e292964 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/getcwd.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/getcwd.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/* Determine current working directory. Linux version.
- Copyright (C) 1997,1998,1999,2000,2002,2003,2006
+ Copyright (C) 1997,1998,1999,2000,2002,2003,2006,2011
Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of the GNU C Library.
Contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>, 1997.
@@ -45,20 +45,13 @@
compiling under 2.1.92+ the libc still runs under older kernels. */
# define no_syscall_getcwd 0
# define have_new_dcache 1
-/* This is a trick since we don't define generic_getcwd. */
-# define generic_getcwd getcwd
#else
-/* The "proc" filesystem provides an easy method to retrieve the value.
- For each process, the corresponding directory contains a symbolic link
- named `cwd'. Reading the content of this link immediate gives us the
- information. But we have to take care for systems which do not have
- the proc filesystem mounted. Use the POSIX implementation in this case. */
-static char *generic_getcwd (char *buf, size_t size) internal_function;
-
# if __NR_getcwd
/* Kernel 2.1.92 introduced a third way to get the current working
directory: a syscall. We've got to be careful that even when
- compiling under 2.1.92+ the libc still runs under older kernels. */
+ compiling under 2.1.92+ the libc still runs under older kernels.
+ An additional problem is that the system call does not return
+ the path of directories longer than one page. */
static int no_syscall_getcwd;
static int have_new_dcache;
# else
@@ -67,6 +60,13 @@ static int have_new_dcache = 1;
# endif
#endif
+/* The "proc" filesystem provides an easy method to retrieve the value.
+ For each process, the corresponding directory contains a symbolic link
+ named `cwd'. Reading the content of this link immediate gives us the
+ information. But we have to take care for systems which do not have
+ the proc filesystem mounted. Use the POSIX implementation in this case. */
+static char *generic_getcwd (char *buf, size_t size) internal_function;
+
char *
__getcwd (char *buf, size_t size)
{
@@ -124,6 +124,33 @@ __getcwd (char *buf, size_t size)
return buf;
}
+ // XXX This should not be necessary but the full getcwd implementation
+ // drags in too much for the current build proces of ld.so to handle
+#ifndef NOT_IN_libc
+ /* The system call cannot handle paths longer than a page.
+ Neither can the magic symlink in /proc/self. Just use the
+ generic implementation right away. */
+ if (errno == ENAMETOOLONG)
+ {
+# ifndef NO_ALLOCATION
+ if (buf == NULL && size == 0)
+ {
+ free (path);
+ path = NULL;
+ }
+# endif
+
+ result = generic_getcwd (path, size);
+
+# ifndef NO_ALLOCATION
+ if (result == NULL && buf == NULL && size != 0)
+ free (path);
+# endif
+
+ return result;
+ }
+#endif
+
# if __ASSUME_GETCWD_SYSCALL
/* It should never happen that the `getcwd' syscall failed because
the buffer is too small if we allocated the buffer ourselves
@@ -196,7 +223,7 @@ __getcwd (char *buf, size_t size)
#ifndef NO_ALLOCATION
/* Don't put restrictions on the length of the path unless the user does. */
- if (size == 0)
+ if (buf == NULL && size == 0)
{
free (path);
path = NULL;
@@ -214,9 +241,11 @@ __getcwd (char *buf, size_t size)
}
weak_alias (__getcwd, getcwd)
-#if __ASSUME_GETCWD_SYSCALL == 0
+ // XXX This should not be necessary but the full getcwd implementation
+ // drags in too much for the current build proces of ld.so to handle
+#ifndef NOT_IN_libc
/* Get the code for the generic version. */
-# define GETCWD_RETURN_TYPE static char * internal_function
-# define __getcwd generic_getcwd
-# include <sysdeps/posix/getcwd.c>
+#define GETCWD_RETURN_TYPE static char * internal_function
+#define __getcwd generic_getcwd
+#include <sysdeps/posix/getcwd.c>
#endif