Merge branch 'ma/clear-repository-format'

The setup code has been cleaned up to avoid leaks around the
repository_format structure.

* ma/clear-repository-format:
  setup: fix memory leaks with `struct repository_format`
  setup: free old value before setting `work_tree`

builtin/init-db.c

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static void copy_templates(const char *template_dir)
 	struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf template_path = STRBUF_INIT;
 	size_t template_len;
-	struct repository_format template_format;
+	struct repository_format template_format = REPOSITORY_FORMAT_INIT;
 	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
 	DIR *dir;
 	char *to_free = NULL;
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ free_return:
 	free(to_free);
 	strbuf_release(&path);
 	strbuf_release(&template_path);
+	clear_repository_format(&template_format);
 }
 
 static int git_init_db_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)

cache.h

@@ -962,6 +962,10 @@ extern char *repository_format_partial_clone;
 extern const char *core_partial_clone_filter_default;
 extern int repository_format_worktree_config;
 
+/*
+ * You _have_ to initialize a `struct repository_format` using
+ * `= REPOSITORY_FORMAT_INIT` before calling `read_repository_format()`.
+ */
 struct repository_format {
 	int version;
 	int precious_objects;
@@ -973,14 +977,35 @@ struct repository_format {
 	struct string_list unknown_extensions;
 };
 
+/*
+ * Always use this to initialize a `struct repository_format`
+ * to a well-defined, default state before calling
+ * `read_repository()`.
+ */
+#define REPOSITORY_FORMAT_INIT \
+{ \
+	.version = -1, \
+	.is_bare = -1, \
+	.hash_algo = GIT_HASH_SHA1, \
+	.unknown_extensions = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP, \
+}
+
 /*
  * Read the repository format characteristics from the config file "path" into
- * "format" struct. Returns the numeric version. On error, -1 is returned,
- * format->version is set to -1, and all other fields in the struct are
- * undefined.
+ * "format" struct. Returns the numeric version. On error, or if no version is
+ * found in the configuration, -1 is returned, format->version is set to -1,
+ * and all other fields in the struct are set to the default configuration
+ * (REPOSITORY_FORMAT_INIT). Always initialize the struct using
+ * REPOSITORY_FORMAT_INIT before calling this function.
  */
 int read_repository_format(struct repository_format *format, const char *path);
 
+/*
+ * Free the memory held onto by `format`, but not the struct itself.
+ * (No need to use this after `read_repository_format()` fails.)
+ */
+void clear_repository_format(struct repository_format *format);
+
 /*
  * Verify that the repository described by repository_format is something we
  * can read. If it is, return 0. Otherwise, return -1, and "err" will describe

repository.c

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ int repo_init(struct repository *repo,
 	      const char *gitdir,
 	      const char *worktree)
 {
-	struct repository_format format;
+	struct repository_format format = REPOSITORY_FORMAT_INIT;
 	memset(repo, 0, sizeof(*repo));
 
 	repo->objects = raw_object_store_new();
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ int repo_init(struct repository *repo,
 	if (worktree)
 		repo_set_worktree(repo, worktree);
 
+	clear_repository_format(&format);
 	return 0;
 
 error:

setup.c

@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ static int read_worktree_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *vdata)
 	} else if (strcmp(var, "core.worktree") == 0) {
 		if (!value)
 			return config_error_nonbool(var);
+		free(data->work_tree);
 		data->work_tree = xstrdup(value);
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -476,7 +477,7 @@ static int check_repository_format_gently(const char *gitdir, struct repository_
 	}
 
 	repository_format_precious_objects = candidate->precious_objects;
-	repository_format_partial_clone = candidate->partial_clone;
+	repository_format_partial_clone = xstrdup_or_null(candidate->partial_clone);
 	repository_format_worktree_config = candidate->worktree_config;
 	string_list_clear(&candidate->unknown_extensions, 0);
 
@@ -499,27 +500,38 @@ static int check_repository_format_gently(const char *gitdir, struct repository_
 		}
 		if (candidate->work_tree) {
 			free(git_work_tree_cfg);
-			git_work_tree_cfg = candidate->work_tree;
+			git_work_tree_cfg = xstrdup(candidate->work_tree);
 			inside_work_tree = -1;
 		}
-	} else {
-		free(candidate->work_tree);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void init_repository_format(struct repository_format *format)
+{
+	const struct repository_format fresh = REPOSITORY_FORMAT_INIT;
+
+	memcpy(format, &fresh, sizeof(fresh));
+}
+
 int read_repository_format(struct repository_format *format, const char *path)
 {
-	memset(format, 0, sizeof(*format));
-	format->version = -1;
-	format->is_bare = -1;
-	format->hash_algo = GIT_HASH_SHA1;
-	string_list_init(&format->unknown_extensions, 1);
+	clear_repository_format(format);
 	git_config_from_file(check_repo_format, path, format);
+	if (format->version == -1)
+		clear_repository_format(format);
 	return format->version;
 }
 
+void clear_repository_format(struct repository_format *format)
+{
+	string_list_clear(&format->unknown_extensions, 0);
+	free(format->work_tree);
+	free(format->partial_clone);
+	init_repository_format(format);
+}
+
 int verify_repository_format(const struct repository_format *format,
 			     struct strbuf *err)
 {
@@ -997,7 +1009,7 @@ int discover_git_directory(struct strbuf *commondir,
 	struct strbuf dir = STRBUF_INIT, err = STRBUF_INIT;
 	size_t gitdir_offset = gitdir->len, cwd_len;
 	size_t commondir_offset = commondir->len;
-	struct repository_format candidate;
+	struct repository_format candidate = REPOSITORY_FORMAT_INIT;
 
 	if (strbuf_getcwd(&dir))
 		return -1;
@@ -1034,9 +1046,11 @@ int discover_git_directory(struct strbuf *commondir,
 		strbuf_release(&err);
 		strbuf_setlen(commondir, commondir_offset);
 		strbuf_setlen(gitdir, gitdir_offset);
+		clear_repository_format(&candidate);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	clear_repository_format(&candidate);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1045,7 +1059,7 @@ const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *nongit_ok)
 	static struct strbuf cwd = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf dir = STRBUF_INIT, gitdir = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const char *prefix = NULL;
-	struct repository_format repo_fmt;
+	struct repository_format repo_fmt = REPOSITORY_FORMAT_INIT;
 
 	/*
 	 * We may have read an incomplete configuration before
@@ -1157,6 +1171,7 @@ const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *nongit_ok)
 
 	strbuf_release(&dir);
 	strbuf_release(&gitdir);
+	clear_repository_format(&repo_fmt);
 
 	return prefix;
 }
@@ -1214,9 +1229,10 @@ int git_config_perm(const char *var, const char *value)
 
 void check_repository_format(void)
 {
-	struct repository_format repo_fmt;
+	struct repository_format repo_fmt = REPOSITORY_FORMAT_INIT;
 	check_repository_format_gently(get_git_dir(), &repo_fmt, NULL);
 	startup_info->have_repository = 1;
+	clear_repository_format(&repo_fmt);
 }
 
 /*

worktree.c

@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ int submodule_uses_worktrees(const char *path)
 	DIR *dir;
 	struct dirent *d;
 	int ret = 0;
-	struct repository_format format;
+	struct repository_format format = REPOSITORY_FORMAT_INIT;
 
 	submodule_gitdir = git_pathdup_submodule(path, "%s", "");
 	if (!submodule_gitdir)
@@ -462,8 +462,10 @@ int submodule_uses_worktrees(const char *path)
 	read_repository_format(&format, sb.buf);
 	if (format.version != 0) {
 		strbuf_release(&sb);
+		clear_repository_format(&format);
 		return 1;
 	}
+	clear_repository_format(&format);
 
 	/* Replace config by worktrees. */
 	strbuf_setlen(&sb, sb.len - strlen("config"));