real_path: convert real_path_internal to strbuf_realpath

Change the name of real_path_internal to strbuf_realpath.  In addition
push the static strbuf up to its callers and instead take as a
parameter a pointer to a strbuf to use for the final result.

This change makes strbuf_realpath reentrant.

Signed-off-by: Brandon Williams <bmwill@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

abspath.c

@@ -55,21 +55,17 @@ static void get_next_component(struct strbuf *next, struct strbuf *remaining)
  * Return the real path (i.e., absolute path, with symlinks resolved
  * and extra slashes removed) equivalent to the specified path.  (If
  * you want an absolute path but don't mind links, use
- * absolute_path().)  The return value is a pointer to a static
- * buffer.
+ * absolute_path().)  Places the resolved realpath in the provided strbuf.
  *
  * The directory part of path (i.e., everything up to the last
  * dir_sep) must denote a valid, existing directory, but the last
  * component need not exist.  If die_on_error is set, then die with an
  * informative error message if there is a problem.  Otherwise, return
  * NULL on errors (without generating any output).
- *
- * If path is our buffer, then return path, as it's already what the
- * user wants.
  */
-static const char *real_path_internal(const char *path, int die_on_error)
+char *strbuf_realpath(struct strbuf *resolved, const char *path,
+		      int die_on_error)
 {
-	static struct strbuf resolved = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf remaining = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf next = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf symlink = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -77,10 +73,6 @@ static const char *real_path_internal(const char *path, int die_on_error)
 	int num_symlinks = 0;
 	struct stat st;
 
-	/* We've already done it */
-	if (path == resolved.buf)
-		return path;
-
 	if (!*path) {
 		if (die_on_error)
 			die("The empty string is not a valid path");
@@ -88,16 +80,16 @@ static const char *real_path_internal(const char *path, int die_on_error)
 			goto error_out;
 	}
 
-	strbuf_reset(&resolved);
+	strbuf_reset(resolved);
 
 	if (is_absolute_path(path)) {
 		/* absolute path; start with only root as being resolved */
 		int offset = offset_1st_component(path);
-		strbuf_add(&resolved, path, offset);
+		strbuf_add(resolved, path, offset);
 		strbuf_addstr(&remaining, path + offset);
 	} else {
 		/* relative path; can use CWD as the initial resolved path */
-		if (strbuf_getcwd(&resolved)) {
+		if (strbuf_getcwd(resolved)) {
 			if (die_on_error)
 				die_errno("unable to get current working directory");
 			else
@@ -116,21 +108,21 @@ static const char *real_path_internal(const char *path, int die_on_error)
 			continue; /* '.' component */
 		} else if (next.len == 2 && !strcmp(next.buf, "..")) {
 			/* '..' component; strip the last path component */
-			strip_last_component(&resolved);
+			strip_last_component(resolved);
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		/* append the next component and resolve resultant path */
-		if (!is_dir_sep(resolved.buf[resolved.len - 1]))
-			strbuf_addch(&resolved, '/');
-		strbuf_addbuf(&resolved, &next);
+		if (!is_dir_sep(resolved->buf[resolved->len - 1]))
+			strbuf_addch(resolved, '/');
+		strbuf_addbuf(resolved, &next);
 
-		if (lstat(resolved.buf, &st)) {
+		if (lstat(resolved->buf, &st)) {
 			/* error out unless this was the last component */
 			if (errno != ENOENT || remaining.len) {
 				if (die_on_error)
 					die_errno("Invalid path '%s'",
-						  resolved.buf);
+						  resolved->buf);
 				else
 					goto error_out;
 			}
@@ -146,12 +138,12 @@ static const char *real_path_internal(const char *path, int die_on_error)
 					goto error_out;
 			}
 
-			len = strbuf_readlink(&symlink, resolved.buf,
+			len = strbuf_readlink(&symlink, resolved->buf,
 					      st.st_size);
 			if (len < 0) {
 				if (die_on_error)
 					die_errno("Invalid symlink '%s'",
-						  resolved.buf);
+						  resolved->buf);
 				else
 					goto error_out;
 			}
@@ -159,8 +151,8 @@ static const char *real_path_internal(const char *path, int die_on_error)
 			if (is_absolute_path(symlink.buf)) {
 				/* absolute symlink; set resolved to root */
 				int offset = offset_1st_component(symlink.buf);
-				strbuf_reset(&resolved);
-				strbuf_add(&resolved, symlink.buf, offset);
+				strbuf_reset(resolved);
+				strbuf_add(resolved, symlink.buf, offset);
 				strbuf_remove(&symlink, 0, offset);
 			} else {
 				/*
@@ -168,7 +160,7 @@ static const char *real_path_internal(const char *path, int die_on_error)
 				 * strip off the last component since it will
 				 * be replaced with the contents of the symlink
 				 */
-				strip_last_component(&resolved);
+				strip_last_component(resolved);
 			}
 
 			/*
@@ -188,24 +180,29 @@ static const char *real_path_internal(const char *path, int die_on_error)
 		}
 	}
 
-	retval = resolved.buf;
+	retval = resolved->buf;
 
 error_out:
 	strbuf_release(&remaining);
 	strbuf_release(&next);
 	strbuf_release(&symlink);
 
+	if (!retval)
+		strbuf_reset(resolved);
+
 	return retval;
 }
 
 const char *real_path(const char *path)
 {
-	return real_path_internal(path, 1);
+	static struct strbuf realpath = STRBUF_INIT;
+	return strbuf_realpath(&realpath, path, 1);
 }
 
 const char *real_path_if_valid(const char *path)
 {
-	return real_path_internal(path, 0);
+	static struct strbuf realpath = STRBUF_INIT;
+	return strbuf_realpath(&realpath, path, 0);
 }
 
 /*

cache.h

@@ -1064,6 +1064,8 @@ static inline int is_absolute_path(const char *path)
 	return is_dir_sep(path[0]) || has_dos_drive_prefix(path);
 }
 int is_directory(const char *);
+char *strbuf_realpath(struct strbuf *resolved, const char *path,
+		      int die_on_error);
 const char *real_path(const char *path);
 const char *real_path_if_valid(const char *path);
 const char *absolute_path(const char *path);