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author | Björn Gustavsson <[email protected]> | 2011-05-06 12:28:13 +0200 |
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committer | Björn Gustavsson <[email protected]> | 2011-05-10 11:05:59 +0200 |
commit | 6db87840174c80225bac5328ffe5e74dad5242f2 (patch) | |
tree | 139f3a2c43c2a635bb3878345dceb7d2cd077d4d /EPLICENCE | |
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Replace io_list_len() with erts_iolist_size()
The io_list_len() function returns an int, where a negative return
value indicates a type error. One problem is that an int only consists
of 32 bits in a 64-bit emulator. Changing the return type to Sint
will solve that problem, but in the 32-bit emulator, a large iolist
and a iolist with a type error will both return a negative number.
(Noticed by Jon Meredith.)
Another problem is that for iolists whose total size exceed the
word size, the result would be truncated, leading to a subsequent
buffer overflow and emulator crash.
Therefore, introduce the new erts_iolist_size() function which
returns a status indication and writes the result size through
a passed pointer. If the result size does not fit in a word,
return an overflow indication.
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