[PATCH] io: Fix silent readdir failures in ftw/nftw (BZ 33085)

Adhemerval Zanella Netto adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org
Mon Apr 20 16:40:04 GMT 2026



On 17/04/26 19:43, DJ Delorie wrote:
> 
> Adhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org> writes:
>> diff --git a/io/ftw.c b/io/ftw.c
>> @@ -246,8 +246,16 @@ open_dir_stream (int *dfdp, struct ftw_data *data, struct dir_data *dirp)
>>  	  struct dirent64 *d;
>>  	  size_t actsize = 0;
>>  
>> -	  while ((d = __readdir64 (st)) != NULL)
>> +	  while (1)
>>  	    {
>> +	      errno = 0;
>> +	      d = __readdir64 (st);
>> +	      if (d == NULL)
>> +		{
>> +		  if (errno != 0)
>> +		    return -1;
> 
> Need to free(buf) here.

Good catch.

> 
>> -	    frame->state = FTW_STATE_CLEANUP;
>> +	    {
>> +	      frame->state = FTW_STATE_CLEANUP;
>> +	      if (errno != 0)
>> +		result = -1;
> 
> And here.

This is is not really needed because the open_dir_stream entry will be
cleared in the FTW_STATE_CLEANUP state (the code does not return early,
but change the state to FTW_STATE_CLEANUP).

> 
>> diff --git a/io/tst-ftw-bz33085.c b/io/tst-ftw-bz33085.c
> 
>> +/* The test stress the readdir calls from nftw, where failures should not
> 
> typo : stress -> stresses

Ack.

> 
>> +   handled as end of stream.  The first it at 'ftw_dir'
> 
> s/it/is/
> 

Ack.

>> +   (FTW_STATE_STREAM_LOOP) for the default entries read.  The another one is
>> +   at open_dir_stream where it is triggered when there is a file description
>> +   exaustion and the code< must close an existing stream to make room for the
> 
> extra < ("code<")

Ack.

> 
> Rest looks OK.
> 



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