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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/interpolate.c b/interpolate.c
index 00826778fc..6ef53f2465 100644
--- a/interpolate.c
+++ b/interpolate.c
@@ -44,9 +44,8 @@ void interp_clear_table(struct interp *table, int ninterps)
* { "%%", "%"},
* }
*
- * Returns 0 on a successful substitution pass that fits in result,
- * Returns a number of bytes needed to hold the full substituted
- * string otherwise.
+ * Returns the length of the substituted string (not including the final \0).
+ * Like with snprintf, if the result is >= reslen, then it overflowed.
*/
unsigned long interpolate(char *result, unsigned long reslen,
@@ -61,8 +60,6 @@ unsigned long interpolate(char *result, unsigned long reslen,
int i;
char c;
- memset(result, 0, reslen);
-
while ((c = *src)) {
if (c == '%') {
/* Try to match an interpolation string. */
@@ -76,11 +73,15 @@ unsigned long interpolate(char *result, unsigned long reslen,
/* Check for valid interpolation. */
if (i < ninterps) {
value = interps[i].value;
- valuelen = strlen(value);
+ if (!value) {
+ src += namelen;
+ continue;
+ }
- if (newlen + valuelen + 1 < reslen) {
+ valuelen = strlen(value);
+ if (newlen + valuelen < reslen) {
/* Substitute. */
- strncpy(dest, value, valuelen);
+ memcpy(dest, value, valuelen);
dest += valuelen;
}
newlen += valuelen;
@@ -95,8 +96,9 @@ unsigned long interpolate(char *result, unsigned long reslen,
newlen++;
}
- if (newlen + 1 < reslen)
- return 0;
- else
- return newlen + 2;
+ /* XXX: the previous loop always keep room for the ending NUL,
+ we just need to check if there was room for a NUL in the first place */
+ if (reslen > 0)
+ *dest = '\0';
+ return newlen;
}