Revert "stdlib: Support malloc-managed environ arrays for compatibility"

This reverts commit b62759db04.

Reason for revert: Incompatible with “env -i” and coreutils (bug 32588).

Reviewed-by: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
This commit is contained in:
Florian Weimer 2025-01-24 08:04:23 +01:00
parent b62759db04
commit 36fcdfbbc5
7 changed files with 32 additions and 104 deletions

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@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ _init_first (int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
__libc_argc = argc;
__libc_argv = argv;
__environ = envp;
__environ_startup = envp;
#ifndef SHARED
/* First the initialization which normally would be done by the

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@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ LIBC_START_MAIN (int (*main) (int, char **, char ** MAIN_AUXVEC_DECL),
char **ev = &argv[argc + 1];
__environ = ev;
__environ_startup = ev;
/* Store the lowest stack address. This is done in ld.so if this is
the code for the DSO. */

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@ -203,9 +203,6 @@ libc_hidden_proto (__tcsetpgrp)
extern int __libc_enable_secure attribute_relro;
rtld_hidden_proto (__libc_enable_secure)
/* Original value of __environ. Initialized by _init_first (dynamic)
or __libc_start_main (static). */
extern char **__environ_startup attribute_hidden;
/* Various internal function. */
extern void __libc_check_standard_fds (void) attribute_hidden;

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@ -10,5 +10,3 @@ weak_alias (__environ, environ)
/* The SVR4 ABI says `_environ' will be the name to use
in case the user overrides the weak alias `environ'. */
weak_alias (__environ, _environ)
char **__environ_startup;

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@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ tests := \
tst-setcontext9 \
tst-setcontext10 \
tst-setcontext11 \
tst-setenv-malloc \
tst-stdbit-Wconversion \
tst-stdbit-builtins \
tst-stdc_bit_ceil \

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@ -191,52 +191,52 @@ __add_to_environ (const char *name, const char *value, const char *combined,
ep[1] = NULL;
else
{
/* We cannot use __environ as is and need a larger allocation. */
/* We cannot use __environ as is and need to copy over the
__environ contents into an array managed via
__environ_array_list. */
if (start_environ == __environ_startup
|| __environ_is_from_array_list (start_environ))
struct environ_array *target_array;
if (__environ_array_list != NULL
&& required_size <= __environ_array_list->allocated)
/* Existing array has enough room. Contents is copied below. */
target_array = __environ_array_list;
else
{
/* Allocate a new array, managed in the list. */
struct environ_array *target_array
= __environ_new_array (required_size);
/* Allocate a new array. */
target_array = __environ_new_array (required_size);
if (target_array == NULL)
{
UNLOCK;
return -1;
}
result_environ = &target_array->array[0];
}
/* Copy over the __environ array contents. This code
handles the case start_environ == ep == NULL, too. */
/* Copy over the __environ array contents. This forward
copy slides backwards part of the array if __environ
points into target_array->array. This happens if an
application makes an assignment like:
environ = &environ[1];
The forward copy avoids clobbering values that still
needing copying. This code handles the case
start_environ == ep == NULL, too. */
size_t i;
for (i = 0; start_environ + i < ep; ++i)
/* Regular store because unless there has been direct
manipulation of the environment, target_array is still
a private copy. */
result_environ[i] = atomic_load_relaxed (start_environ + i);
}
else
{
/* Otherwise the application installed its own pointer.
Historically, this pointer was managed using realloc.
Continue doing so. This disables multi-threading
support. */
result_environ = __libc_reallocarray (start_environ,
required_size,
sizeof (*result_environ));
if (result_environ == NULL)
{
UNLOCK;
return -1;
}
}
target_array->array[i] = atomic_load_relaxed (start_environ + i);
/* This is the new place where we should add the element. */
ep = result_environ + (required_size - 2);
ep = target_array->array + i;
/* Add the null terminator in case there was a pointer there
previously. */
ep[1] = NULL;
/* And __environ should be repointed to our array. */
result_environ = &target_array->array[0];
}
}

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@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
/* Test using setenv with a malloc-allocated environ variable.
Copyright (C) 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of the GNU C Library.
The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
Lesser General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
/* This test is not in the scope for POSIX or any other standard, but
some applications assume that environ is a heap-allocated pointer
after a call to setenv on an empty environment. */
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <support/check.h>
#include <support/support.h>
static const char *original_path;
static char **save_environ;
static void
rewrite_environ (void)
{
save_environ = environ;
environ = xmalloc (sizeof (*environ));
*environ = NULL;
TEST_COMPARE (setenv ("A", "1", 1), 0);
TEST_COMPARE (setenv ("B", "2", 1), 0);
TEST_VERIFY (environ != save_environ);
TEST_COMPARE_STRING (environ[0], "A=1");
TEST_COMPARE_STRING (environ[1], "B=2");
TEST_COMPARE_STRING (environ[2], NULL);
TEST_COMPARE_STRING (getenv ("PATH"), NULL);
free (environ);
environ = save_environ;
TEST_COMPARE_STRING (getenv ("PATH"), original_path);
}
static int
do_test (void)
{
original_path = getenv ("PATH");
rewrite_environ ();
/* Test again after reallocated the environment due to an initial
setenv call. */
TEST_COMPARE (setenv ("TST_SETENV_MALLOC", "1", 1), 0);
TEST_VERIFY (environ != save_environ);
rewrite_environ ();
return 0;
}
#include <support/test-driver.c>