[pushed] Avoid use of sprintf in gdb/utils.c:make_hex_string
Commit Message
The use of sprintf is discouraged in GDB. Use xsnprintf instead.
gdb/ChangeLog:
* utils.c (make_hex_string): Replace use of sprintf by use of
xsnprintf.
Tested on x86_64-linux and pushed.
---
gdb/ChangeLog | 5 +++++
gdb/utils.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Comments
On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 7:29 AM, Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com> wrote:
> The use of sprintf is discouraged in GDB. Use xsnprintf instead.
>
> gdb/ChangeLog:
>
> * utils.c (make_hex_string): Replace use of sprintf by use of
> xsnprintf.
>
> Tested on x86_64-linux and pushed.
>
> ---
> gdb/ChangeLog | 5 +++++
> gdb/utils.c | 2 +-
> 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
> index ac916de..c12de3a 100644
> --- a/gdb/ChangeLog
> +++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
> @@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
> 2014-12-13 Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>
>
> + * utils.c (make_hex_string): Replace use of sprintf by use of
> + xsnprintf.
> +
> +2014-12-13 Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>
> +
> * compile/compile-object-load.c (link_callbacks_multiple_definition)
> (link_callbacks_warning, link_callbacks_einfo): Remove trailing
> newline at end of warning message.
> diff --git a/gdb/utils.c b/gdb/utils.c
> index 1ab183c..ea2b18a 100644
> --- a/gdb/utils.c
> +++ b/gdb/utils.c
> @@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ make_hex_string (const gdb_byte *data, size_t length)
>
> p = result;
> for (i = 0; i < length; ++i)
> - p += sprintf (p, "%02x", data[i]);
> + p += xsnprintf (p, 2, "%02x", data[i]);
> *p = '\0';
> return result;
> }
twas on my todo list. Thanks!
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
2014-12-13 Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>
+ * utils.c (make_hex_string): Replace use of sprintf by use of
+ xsnprintf.
+
+2014-12-13 Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>
+
* compile/compile-object-load.c (link_callbacks_multiple_definition)
(link_callbacks_warning, link_callbacks_einfo): Remove trailing
newline at end of warning message.
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ make_hex_string (const gdb_byte *data, size_t length)
p = result;
for (i = 0; i < length; ++i)
- p += sprintf (p, "%02x", data[i]);
+ p += xsnprintf (p, 2, "%02x", data[i]);
*p = '\0';
return result;
}