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-rw-r--r--git.c22
-rwxr-xr-xt/t0005-signals.sh22
2 files changed, 44 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 9c49519831..bf4d41f0e6 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -592,6 +592,26 @@ static int run_argv(int *argcp, const char ***argv)
return done_alias;
}
+/*
+ * Many parts of Git have subprograms communicate via pipe, expect the
+ * upstream of a pipe to die with SIGPIPE when the downstream of a
+ * pipe does not need to read all that is written. Some third-party
+ * programs that ignore or block SIGPIPE for their own reason forget
+ * to restore SIGPIPE handling to the default before spawning Git and
+ * break this carefully orchestrated machinery.
+ *
+ * Restore the way SIGPIPE is handled to default, which is what we
+ * expect.
+ */
+static void restore_sigpipe_to_default(void)
+{
+ sigset_t unblock;
+
+ sigemptyset(&unblock);
+ sigaddset(&unblock, SIGPIPE);
+ sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &unblock, NULL);
+ signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL);
+}
int main(int argc, char **av)
{
@@ -611,6 +631,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **av)
*/
sanitize_stdfds();
+ restore_sigpipe_to_default();
+
git_setup_gettext();
trace_command_performance(argv);
diff --git a/t/t0005-signals.sh b/t/t0005-signals.sh
index 981437b3a8..638a355906 100755
--- a/t/t0005-signals.sh
+++ b/t/t0005-signals.sh
@@ -27,4 +27,26 @@ test_expect_success !MINGW 'signals are propagated using shell convention' '
test_expect_code 143 git sigterm
'
+large_git () {
+ for i in $(test_seq 1 100)
+ do
+ git diff --cached --binary || return
+ done
+}
+
+test_expect_success 'create blob' '
+ test-genrandom foo 16384 >file &&
+ git add file
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'a constipated git dies with SIGPIPE' '
+ OUT=$( ((large_git; echo $? 1>&3) | :) 3>&1 )
+ test "$OUT" -eq 141
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'a constipated git dies with SIGPIPE even if parent ignores it' '
+ OUT=$( ((trap "" PIPE; large_git; echo $? 1>&3) | :) 3>&1 )
+ test "$OUT" -eq 141
+'
+
test_done