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-rw-r--r--src/src/expand.c23
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/src/expand.c b/src/src/expand.c
index fb6d6922b..ec4dd71f9 100644
--- a/src/src/expand.c
+++ b/src/src/expand.c
@@ -4404,13 +4404,24 @@ while (*s != 0)
(void)close(fd_in);
+ /* Read the pipe to get the command's output into $value (which is kept
+ in lookup_value). Read during execution, so that if the output exceeds
+ the OS pipe buffer limit, we don't block forever. */
+
+ f = fdopen(fd_out, "rb");
+ sigalrm_seen = FALSE;
+ alarm(60);
+ lookup_value = cat_file(f, lookup_value, &lsize, &lptr, NULL);
+ alarm(0);
+ (void)fclose(f);
+
/* Wait for the process to finish, applying the timeout, and inspect its
return code for serious disasters. Simple non-zero returns are passed on.
*/
- if ((runrc = child_close(pid, 60)) < 0)
+ if (sigalrm_seen == TRUE || (runrc = child_close(pid, 30)) < 0)
{
- if (runrc == -256)
+ if (sigalrm_seen == TRUE || runrc == -256)
{
expand_string_message = string_sprintf("command timed out");
killpg(pid, SIGKILL); /* Kill the whole process group */
@@ -4426,14 +4437,6 @@ while (*s != 0)
goto EXPAND_FAILED;
}
-
- /* Read the pipe to get the command's output into $value (which is kept
- in lookup_value). */
-
- f = fdopen(fd_out, "rb");
- lookup_value = NULL;
- lookup_value = cat_file(f, lookup_value, &lsize, &lptr, NULL);
- (void)fclose(f);
}
/* Process the yes/no strings; $value may be useful in both cases */