Another update from Larry:
[oweals/busybox.git] / libbb / xreadlink.c
1 /*
2  *  xreadlink.c - safe implementation of readlink
3  */
4
5 #include <stdio.h>
6
7 /*
8  * NOTE: This function returns a malloced char* that you will have to free
9  * yourself. You have been warned.
10  */
11
12 #include <unistd.h>
13 #include "libbb.h"
14
15 extern char *xreadlink(const char *path)
16 {                       
17         static const int GROWBY = 80; /* how large we will grow strings by */
18
19         char *buf = NULL;   
20         int bufsize = 0, readsize = 0;
21
22         do {
23                 buf = xrealloc(buf, bufsize += GROWBY);
24                 readsize = readlink(path, buf, bufsize); /* 1st try */
25                 if (readsize == -1)
26                         perror_msg("%s:%s", applet_name, path);
27         }           
28         while (bufsize < readsize + 1);
29
30         buf[readsize] = '\0';
31
32         return buf;
33 }       
34