xargs: bump default -sNUM up to 32k. Use sysconf() to trim it down if necessary

function                                             old     new   delta
xargs_main                                           819     830     +11

Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>

diff --git a/findutils/xargs.c b/findutils/xargs.c
index 46a62cbf1d0b3f93305d4765122b178512fe16fc..7b9f1fb73aad0121b82f85917ada50db5d92d258 100644 (file)
--- a/findutils/xargs.c
+++ b/findutils/xargs.c
@@ -59,14 +59,6 @@
 //config:        are not special.
 
 #include "libbb.h"
-/* COMPAT:  SYSV version defaults size (and has a max value of) to 470.
-   We try to make it as large as possible. */
-#if !defined(ARG_MAX) && defined(_SC_ARG_MAX)
-# define ARG_MAX sysconf(_SC_ARG_MAX)
-#endif
-#if !defined(ARG_MAX)
-# define ARG_MAX 470
-#endif
 
 /* This is a NOEXEC applet. Be very careful! */
 
@@ -440,35 +432,43 @@ int xargs_main(int argc, char **argv)
                argc++;
        }
 
-       /* The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6:
+       /* -s NUM default. fileutils-4.4.2 uses 128k, but I heasitate
+        * to use such a big value - first need to change code to use
+        * growable buffer instead of fixed one.
+        */
+       n_max_chars = 32 * 1024;
+       /* Make smaller if system does not allow our default value.
+        * The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6:
         * "The xargs utility shall limit the command line length such that
         * when the command line is invoked, the combined argument
         * and environment lists (see the exec family of functions
         * in the System Interfaces volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001)
         * shall not exceed {ARG_MAX}-2048 bytes".
         */
-       n_max_chars = ARG_MAX; /* might be calling sysconf(_SC_ARG_MAX) */
-       if (n_max_chars < 4*1024); /* paranoia */
-               n_max_chars = 4*1024;
-       n_max_chars -= 2048;
-       /* Sanity check for systems with huge ARG_MAX defines (e.g., Suns which
-        * have it at 1 meg).  Things will work fine with a large ARG_MAX
-        * but it will probably hurt the system more than it needs to;
-        * an array of this size is allocated.
-        */
-       if (n_max_chars > 20 * 1024)
-               n_max_chars = 20 * 1024;
-
+       {
+               long arg_max = 0;
+#if defined _SC_ARG_MAX
+               arg_max = sysconf(_SC_ARG_MAX) - 2048;
+#elif defined ARG_MAX
+               arg_max = ARG_MAX - 2048;
+#endif
+               if (arg_max > 0 && n_max_chars > arg_max)
+                       n_max_chars = arg_max;
+       }
        if (opt & OPT_UPTO_SIZE) {
-               size_t n_chars = 0;
                n_max_chars = xatou_range(max_chars, 1, INT_MAX);
+       }
+       /* Account for prepended fixed arguments */
+       {
+               size_t n_chars = 0;
                for (i = 0; argv[i]; i++) {
                        n_chars += strlen(argv[i]) + 1;
                }
                n_max_chars -= n_chars;
-               if (n_max_chars <= 0) {
-                       bb_error_msg_and_die("can't fit single argument within argument list size limit");
-               }
+       }
+       /* Sanity check */
+       if (n_max_chars <= 0) {
+               bb_error_msg_and_die("can't fit single argument within argument list size limit");
        }
 
        buf = xzalloc(n_max_chars + 1);
@@ -476,6 +476,8 @@ int xargs_main(int argc, char **argv)
        n_max_arg = n_max_chars;
        if (opt & OPT_UPTO_NUMBER) {
                n_max_arg = xatou_range(max_args, 1, INT_MAX);
+               /* Not necessary, we use growable args[]: */
+               /* if (n_max_arg > n_max_chars) n_max_arg = n_max_chars */
        }
 
        /* Allocate pointers for execvp */