Bug 144439 – [ARM] Don't compare unsigned chars to EOF (-1)

• Component: New Bugs
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Csaba Osztrogonác]

build error no1:
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../../Source/WebCore/platform/linux/MemoryPressureHandlerLinux.cpp: In function 'WTF::String WebCore::nextToken(FILE*)':
../../Source/WebCore/platform/linux/MemoryPressureHandlerLinux.cpp:69:16: error: comparison is always false due to limited range of data type [-Werror=type-limits]
         if (ch == EOF || (isASCIISpace(ch) && index)) // Break on non-initial ASCII space.
                ^
cc1plus: all warnings being treated as errors

build error no2:
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../../Source/WebKit2/Shared/linux/WebMemorySamplerLinux.cpp: In function 'WTF::String WebKit::nextToken(FILE*)':
../../Source/WebKit2/Shared/linux/WebMemorySamplerLinux.cpp:70:16: error: comparison is always false due to limited range of data type [-Werror=type-limits]
         if (ch == EOF || (isASCIISpace(ch) && index)) // Break on non-initial ASCII space.
                ^
cc1plus: all warnings being treated as errors

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char ch = fgetc(file); ----> fgetc returns an int which is casted to char 
(signed char on X86_64 and unsigned char on ARM). EOF is defined as -1. (int)

If fgetc returns with EOF, it will be 255 after casting unsigned char.
When comparing the unsigned char 255 and the int -1, the unsigned char 
255 will be casted to int 255 which will never be equal to -1.

$ man fgetc
[snip]
    fgetc() reads the next character from stream and returns it as an unsigned char cast to an int, or EOF on end of file or error.
[snip]

The correct fix is to avoid casting the return value of fgetc.

[Csaba Osztrogonác]

Just to document, http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/127195 added the
Source/WebKit2/Shared/linux/WebMemorySamplerLinux.cpp change and
http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/177216 added (copied) this bug
into Source/WebCore/platform/linux/MemoryPressureHandlerLinux.cpp.

[Csaba Osztrogonác]

Created attachment 252048 [details]
Patch

[Geoffrey Garen]

Comment on attachment 252048 [details]
Patch

r=me

[Csaba Osztrogonác]

Comment on attachment 252048 [details]
Patch

Clearing flags on attachment: 252048

Committed r183740: <http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/183740>

[Csaba Osztrogonác]

All reviewed patches have been landed.  Closing bug.

[Csaba Osztrogonác]

*** Bug 104613 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***