Unsafe usage of readdir_r
- Dominant language
- Haskell
- Stars
- 124
- Forks
- 99
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
When using `unix` on FreeBSD 15, we now get special warnings like these:
```
/usr/local/bin/ld: /home/ouranos/.ghcup/ghc/9.10.3/lib/ghc-9.10.3/lib/../lib/x86_64-freebsd-ghc-9.10.3-inplace/unix-2.8.7.0-inplace/libHSunix-2.8.7.0-inplace_p.a(HsUnix.p_o): in function `__hscore_readdir':
(.text+0x95): warning: warning: this program uses readdir_r(), which is unsafe.
/usr/local/bin/ld: /home/ouranos/.ghcup/ghc/9.10.3/lib/ghc-9.10.3/lib/../lib/x86_64-freebsd-ghc-9.10.3-inplace/unix-2.8.7.0-inplace/libHSunix-2.8.7.0-inplace_p.a(HsUnix.p_o): note: the message above does not take linker garbage collection into account
```
Not too sure if `unix` could put a warning on the function to propagate best practices, but I felt like you'd like to know. :)
Contributor guide
No contributing guide indexed for this repository
Research direction
Start by locating the unix source entry point that implements __hscore_readdir and uses readdir_r, then reproduce the linker warning on FreeBSD 15. Determine how the unix package should address or report the unsafe usage; done means the reported warning is resolved or the intended warning behavior is established without changing directory-reading behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- haskell
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100