sortix--sortix/libc/pwd/getpwnam.cpp

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    pwd/getpwnam.cpp
    Searchs the passwd database for a user with the given username in a
    thread-insecure manner.

*******************************************************************************/

#include <errno.h>
#include <pwd.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

extern "C" struct passwd* getpwnam(const char* username)
{
	static struct passwd result_object;
	static char* buf = NULL;
	static size_t buflen = 0;
	if ( !buf )
	{
		size_t new_buflen = 64;
		if ( !(buf = (char*) malloc(new_buflen)) )
			return NULL;
		buflen = new_buflen;
	}
	struct passwd* result;
retry:
	int errnum = getpwnam_r(username, &result_object, buf, buflen, &result);
	if ( errnum == ERANGE )
	{
		size_t new_buflen = 2 * buflen;
		char* new_buf = (char*) realloc(buf, new_buflen);
		if ( !new_buf )
			return NULL;
		buf = new_buf;
		buflen = new_buflen;
		goto retry;
	}
	if ( errnum < 0 )
		return errno = errnum, (struct passwd*) NULL;
	return result;
}