[Python-checkins] cpython (merge 3.3 -> default): Merge #19037: adjust file times *before* moving maildir files into place.
r.david.murray
python-checkins at python.org
Wed Sep 18 14:39:36 CEST 2013
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/261910257af6
changeset: 85748:261910257af6
parent: 85745:bd78b90bee84
parent: 85746:68e5e416e8af
user: R David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com>
date: Wed Sep 18 08:36:36 2013 -0400
summary:
Merge #19037: adjust file times *before* moving maildir files into place.
files:
Lib/mailbox.py | 18 +++++++++++++-----
Misc/NEWS | 4 ++++
2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Lib/mailbox.py b/Lib/mailbox.py
--- a/Lib/mailbox.py
+++ b/Lib/mailbox.py
@@ -308,6 +308,12 @@
suffix = ''
uniq = os.path.basename(tmp_file.name).split(self.colon)[0]
dest = os.path.join(self._path, subdir, uniq + suffix)
+ if isinstance(message, MaildirMessage):
+ os.utime(tmp_file.name,
+ (os.path.getatime(tmp_file.name), message.get_date()))
+ # No file modification should be done after the file is moved to its
+ # final position in order to prevent race conditions with changes
+ # from other programs
try:
if hasattr(os, 'link'):
os.link(tmp_file.name, dest)
@@ -321,8 +327,6 @@
% dest)
else:
raise
- if isinstance(message, MaildirMessage):
- os.utime(dest, (os.path.getatime(dest), message.get_date()))
return uniq
def remove(self, key):
@@ -354,11 +358,15 @@
else:
suffix = ''
self.discard(key)
+ tmp_path = os.path.join(self._path, temp_subpath)
new_path = os.path.join(self._path, subdir, key + suffix)
- os.rename(os.path.join(self._path, temp_subpath), new_path)
if isinstance(message, MaildirMessage):
- os.utime(new_path, (os.path.getatime(new_path),
- message.get_date()))
+ os.utime(tmp_path,
+ (os.path.getatime(tmp_path), message.get_date()))
+ # No file modification should be done after the file is moved to its
+ # final position in order to prevent race conditions with changes
+ # from other programs
+ os.rename(tmp_path, new_path)
def get_message(self, key):
"""Return a Message representation or raise a KeyError."""
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
Library
-------
+- Issue #19037: The mailbox module now makes all changes to maildir files
+ before moving them into place, to avoid race conditions with other programs
+ that may be accessing the maildir directory.
+
- Issue #14984: On POSIX systems, when netrc is called without a filename
argument (and therefore is reading the user's $HOME/.netrc file), it now
enforces the same security rules as typical ftp clients: the .netrc file must
--
Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython
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