On Mon, May 18, 2026 at 06:50:00PM +0530, Anshu Kumari wrote:
> Change fill_one() to accept a buffer pointer and capacity instead of
> a struct msg pointer.  This is a pure refactor with no behavior change,
> preparing for option overload support where fill_one() will also write
> into the file and sname fields.
> 
> Link: https://bugs.passt.top/show_bug.cgi?id=192
> Signed-off-by: Anshu Kumari <anskuma@redhat.com>

Reviewed-by: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>

Though one cosmetic flaw noted below.

> ---
>  dhcp.c | 27 +++++++++++++--------------
>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/dhcp.c b/dhcp.c
> index 9220516..a966c34 100644
> --- a/dhcp.c
> +++ b/dhcp.c
> @@ -358,28 +358,27 @@ struct msg {
>  } __attribute__((__packed__));
>  
>  /**
> - * fill_one() - Fill a single option in message
> - * @m:		Message to fill
> + * fill_one() - Fill a single option into a buffer
> + * @buf:	Buffer to write option
> + * @cap:	Usable capacity of @buf (excluding end marker)

Nit: I'd suggest "size" or "len". "cap" more commonly means
"capability" in the codebase, rather than "capacity".

>   * @o:		Option number
> - * @offset:	Current offset within options field, updated on insertion
> + * @offset:	Current offset within @buf, updated on insertion
>   *
> - * Return: false if m has space to write the option, true otherwise
> + * Return: false if @buf has space to write the option, true otherwise
>   */
> -static bool fill_one(struct msg *m, int o, int *offset)
> +static bool fill_one(uint8_t *buf, size_t cap, int o, int *offset)
>  {
>  	size_t slen = opts[o].slen;
>  
> -	/* If we don't have space to write the option, then just skip */
> -	if (*offset + 2 /* code and length of option */ + slen > OPT_MAX)
> +	if (*offset + 2 + slen > cap)
>  		return true;
>  
> -	m->o[*offset] = o;
> -	m->o[*offset + 1] = slen;
> +	buf[*offset] = o;
> +	buf[*offset + 1] = slen;
>  
> -	/* Move to option */
>  	*offset += 2;
>  
> -	memcpy(&m->o[*offset], opts[o].s, slen);
> +	memcpy(&buf[*offset], opts[o].s, slen);
>  
>  	opts[o].sent = 1;
>  	*offset += slen;
> @@ -404,19 +403,19 @@ static int fill(struct msg *m)
>  	 * Put it there explicitly, unless requested via option 55.
>  	 */
>  	if (opts[55].clen > 0 && !memchr(opts[55].c, 53, opts[55].clen))
> -		if (fill_one(m, 53, &offset))
> +		if (fill_one(m->o, OPT_MAX, 53, &offset))
>  			 debug("DHCP: skipping option 53");
>  
>  	for (i = 0; i < opts[55].clen; i++) {
>  		o = opts[55].c[i];
>  		if (opts[o].slen != -1)
> -			if (fill_one(m, o, &offset))
> +			if (fill_one(m->o, OPT_MAX, o, &offset))
>  				debug("DHCP: skipping option %i", o);
>  	}
>  
>  	for (o = 0; o < 255; o++) {
>  		if (opts[o].slen != -1 && !opts[o].sent)
> -			if (fill_one(m, o, &offset))
> +			if (fill_one(m->o, OPT_MAX, o, &offset))
>  				debug("DHCP: skipping option %i", o);
>  	}
>  
> -- 
> 2.54.0
> 

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