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Re: Review of base64.diff and german2.diff

 

thanks alexander! :D i will read and test it as soon as possible :)


2013/9/23 Alexander Barkov <bar@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> Hi Roberto,
>
> the patch has been pushed to the 10.0 tree:
>
> lp:~maria-captains/maria/10.0
>
>
> See here for more details about the 10.0 tree.
> https://launchpad.net/maria/**10.0 <https://launchpad.net/maria/10.0>
>
>
> On 09/17/2013 07:42 PM, Roberto Spadim wrote:
>
>> nice =)
>> after this patch commited, could report where i could get it? i will try
>> to rewrite to base32 if possible :) and send at jira
>> thanks!
>>
>>
>> 2013/9/17 Alexander Barkov <bar@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:bar@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
>>
>>
>>     Hello Roberto,
>>
>>
>>
>>     On 09/17/2013 06:38 PM, Roberto Spadim wrote:
>>
>>         hi guys!
>>         one question, as a mariadb user...
>>         base64 will be exposed to sql layer? could i use TO_BASE64() and
>>         FROM_BASE64() at mysql client?
>>         there's a MDEV in JIRA about it, if you could attach it to this
>>         patch
>>         could be nice: MDEV-4387
>>         <https://mariadb.atlassian.__**net/browse/MDEV-4387
>>
>>         <https://mariadb.atlassian.**net/browse/MDEV-4387<https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-4387>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>         and with time, implement base32 and base16: MDEV-4800
>>         <https://mariadb.atlassian.__**net/browse/MDEV-4800
>>
>>         <https://mariadb.atlassian.**net/browse/MDEV-4800<https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-4800>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>         base64 is very usefull, and many php users use it to
>> "send/receive"
>>         files from database
>>         base32 from what i know is usefull only for OTP and other
>>         password apps
>>         base16 is a hexadecimal function HEX() and UNHEX()
>>
>>
>>     Yes, TO_BASE64() and FROM_BASE64() will be exposed to the SQL level,
>>     so one case use for example things like this:
>>
>>     INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (FROM_BASE64('base64-string'))**__;
>>
>>
>>     or
>>
>>     SELECT TO_BASE64(column) FROM t1;
>>
>>
>>     There are no plans to implement base32.
>>
>>
>>         thanks guys
>>
>>
>>         2013/9/17 Alexander Barkov <bar@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>         <mailto:bar@xxxxxxxxxxx> <mailto:bar@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>         <mailto:bar@xxxxxxxxxxx>>>
>>
>>
>>              Hi Monty,
>>
>>              thanks for review.
>>
>>              I have addressed most of your suggestions. See the new
>>         version attached,
>>              and the detailed comments inline:
>>
>>
>>
>>              On 09/12/2013 04:32 PM, Michael Widenius wrote:
>>
>>
>>                  Hi!
>>
>>                  Here is the review for the code that we should put into
>>         10.0
>>
>>                  First the base64:
>>
>>                      === modified file 'mysql-test/t/func_str.test'
>>                      --- mysql-test/t/func_str.test  2013-05-07 11:05:09
>>         +0000
>>                      +++ mysql-test/t/func_str.test  2013-08-28 13:14:24
>>         +0000
>>                      @@ -1555,3 +1555,118 @@ drop table t1,t2;
>>                         --echo # End of 5.5 tests
>>                         --echo #
>>
>>                      +
>>                      +--echo #
>>                      +--echo # Start of 5.6 tests
>>                      +--echo #
>>
>>
>>                  Shouldn't this be start of 10.0 tests ?
>>                  (I know that this code is from MySQL 5.6, but still for
>>         us this
>>                  is 10.0...)
>>
>>
>>              This code is (almost) copy-and-paste from MySQL-5.6.
>>              I think it's a good idea when looking inside a test file
>>              to be able to see which tests are coming from MySQL-5.6,
>>              and which tests are coming from MariaDB-10.0.
>>
>>              I'd suggest to keep "Start of 5.6 tests" in this particular
>>         case,
>>              and also when merging the tests for the other merged
>>         MySQL-5.6 features.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>                      === modified file 'mysys/base64.c'
>>                      --- mysys/base64.c      2011-06-30 15:46:53 +0000
>>                      +++ mysys/base64.c      2013-03-09 06:22:59 +0000
>>                      @@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
>>                      -/* Copyright (c) 2003-2008 MySQL AB, 2009 Sun
>>         Microsystems,
>>                      Inc.
>>                      -   Use is subject to license terms.
>>                      +/* Copyright (c) 2003, 2010, Oracle and/or its
>>         affiliates.
>>                      All rights reserved.
>>
>>
>>                  Removed 'all rights reserved'. You can't have that for
>>         GPL code.
>>
>>                  If there is any new code from us, please add a
>>         copyright message
>>                  for the
>>                  MariaDB foundation too!
>>
>>
>>              Removed 'all rights reserved' and added "MariaDB", as there
>>         are some
>>              our own changes.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>                            This program is free software; you can
>>         redistribute it
>>                      and/or modify
>>                            it under the terms of the GNU General Public
>>         License
>>                      as published by
>>                      @@ -25,6 +24,28 @@ static char base64_table[] =
>>         "ABCDEFGHIJ
>>
>>         "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
>>                                                      "0123456789+/";
>>
>>                      +/**
>>                      + * Maximum length base64_needed_encoded_length()
>>                      + * can handle without overflow.
>>                      + */
>>                      +int
>>                      +base64_encode_max_arg_length(**____)
>>
>>
>>                      +{
>>                      +#if (SIZEOF_INT == 8)
>>                      +  /*
>>                      +    6827690988321067803 ->   9223372036854775805
>>                      +    6827690988321067804 ->  -9223372036854775807
>>                      +  */
>>
>>
>>                  Please describe from where the following number comes
>> from
>>                  (so that anyone can recalculate and check the number if
>>         needed):
>>
>>
>>              I added more comments where these numbers come from.
>>
>>
>>
>>                      +  return 0x5EC0D4C77B03531BLL
>>                      +#else
>>                      +  /*
>>                      +    1589695686 -> 2147483646 <tel:2147483646>
>>         <tel:2147483646 <tel:2147483646>>
>>
>>                      +    1589695687 -> -2147483645 <tel:2147483645>
>>         <tel:2147483645 <tel:2147483645>>
>>
>>
>>                      +  */
>>                      +  return 0x5EC0D4C6;
>>                      +#endif
>>                      +}
>>                      +
>>
>>                         int
>>                         base64_needed_encoded_length(_**___int
>> length_of_data)
>>                      @@ -39,6 +60,21 @@
>>         base64_needed_encoded_length(_**___int length_
>>
>>
>>                         }
>>
>>
>>                      +/**
>>                      + * Maximum length base64_needed_decoded_length()
>>                      + * can handle without overflow.
>>                      + */
>>                      +int
>>                      +base64_decode_max_arg_length(**____)
>>
>>
>>                      +{
>>
>>
>>                  The following also need a comment.
>>
>>
>>              Also added comments.
>>
>>
>>
>>                      +#if (SIZEOF_INT == 8)
>>                      +  return 0x2AAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL;
>>                      +#else
>>                      +  return 0x2AAAAAAA;
>>                      +#endif
>>                      +}
>>                      +
>>                      +
>>
>>
>>                  <cut>
>>
>>                      +/**
>>                      + * Get the next character from a base64 encoded
>>         stream.
>>                      + * Skip spaces, then scan the next base64
>>         character or a
>>                      pad character
>>                      + * and collect bits into decoder->c.
>>                      + *
>>                      + * @param  decoder  Pointer to MY_BASE64_DECODER
>>                      + * @return
>>                      + *  FALSE on success (a valid base64 encoding
>>         character found)
>>                      + *  TRUE  on error (unexpected character or
>> unexpected
>>                      end-of-input found)
>>                      + */
>>
>>
>>                  Add an empty line here.
>>
>>
>>              Done.
>>
>>
>>
>>                  It would also be good to have a good description of the
>>         base64
>>                  format
>>                  in this file so that one can understand what the
>>         functions are
>>                  supposed to do (or at least a link to the specification).
>>
>>                  Some thing I figured out by asking bar on IRC:
>>
>>                  - We never generate spaces
>>                  - When decoding, we allow spaces anywhere.
>>                  - The end of an 64 base  decoded string is always
>>         padded with '='
>>                      so that the final length is dividable with 4.
>>
>>
>>              I added a reference to
>>         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/_**___Base64<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/____Base64>
>>         <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**__Base64<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/__Base64>
>> >
>>
>>              <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**__Base64<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/__Base64>
>>         <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Base64<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64>
>> >>,
>>
>>              as well all added these your comments in proper places of
>>         the code.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>                      +static inline my_bool
>>                      +my_base64_decoder_getch(MY___**__BASE64_DECODER
>>
>>         *decoder)
>>
>>
>>
>>                  Remove inline from the above; It's likely to make the
>> code
>>                  slower, not
>>                  faster as this is a big function with lot of if's.
>>
>>
>>              Removed "inline".
>>
>>
>>
>>                         {
>>                      -  char b[3];
>>                      -  size_t i= 0;
>>                      -  char *dst_base= (char *)dst;
>>                      -  char const *src= src_base;
>>                      -  char *d= dst_base;
>>                      -  size_t j;
>>                      +  if (my_base64_decoder_skip_____**spaces(decoder))
>>
>>
>>                      +    return TRUE; /* End-of-input */
>>
>>                      -  while (i < len)
>>                      +  if (!my_base64_add(decoder)) /* Valid base64
>>         character
>>                      found */
>>                           {
>>                      -    unsigned c= 0;
>>                      -    size_t mark= 0;
>>                      +    if (decoder->mark)
>>                      +    {
>>                      +      /* If we have scanned '=' already, then only
>>         '=' is
>>                      valid */
>>                      +      DBUG_ASSERT(decoder->state == 3);
>>                      +      decoder->error= 1;
>>                      +      decoder->src--;
>>                      +      return TRUE; /* expected '=', but encoding
>>         character
>>                      found */
>>                      +    }
>>                      +    decoder->state++;
>>                      +    return FALSE;
>>                      +  }
>>
>>
>>                  If you want to have the funtion inline, then move the
>>         following to
>>                  another not inline function;  We don't need to generate
>>         code for
>>                  this
>>                  for every function call:
>>
>>                      +
>>                      +  /* Process error */
>>                      +  switch (decoder->state)
>>                      +  {
>>                      +  case 0:
>>                      +  case 1:
>>                      +    decoder->src--;
>>                      +    return TRUE; /* base64 character expected */
>>                      +    break;
>>                      +
>>                      +  case 2:
>>                      +  case 3:
>>                      +    if (decoder->src[-1] == '=')
>>                      +    {
>>                      +      decoder->error= 0; /* Not an error - it's a
>> pad
>>                      character */
>>                      +      decoder->mark++;
>>                      +    }
>>                      +    else
>>                      +    {
>>                      +      decoder->src--;
>>                      +      return TRUE; /* base64 character or '='
>>         expected */
>>                      +    }
>>                      +    break;
>>                      +  default:
>>                      +    DBUG_ASSERT(0);
>>                      +    return TRUE; /* Wrong state, should not happen
>> */
>>                      +  }
>>
>>
>>                  <cut>
>>
>>                  Add to the comment for base64_decode that the 'dst'
>>         buffer has to be
>>                  at least 2 character longer than what is needed to
>>         decode src_base.
>>
>>
>>              I added this comment:
>>
>>              * Note: 'dst' must have sufficient space to store the
>>         decoded data.
>>              * Use base64_needed_decoded_length() to calculate the
>>         correct space
>>              size.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>                      +int
>>                      +base64_decode(const char *src_base, size_t len,
>>                      +              void *dst, const char **end_ptr, int
>>         flags)
>>                      +{
>>                      +    if (my_base64_decoder_getch(&____**decoder) ||
>>                      +        my_base64_decoder_getch(&____**decoder) ||
>>                      +        my_base64_decoder_getch(&____**decoder) ||
>>                      +        my_base64_decoder_getch(&____**decoder))
>>
>>
>>                      +      break;
>>
>>
>>                  Generating the error handling with a switch for every
>>         of the
>>                  above is wasteful. See previous comment.
>>
>>
>>              Right. my_base64_decoder_getch() is not inline anymore.
>>
>>
>>
>>                      +  /* Return error if there are more non-space
>>         characters */
>>                      +  decoder.state= 0;
>>                      +  if (!my_base64_decoder_skip_____**
>> spaces(&decoder))
>>
>>
>>                      +    decoder.error= 1;
>>                      +
>>                           if (end_ptr != NULL)
>>
>>
>>                  Note that base64_needed_decoded_length() used ceil()
>>         when it's
>>                  not needed.
>>
>>
>>              Removed.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>                  <cut>
>>
>>                      === modified file 'sql/item_strfunc.cc'
>>                      @@ -451,6 +452,101 @@ void
>>         Item_func_aes_decrypt::fix____**_length_a
>>                            set_persist_maybe_null(1);
>>                         }
>>
>>                      +
>>                      +void Item_func_to_base64::fix_____**
>> length_and_dec()
>>
>>
>>                      +{
>>                      +  maybe_null= args[0]->maybe_null;
>>                      +  collation.set(default_charset(**____),
>>
>>         DERIVATION_COERCIBLE,
>>
>>                      MY_REPERTOIRE_ASCII);
>>
>>
>>                  Maybe better to cast both arguments to (ulonglong) as
>>         the rest
>>                  of the code
>>                  is depending on this.
>>
>>                  Also, why is base64_encode_max_arg_length() int instead
>>         of uint or
>>                  even better size_t?
>>
>>
>>              This is because base64_encode() and base64_decode() are used
>>              in the replication code using "int" as return value.
>>
>>              When exposing TO_BASE64() and FROM_BASE64() to the SQL level,
>>              I did not want to touch the replication code.
>>
>>
>>
>>                      +  if (args[0]->max_length > (uint)
>>                      base64_encode_max_arg_length()**____)
>>                      +  {
>>                      +    maybe_null= 1;
>>                      +    fix_char_length_ulonglong((___**_ulonglong)
>>                      base64_encode_max_arg_length()**____);
>>                      +  }
>>                      +  else
>>                      +  {
>>                      +    int length= base64_needed_encoded_length((**
>> ____int)
>>
>>
>>                      args[0]->max_length);
>>                      +    DBUG_ASSERT(length > 0);
>>
>>
>>                  Don't think assert is needed as the function gurantees
>>         it already.
>>
>>                      +    fix_char_length_ulonglong((___**_ulonglong)
>>
>>         length - 1);
>>                      +  }
>>                      +}
>>
>>
>>                  <cut>
>>
>>                      +String *Item_func_from_base64::val___**__str(String
>>
>>         *str)
>>
>>                      +{
>>                      +  String *res= args[0]->val_str_ascii(str);
>>                      +  bool too_long= false;
>>                      +  int length;
>>                      +  const char *end_ptr;
>>                      +
>>                      +  if (!res ||
>>                      +      res->length() > (uint)
>>         base64_decode_max_arg_length() ||
>>                      +      (too_long=
>>                      +       ((uint) (length=
>>                      base64_needed_decoded_length((**____int)
>>         res->length())) >
>>                      +
>>           current_thd->variables.max____**_allowed_packet)) ||
>>
>>
>>                      +      tmp_value.alloc((uint) length) ||
>>                      +      (length= base64_decode(res->ptr(), (int)
>>         res->length(),
>>                      +                             (char *)
>> tmp_value.ptr(),
>>                      &end_ptr, 0)) < 0 ||
>>                      +      end_ptr < res->ptr() + res->length())
>>                      +  {
>>
>>
>>                  Shouldn't we get a readable error or warning if the
>> string
>>                  contained wrong
>>                  characters?
>>                  Now it looks like we will just return null.
>>
>>                  Something like 'Malformed base64 string. Error at
>>         position %d" would
>>                  be nice.
>>
>>
>>              Good idea. I have added a warning. Now it looks clear what
>>         went wrong
>>              if FROM_BASE64() returns NULL.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>                      +    null_value= 1; // NULL input, too long input,
>>         OOM, or
>>                      badly formed input
>>                      +    if (too_long)
>>                      +    {
>>                      +      push_warning_printf(current___**__thd,
>>                      Sql_condition::WARN_LEVEL_____**WARN,
>>                      +
>>           ER_WARN_ALLOWED_PACKET_____**OVERFLOWED,
>>                      +
>>                        ER(ER_WARN_ALLOWED_PACKET_____**OVERFLOWED),
>>         func_name(),
>>                      +
>>                        current_thd->variables.max____**_allowed_packet);
>>
>>
>>                      +    }
>>                      +    return 0;
>>                      +  }
>>                      +  tmp_value.length((uint) length);
>>                      +  null_value= 0;
>>                      +  return &tmp_value;
>>                      +}
>>
>>
>>                  <cut>
>>
>>              <cut>
>>
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