static int misalign;
/*
+ * Parse the pattern argument to various sub-commands.
+ *
+ * Because the pattern is used as an argument to memset it must evaluate
+ * to an unsigned integer that fits into a single byte.
+ */
+static int parse_pattern(const char *arg)
+{
+ char *endptr = NULL;
+ long pattern;
+
+ pattern = strtol(arg, &endptr, 0);
+ if (pattern < 0 || pattern > UCHAR_MAX || *endptr != '\0') {
+ printf("%s is not a valid pattern byte\n", arg);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ return pattern;
+}
+
+/*
* Memory allocation helpers.
*
* Make sure memory is aligned by default, or purposefully misaligned if
break;
case 'P':
Pflag = 1;
- pattern = atoi(optarg);
+ pattern = parse_pattern(optarg);
+ if (pattern < 0)
+ return 0;
break;
case 'q':
qflag = 1;
break;
case 'P':
Pflag = 1;
- pattern = atoi(optarg);
+ pattern = parse_pattern(optarg);
+ if (pattern < 0)
+ return 0;
break;
case 'q':
qflag = 1;
pflag = 1;
break;
case 'P':
- pattern = atoi(optarg);
+ pattern = parse_pattern(optarg);
+ if (pattern < 0)
+ return 0;
break;
case 'q':
qflag = 1;
qflag = 1;
break;
case 'P':
- pattern = atoi(optarg);
+ pattern = parse_pattern(optarg);
+ if (pattern < 0)
+ return 0;
break;
default:
return command_usage(&writev_cmd);
break;
case 'P':
ctx->Pflag = 1;
- ctx->pattern = atoi(optarg);
+ ctx->pattern = parse_pattern(optarg);
+ if (ctx->pattern < 0)
+ return 0;
break;
case 'q':
ctx->qflag = 1;
ctx->qflag = 1;
break;
case 'P':
- pattern = atoi(optarg);
+ pattern = parse_pattern(optarg);
+ if (pattern < 0)
+ return 0;
break;
default:
free(ctx);