* generic/tclExecute.c: bugfix (reading freed memory). Testsuite

passed on linux/i386, compile-13.1 hung on linux/alpha.

2 files changed, 23 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3dae3ff..6e8ed22 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2002-08-01  Miguel Sofer  <msofer@users.sourceforge.net>
 
+	* generic/tclExecute.c: bugfix (reading freed memory). Testsuite
+	passed on linux/i386, compile-13.1 hung on linux/alpha.
+
+2002-08-01  Miguel Sofer  <msofer@users.sourceforge.net>
+
 	* generic/tclExecute.c: added a reference count for the complete
 	execution stack, instead of Tcl_Preserve/Tcl_Release. 
 
diff --git a/generic/tclExecute.c b/generic/tclExecute.c
index 24613aa..d90a362 100644
--- a/generic/tclExecute.c
+++ b/generic/tclExecute.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
  * of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
  *
- * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclExecute.c,v 1.87 2002/08/01 20:02:11 msofer Exp $
+ * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclExecute.c,v 1.88 2002/08/01 22:17:07 msofer Exp $
  */
 
 #include "tclInt.h"
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ GrowEvaluationStack(eePtr)
     int newElems  = 2*currElems;
     int currBytes = currElems * sizeof(Tcl_Obj *);
     int newBytes  = 2*currBytes;
-    Tcl_Obj **newStackPtr;
+    Tcl_Obj **newStackPtr = (Tcl_Obj **) ckalloc((unsigned) newBytes);
     Tcl_Obj **oldStackPtr = eePtr->stackPtr;
 
     /*
@@ -647,33 +647,29 @@ GrowEvaluationStack(eePtr)
     char *refCount = (char *) oldStackPtr[-1];
 
     /*
-     * Realloc the stack: copy existing stack items to the new stack 
-     * space, free the old storage if appropriate.
+     * Copy the existing stack items to the new stack space, free the old
+     * storage if appropriate, and record the refCount of the new stack
+     * held by the environment.
      */
  
-    newStackPtr = (Tcl_Obj **) ckrealloc((VOID *) (oldStackPtr-1), 
-            (unsigned) newBytes);
     newStackPtr++;
-    eePtr->stackPtr = newStackPtr;
-    eePtr->stackEnd = (newElems - 2); /* index of last usable item */
+    memcpy((VOID *) newStackPtr, (VOID *) oldStackPtr,
+	   (size_t) currBytes);
 
-    if (newStackPtr != oldStackPtr) {
+    if (refCount == (char *) 1) {
+	ckfree((VOID *) (oldStackPtr-1));
+    } else {
 	/*
-	 * The stack was moved; update the refCounts.
+	 * Remove the reference corresponding to the
+	 * environment pointer.
 	 */
-
-	newStackPtr[-1] = (Tcl_Obj *) ((char *) 1);	
-	if (refCount == (char *) 1) {
-	    ckfree((VOID *) (oldStackPtr-1));
-	} else {
-	    /*
-	     * Remove the reference corresponding to the
-	     * environment pointer.
-	     */
-
-	    oldStackPtr[-1] = (Tcl_Obj *) (refCount-1);
-	}
+	
+	oldStackPtr[-1] = (Tcl_Obj *) (refCount-1);
     }
+
+    eePtr->stackPtr = newStackPtr;
+    eePtr->stackEnd = (newElems - 2); /* index of last usable item */
+    newStackPtr[-1] = (Tcl_Obj *) ((char *) 1);	
 }
 
 /*