Re: Improve errors when setting incorrect bounds for SSL protocols - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Daniel Gustafsson
Subject Re: Improve errors when setting incorrect bounds for SSL protocols
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Msg-id ECCAE207-01BF-4D84-8EDE-6CCDAC4637EB@yesql.se
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In response to Re: Improve errors when setting incorrect bounds for SSL protocols  (Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>)
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> On 30 Apr 2020, at 01:14, Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 01:57:49PM +0200, Daniel Gustafsson wrote:
>> Working in the TLS corners of the backend, I found while re-reviewing and
>> re-testing for the release that this patch actually was a small, but vital,
>> brick shy of a load.  The error handling is always invoked due to a set of
>> missing braces.  Going into the check will cause the context to be freed and
>> be_tls_open_server error out.  The tests added narrowly escapes it by not
>> setting the max version in the final test, but I'm not sure it's worth changing
>> that now as not setting a value is an interesting testcase too.  Sorry for
>> missing that at the time of reviewing.
>
> Good catch, fixed.  We would still have keep around the SSL old
> context if both bounds were set.  Testing this case would mean one
> extra full restart of the server, and I am not sure either if that's
> worth the extra cost here.

Agreed.  I don't think the cost is warranted given the low probability of new
errors around here, so I think the commit as it stands is sufficient.  Thanks.

cheers ./daniel


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