From: "Max R. Carrara" <m.carrara@proxmox.com>
To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [PATCH pve-storage v1 07/54] common: prevent autovivification in plugin_get_vtype_subdir helper
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:12:33 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260422111322.257380-8-m.carrara@proxmox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260422111322.257380-1-m.carrara@proxmox.com>
When accessing a non-existing (or undefined) value in a hash(ref) and
using this value again for a hash lookup, i.e.
`$hashref->{foo}->{bar}` where `$hashref->{foo}` does not exist or is
`undef`, Perl will (un)conveniently instantiate a new hashref where
one was absent before. This is also called autovivification [0].
This means that if the config hash of directory-based storage plugin
that does *not* declare the 'content-dirs' property in its `options()`
is passed to `plugin_get_vtype_subdir()`, the 'content-dirs' key will
be instantiated as an empty hashref during the
`$scfg->{'content-dirs'}->{$vtype}` lookup.
Note that "directory-based storage plugin" means any storage plugin
that defines the 'path' property in its `options()` method.
While this is a minor issue, the `$scfg` hashref should IMO never be
modified unless necessary, or if the method actually is supposed to
modify it.
Therefore, prevent this autovivification [0] in
`plugin_get_vtype_subdir()`.
Additionally, use string concatenation instead of interpolation for
the returned subdirectory path.
[0]: https://perldoc.perl.org/perlref#Autovivification
Signed-off-by: Max R. Carrara <m.carrara@proxmox.com>
---
src/PVE/Storage/Common.pm | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage/Common.pm b/src/PVE/Storage/Common.pm
index 52bd627d..abccf52b 100644
--- a/src/PVE/Storage/Common.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage/Common.pm
@@ -330,9 +330,11 @@ sub plugin_get_vtype_subdir : prototype($$) ($scfg, $vtype) {
die "storage definition has no path\n" if !$path;
die "unknown vtype '$vtype'\n" if !exists($DEFAULT_VTYPE_SUBDIRS->{$vtype});
- my $subdir = $scfg->{"content-dirs"}->{$vtype} // $DEFAULT_VTYPE_SUBDIRS->{$vtype};
+ # Intermediate step to prevent autovivification
+ my $content_dirs = $scfg->{'content-dirs'} // {};
+ my $subdir = $content_dirs->{$vtype} // $DEFAULT_VTYPE_SUBDIRS->{$vtype};
- return "$path/$subdir";
+ return $path . '/' . $subdir;
}
1;
--
2.47.3
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2026-04-22 11:12 [PATCH pve-storage, pve-manager v1 00/54] Fix #2884: Implement Subdirectory Scanning for Dir-Based Storage Types Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 01/54] test: plugin tests: run tests with at most 4 jobs Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 02/54] plugin, common: remove superfluous use of =pod command paragraph Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 03/54] common: add POD headings for groups of helpers Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 04/54] common: use Exporter module for PVE::Storage::Common Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 05/54] plugin: make get_subdir_files a proper subroutine and update style Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 06/54] plugin api: replace helpers w/ standalone subs, bump API version & age Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` Max R. Carrara [this message]
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 08/54] plugin: break up needless if-elsif chain into separate if-blocks Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 09/54] plugin: adapt get_subdir_files helper of list_volumes API method Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 10/54] plugin: update code style of list_volumes plugin " Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 11/54] plugin: use closure for obtaining raw volume data in list_volumes Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 12/54] plugin: use closure for inner loop logic " Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 13/54] storage: update code style in function path_to_volume_id Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 14/54] storage: break up needless if-elsif chain in path_to_volume_id Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 15/54] storage: heave vtype file path parsing logic inside loop into helper Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 16/54] storage: clean up code that was moved into helper in path_to_volume_id Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 17/54] api: status: move content type assert for up-/downloads into helper Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 18/54] api: status: use helper from common module to get content directory Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 19/54] api: status: move up-/download file path parsing code into helper Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 20/54] api: status: simplify file content assertion logic for up-/download Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 21/54] test: guest import: add tests for PVE::GuestImport Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 22/54] tree-wide: introduce parsing module and replace usages of ISO_EXT_RE_0 Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 23/54] common: test: set up parser testing code, add tests for 'iso' vtype Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 24/54] tree-wide: replace usages of VZTMPL_EXT_RE_1 with parsing functions Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 25/54] tree-wide: replace usages of BACKUP_EXT_RE_2 " Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 26/54] tree-wide: replace usages of inline regexes for snippets with parsers Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 27/54] tree-wide: partially replace usages of regexes for 'import' vtype Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 28/54] tree-wide: replace remaining " Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 29/54] plugin: simplify recently refactored logic in parse_volname method Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 30/54] plugin: simplify recently refactored logic in get_subdir_files helper Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 31/54] storage: simplify recently refactored logic in path_to_volume_id sub Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 32/54] api: status: simplify recently added parsing helper for file transfers Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:12 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 33/54] plugin: use parsing helper in parse_volume_id sub Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 34/54] test: list volumes: reorganize and modernize test running code Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 35/54] test: list volumes: fix broken test checking for vmlist modifications Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 36/54] test: list volumes: introduce new format for test cases Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 37/54] test: list volumes: remove legacy code and migrate cases to new format Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 38/54] test: list volumes: document behavior wrt. undeclared content types Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 39/54] plugin: correct comment in get_subdir_files helper Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 40/54] test: parse volname: modernize code Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 41/54] test: parse volname: adapt tests regarding 'import' volume type Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 42/54] test: parse volname: move VM disk test creation into separate block Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 43/54] test: parse volname: move backup file test creation into sep. block Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 44/54] test: parse volname: parameterize test case creation for some vtypes Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 45/54] test: volume id: modernize code Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 46/54] test: volume id: rename 'volname' test case parameter to 'file' Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 47/54] test: filesystem path: modernize code Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 48/54] fix #2884: implement nested subdir scanning and support 'iso' vtype Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 49/54] fix #2884: support nested subdir scanning for 'vztmpl' volume type Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 50/54] fix #2884: support nested subdir scanning for 'snippets' vtype Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 51/54] test: add more tests for 'import' vtype & guard against nested subdirs Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 52/54] test: add tests guarding against subdir scanning for vtypes Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-storage v1 53/54] storage api: mark old public regexes for removal, bump APIVER & APIAGE Max R. Carrara
2026-04-22 11:13 ` [PATCH pve-manager v1 54/54] fix #2884: ui: storage: add field for 'max-scan-depth' property Max R. Carrara
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