Update.

	* nss/nsswitch.h (service_user): Change name field from const char *
	to char[0].
	(name_database_entry): Likewise.
	* nss/nsswitch.c (nss_parse_service_list): Adjust memory allocation
	for change of `service_user'.
	(nss_getline): Adjust memory allocation for change of
	`name_database_entry'.

3 files changed, 27 insertions, 33 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4c9420cdc5..c1a00362f3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 1999-02-18  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>
 
+	* nss/nsswitch.h (service_user): Change name field from const char *
+	to char[0].
+	(name_database_entry): Likewise.
+	* nss/nsswitch.c (nss_parse_service_list): Adjust memory allocation
+	for change of `service_user'.
+	(nss_getline): Adjust memory allocation for change of
+	`name_database_entry'.
+
 	* catgets/catgets.c: Correctly handle NLSPATH from environment
 	[PR libc/980].
 
@@ -11,6 +19,7 @@
 
 	* string/bits/string2.h: Only use strncmp optimization if count
 	argument is constant.
+
 1999-02-16  Roland McGrath  <roland@baalperazim.frob.com>
 
 	* sysdeps/mach/hurd/revoke.c: New file.
diff --git a/nss/nsswitch.c b/nss/nsswitch.c
index b6720fd62e..5bce1f5af3 100644
--- a/nss/nsswitch.c
+++ b/nss/nsswitch.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>, 1996.
 
@@ -575,21 +575,12 @@ nss_parse_service_list (const char *line)
 	return result;
 
 
-      new_service = (service_user *) malloc (sizeof (service_user));
+      new_service = (service_user *) malloc (sizeof (service_user)
+					     + (line - name + 1));
       if (new_service == NULL)
 	return result;
-      else
-	{
-	  char *source = (char *) malloc (line - name + 1);
-	  if (source == NULL)
-	    {
-	      free (new_service);
-	      return result;
-	    }
-	  *((char *) __mempcpy (source, name, line - name)) = '\0';
 
-	  new_service->name = source;
-	}
+      *((char *) __mempcpy (new_service->name, name, line - name)) = '\0';
 
       /* Set default actions.  */
       new_service->actions[2 + NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN] = NSS_ACTION_CONTINUE;
@@ -706,6 +697,7 @@ nss_getline (char *line)
 {
   const char *name;
   name_database_entry *result;
+  size_t len;
 
   /* Ignore leading white spaces.  ATTENTION: this is different from
      what is implemented in Solaris.  The Solaris man page says a line
@@ -723,21 +715,14 @@ nss_getline (char *line)
     return NULL;
   *line++ = '\0';
 
-  result = (name_database_entry *) malloc (sizeof (name_database_entry));
+  len = strlen (name) + 1;
+
+  result = (name_database_entry *) malloc (sizeof (name_database_entry) + len);
   if (result == NULL)
     return NULL;
 
   /* Save the database name.  */
-  {
-    const size_t len = strlen (name) + 1;
-    char *new = malloc (len);
-    if (new == NULL)
-      {
-	free (result);
-	return NULL;
-      }
-    result->name = memcpy (new, name, len);
-  }
+  memcpy (result->name, name, len);
 
   /* Parse the list of services.  */
   result->service = nss_parse_service_list (line);
diff --git a/nss/nsswitch.h b/nss/nsswitch.h
index ecb2b1bde2..9f40a9e46f 100644
--- a/nss/nsswitch.h
+++ b/nss/nsswitch.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
 
    The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -60,16 +60,16 @@ typedef struct
 
 typedef struct service_user
 {
-  /* Name of the service (`files', `dns', `nis', ...).  */
-  const char *name;
+  /* And the link to the next entry.  */
+  struct service_user *next;
   /* Action according to result.  */
   lookup_actions actions[5];
   /* Link to the underlying library object.  */
   service_library *library;
   /* Collection of known functions.  */
   struct entry *known;
-  /* And the link to the next entry.  */
-  struct service_user *next;
+  /* Name of the service (`files', `dns', `nis', ...).  */
+  char name[0];
 } service_user;
 
 /* To access the action based on the status value use this macro.  */
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ typedef struct service_user
 
 typedef struct name_database_entry
 {
-  /* Name of the database.  */
-  const char *name;
-  /* List of service to be used.  */
-  service_user *service;
   /* And the link to the next entry.  */
   struct name_database_entry *next;
+  /* List of service to be used.  */
+  service_user *service;
+  /* Name of the database.  */
+  char name[0];
 } name_database_entry;