[vlc-devel] [PATCH] Accept port specifications in smb2, now that the underlying library supports them.

[Thomas Guillem]

On Mon, Jun 3, 2019, at 17:24, Michael Young wrote:
> On 6/3/19 9:04 AM, Michael Young wrote:
> > On 6/3/19 8:17 AM, Hugo Beauzée-Luyssen wrote:
> >> On Mon, Jun 3, 2019, at 1:31 PM, Michael Young wrote:
> >>> ---
> >>>   modules/access/smb2.c | 10 ++--------
> >>>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> >>>
> >>> diff --git a/modules/access/smb2.c b/modules/access/smb2.c
> >>> index 41864ccfa8..7374956dea 100644
> >>> --- a/modules/access/smb2.c
> >>> +++ b/modules/access/smb2.c
> >>> @@ -58,8 +58,6 @@
> >>>   #include "smb_common.h"
> >>> -#define CIFS_PORT 445
> >>> -
> >>>   static int Open(vlc_object_t *);
> >>>   static void Close(vlc_object_t *);
> >>> @@ -583,10 +581,6 @@ Open(vlc_object_t *p_obj)
> >>>       if (vlc_UrlParseFixup(&sys->encoded_url, access->psz_url) != 0)
> >>>           return VLC_ENOMEM;
> >>> -    if (sys->encoded_url.i_port != 0 && sys->encoded_url.i_port != CIFS_PORT)
> >>> -        goto error;
> >>> -    sys->encoded_url.i_port = 0;
> >>> -
> >>>       sys->smb2 = smb2_init_context();
> >>>       if (sys->smb2 == NULL)
> >>>       {
> >>> @@ -598,10 +592,10 @@ Open(vlc_object_t *p_obj)
> >>>           sys->encoded_url.psz_path = (char *) "/";
> >>>       char *resolved_host = vlc_smb2_resolve(access, sys->encoded_url.psz_host,
> >>> -                                           CIFS_PORT);
> >>> +                                           mwy-cpjbvr at the-youngs.org);
> >>>       /* smb2_* functions need a decoded url. Re compose the url from the
> >>> -     * modified sys->encoded_url (without port and with the resolved host). */
> >>> +     * modified sys->encoded_url (with the resolved host). */
> >>>       char *url;
> >>>       if (resolved_host != NULL)
> >>>       {
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> AFAICS there is no libsmb2 release including this feature, what happens when a port is provided to an old version of the library?
> >>
> > 
> > The host:port would be interpreted as a host name, and the open would fail.
> > 
> > It would be reasonable to transform the default port to an empty port specification with:
> >    if (sys->encoded_url.i_port =)= CIFS_PORT) sys->encoded_url.i_port = 0;
> > in case it is provided explicitly.  I don't see anything adding the port number if it's
> > not provided, but I may have missed something.
> > 
> > Where does videolan get the version of libsmb2 for its builds?
> > I can pick that up and verify the behavior.
> 
> I rebuilt with release v2.0.0 from sahlberg/libsmb2, and can confirm 
> that the open fails when
> a port number is provided.  An excerpt of a log with an explicit port 
> number:
> 
> [000055817151a640] main input debug: 
> `smb://127.0.0.1:445/music/flac/Buddy Guy/Sweet Tea/01_Done Got 
> Old.flac' gives access `smb' demux `any' path 
> `127.0.0.1:445/music/flac/Buddy Guy/Sweet Tea/01_Done Got Old.flac'
> [00007fb848000df0] main access debug: creating access: 
> smb://127.0.0.1:445/music/flac/Buddy Guy/Sweet Tea/01_Done Got Old.flac
> [00007fb850b0d8e8] main generic debug: looking for access module 
> matching "smb": 224 candidates
> [00007fb848000df0] smb2 access error: smb2_connect_share_async failed: 
> Invalid address:127.0.0.1:445  Can not resolv into IPv4/v6.
> [00007fb848000df0] main access error: SMB2 operation failed
> [00007fb848000df0] main access error: Invalid address:127.0.0.1:445  
> Can not resolv into IPv4/v6.
> ... repeated several times
> [00007fb850b0d8e8] main generic debug: no access modules matched
> [000055817151a640] main input error: Your input can't be opened
> [000055817151a640] main input error: VLC is unable to open the MRL 
> 'smb://127.0.0.1:445/music/flac/Buddy Guy/Sweet Tea/01_Done Got 
> Old.flac'. Check the log for details.
> [000055817151a640] main input debug: destroying input for '01_Done Got 
> Old.flac'
> 
> With no port number (or explicitly setting 0), the open succeeds:
> [000055feecd59580] main input debug: 
> `smb://127.0.0.1:0/music/flac/Buddy Guy/Sweet Tea/01_Done Got Old.flac' 
> successfully opened
> 
> I've inquired about cutting a new release of libsmb2 to pick up recent changes.
> 
> In the meanwhile, I think the result of using a port number against 
> libsmb2 v2.0.0 is no worse
> than ignoring one, with the possible exception of explicitly supplying 
> ":445", which I'd be
> happy to translate to 0 as a precaution.

Smb2 entered in vlc 4.0 that is not yet freezed. So compabilty with older smb2 version is not mandatory. If there is a new smb2 release, we can just force it in our configure/contribs. 

> 
> Let me know what you think.
> 
> Thanks again.
> 
> 
> > 
> > Thanks for your help and consideration!
> > 
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