This diff fixes an issue in which we failed to clear the `dictCtx` in HC
compression. The `dictCtx` is not supposed to be used when an `extDict` is
present: matches found in the `dictCtx` do not account for the presence of an
`extDict` segment, and their offsets are therefore miscalculated when one is
present. This can lead to data corruption.
This diff clears the `dictCtx` whenever setting an `extDict`.
This issue was uncovered by @terrelln's fuzzing work.
It's now possible to select a custom LZ4_DISTANCE_MAX at compile time,
provided it's <= 65535.
However, in some cases (when compressing in byU16 mode),
the new distance wasn't respected,
as it used to implied that it was necessarily within range.
Added a distance check for this case.
Also : added a new TravisCI test which ensures that
custom LZ4_DISTANCE_MAX compiles correctly
and compresses correctly (relying on `assert()` to find outsized offsets).
When I did FAST_DEC_LOOP performance test, I found the
offset check is much more than v1.8.3
You will see the condition check difference via lzbench with dickens test case.
v1.8.3 34959
v.1.9.x 1055885
After investigate the code, we could see the difference.
v.1.8.3 SKIP the condition check if
if condition is true in:
https://github.com/lz4/lz4/blob/v1.8.3/lib/lz4.c#L1463
AND below condition is true
https://github.com/lz4/lz4/blob/v1.8.3/lib/lz4.c#L1478\
The offset check should be invoked.
v1.9.3
The offset check code will be invoked in every loop which lead to downgrade.
So the fix would be move this check to specific condition
to avoid useless condition check.
After this change, the call number is same as v1.8.3
Use the list of prerequisites instead of listing those files manually,
this way they will never fall out of sync.
Also update the amalgamation example to use a single cat command.
Fixes: a7e8d394 ("[amalgamation] add test")
Fixes: b192c86b ("[amalgamation] lz4frame.c")
Moved a few other tests to Makefiles.inc. Other things might need to go there.
Made a test for symlink appropriateness. Windows can NOT handle them the same way Unix-like operating systems do (if at all). This is mostly the same as the Visual C projects.
embed version info into .dll and .exes that are redistributed.
and deprecate LZ4_decompress_fast(),
with deprecation warnings enabled by default.
Note that, as a consequence of the fix,
LZ4_decompress_fast is now __slower__ than LZ4_decompress_safe().
That's because, since it doesn't know the input buffer size,
it must progress more cautiously into the input buffer
to ensure to out-of-bound read.
between lz4.c and lz4hc.c .
was left in a strange state after the "amalgamation" patch.
Now only 3 directives remain,
same name across both implementations,
single definition place.
Might allow some light simplification due to reduced nb of states possible.
they are classified as deprecated in the API documentation (lz4.h)
but do not yet trigger a warning,
to give time to existing applications to move away.
Also, the _fast() variants are still ~5% faster than the _safe() ones
after Dave's patch.
when one block was not compressible,
it would tag the context as `dirty`,
resulting in compression automatically bailing out of all future blocks,
making the rest of the frame uncompressible.
