Merge branch 'mh/strbuf-read-file-returns-ssize-t'

Avoid possible ssize_t to int truncation.

* mh/strbuf-read-file-returns-ssize-t:
  strbuf: strbuf_read_file() should return ssize_t

Author: gitster

strbuf.c

@@ -526,9 +526,10 @@ int strbuf_getwholeline_fd(struct strbuf *sb, int fd, int term)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int strbuf_read_file(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint)
+ssize_t strbuf_read_file(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint)
 {
-	int fd, len;
+	int fd;
+	ssize_t len;
 
 	fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0)

strbuf.h

@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ extern ssize_t strbuf_read(struct strbuf *, int fd, size_t hint);
  * Read the contents of a file, specified by its path. The third argument
  * can be used to give a hint about the file size, to avoid reallocs.
  */
-extern int strbuf_read_file(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint);
+extern ssize_t strbuf_read_file(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint);
 
 /**
  * Read the target of a symbolic link, specified by its path.  The third