[Win32utils-devel] Yet another data structure + pack/unpack question (win32-service)

[Heesob Park]

Hi,

2006/6/21, Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
> Heesob Park wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > 2006/6/21, Daniel Berger <djberg96 at gmail.com>:
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> If you take a look at the service.rb file in the win32-service
> >> repository (the new one in the toplevel repository path), I've got this
> >> bit of code, which succeeds, but I can't seem to unpack the data
> >> structure properly.  Did I pack it wrong to begin with?  I should know
> >> this but I'm spacing out.
> >>
> >> proc_status       = [0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0].pack('LLLLLLLLLL')
> >> enum_service      = [0.chr, 0.chr].pack('pp') + proc_status
> >> service_buf       = enum_service * 1000
> >> bytes_needed      = [0].pack('L')
> >> services_returned = [0].pack('L')
> >> resume_handle     = [0].pack('L')
> >>
> >> bool = EnumServicesStatusEx(
> >>   handle_scm,
> >>   SC_ENUM_PROCESS_INFO,
> >>   SERVICE_WIN32 | SERVICE_DRIVER,
> >>   SERVICE_STATE_ALL,
> >>   service_buf,
> >>   service_buf.size,
> >>   bytes_needed,
> >>   services_returned,
> >>   resume_handle,
> >>   group
> >> )
> >>
> >> if bool
> >>   num_services = services_returned.unpack('L').first
> >>   index = 0
> >>
> >>   1.upto(num_services){ |num|
> >>      info = service_buf[index, enum_service.size-1]
> >>      service_name = info[0,4].pack('p') # boom!
> >>      index += enum_service.size
> >>   }
> >> end
> >>
> >>
> > I guess you still don't understand the difference of C pointer and
> > ruby buffer :)
> >
> > Try this:
> >
> > Strcpy  = Win32API.new('msvcrt', 'strcpy', 'PL', 'L')
> >
> >  1.upto(num_services){ |num|
> >      info = service_buf[index, enum_service.size-1]
> >      service_name = 0.chr * 256
> >      Strcpy.call(service_name,info[0,4].unpack('L').first)
> >      service_name = service_name.strip
> >      index += enum_service.size
> >   }
> >
> > But, the code still segfault for another bug.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Park Heesob
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> >
> >
> Ok, thanks.  I guess part of the reason I got confused as to why you
> can't do this:
>
> irb(main):016:0> bar = 'hello'
> => "hello"
> irb(main):017:0> bar.unpack("l").pack("l").unpack("p")
> ArgumentError: no associated pointer
>
> Is Ruby attaching some metadata to the string that can only be gotten to
> if it's packed with 'p'?  I mean, why can't you go from address to object?
>
Yes, you're right.
According to Ruby source pack.c and string.c,
Ruby make the string associated with "rb_str_associate".
And when unpacking 'p', ruby check the string with "rb_str_associated"
I mean it is almost impossible you go from address to object.

Regards,

Park Heesob