@@ -3949,7 +3949,7 @@ static void coroutine_fn v9fs_xattrcreate(void *opaque)
rflags |= XATTR_REPLACE;
}
- if (size > XATTR_SIZE_MAX) {
+ if (size > P9_XATTR_SIZE_MAX) {
err = -E2BIG;
goto out_nofid;
}
@@ -479,4 +479,22 @@ struct V9fsTransport {
void (*push_and_notify)(V9fsPDU *pdu);
};
+#if defined(XATTR_SIZE_MAX)
+/* Linux */
+#define P9_XATTR_SIZE_MAX XATTR_SIZE_MAX
+#elif defined(CONFIG_DARWIN)
+/*
+ * Darwin doesn't seem to define a maximum xattr size in its user
+ * space header, so manually configure it across platforms as 64k.
+ *
+ * Having no limit at all can lead to QEMU crashing during large g_malloc()
+ * calls. Because QEMU does not currently support macOS guests, the below
+ * preliminary solution only works due to its being a reflection of the limit of
+ * Linux guests.
+ */
+#define P9_XATTR_SIZE_MAX 65536
+#else
+#error Missing definition for P9_XATTR_SIZE_MAX for this host system
+#endif
+
#endif