reduced memory use for dimensions in netcdf-4

libsrc4/nc4dim.c

@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ NC4_def_dim(int ncid, const char *name, size_t len, int *idp)
    grp->dim->dimid = grp->file->nc4_info->next_dimid++;
 
    /* Initialize the metadata for this dimension. */
+   if (!(grp->dim->name = malloc((strlen(norm_name) + 1) * sizeof(char))))
+      return NC_ENOMEM;
    strcpy(grp->dim->name, norm_name);
    grp->dim->len = len;
    grp->dim->dirty++;
@@ -340,16 +342,23 @@ NC4_rename_dim(int ncid, int dimid, const char *name)
    /* Save the old name, we'll need it to rename this object when we
     * sync to HDF5 file. But if there already is an old_name saved,
     * just stick with what we've got, since the user might be renaming
-    * the shit out of this thing, without ever syncing with the
+    * the crap out of this thing, without ever syncing with the
     * file. When the sync does take place, we only need the original
     * name of the dim, not any of the intermediate ones. If the user
     * could just make up his mind, we could all get on to writing some
     * data... */
-   if (!strlen(dim->old_name))
+   if (!dim->old_name)
+   {
+      if (!(dim->old_name = malloc((strlen(dim->name) + 1) * sizeof(char))))
+	 return NC_ENOMEM;
       strcpy(dim->old_name, dim->name);
+   }
 
    /* Give the dimension its new name in metadata. UTF8 normalization
     * has been done. */
+   free(dim->name);
+   if (!(dim->name = malloc((strlen(norm_name) + 1) * sizeof(char))))
+      return NC_ENOMEM;
    strcpy(dim->name, norm_name);
 
    return NC_NOERR;

libsrc4/nc4file.c

@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ read_scale(NC_GRP_INFO_T *grp, hid_t datasetid, char *obj_name,
    int natts, a;
    hid_t attid = 0;
    char att_name[NC_MAX_HDF5_NAME + 1];
+   int max_len;
    int retval;
 
    /* Add a dimension for this scale. */
@@ -454,8 +455,10 @@ read_scale(NC_GRP_INFO_T *grp, hid_t datasetid, char *obj_name,
 	 break;
    }
 
-   
+   max_len = strlen(obj_name) > NC_MAX_NAME ? NC_MAX_NAME : strlen(obj_name);
-   strncpy(grp->dim->name, obj_name, NC_MAX_NAME + 1);
+   if (!(grp->dim->name = malloc((max_len + 1) * sizeof(char))))
+      return NC_ENOMEM;
+   strncpy(grp->dim->name, obj_name, max_len + 1);
    if (SIZEOF_SIZE_T < 8 && scale_size > NC_MAX_UINT)
    {
       grp->dim->len = NC_MAX_UINT;
@@ -2172,7 +2175,11 @@ nc4_open_hdf4_file(const char *path, int mode, NC_FILE_INFO_T *nc)
 	    grp->ndims++;
 	    dim = grp->dim;
 	    dim->dimid = grp->file->nc4_info->next_dimid++;
-	    strncpy(dim->name, dim_name, NC_MAX_NAME + 1);
+	    if (strlen(dim_name) > NC_MAX_HDF4_NAME)
+	       return NC_EMAXNAME;
+	    if (!(dim->name = malloc(NC_MAX_HDF4_NAME + 1)))
+	       return NC_ENOMEM;
+	    strcpy(dim->name, dim_name);
 	    if (dim_len)
 	       dim->len = dim_len;
 	    else

libsrc4/nc4hdf.c

@@ -2202,7 +2202,7 @@ write_dim(NC_DIM_INFO_T *dim, NC_GRP_INFO_T *grp, int write_dimid)
          /* If we define, and then rename this dimension before
           * creation of the dimscale dataset, then we can throw
           * away the old_name of the dimension. */
-         if (strlen(dim->old_name))
+         if (dim->old_name && strlen(dim->old_name))
             strcpy(dim->old_name, "");
 
          if (H5Pset_attr_creation_order(create_propid, H5P_CRT_ORDER_TRACKED|
@@ -2295,7 +2295,7 @@ write_dim(NC_DIM_INFO_T *dim, NC_GRP_INFO_T *grp, int write_dimid)
    }
 
    /* Did we rename this dimension? */
-   if (strlen(dim->old_name))
+   if (dim->old_name && strlen(dim->old_name))
    {
       /* Rename the dimension's dataset in the HDF5 file. */
       if (H5Gmove2(grp->hdf_grpid, dim->old_name, grp->hdf_grpid, dim->name) < 0)
@@ -3838,6 +3838,8 @@ nc4_rec_match_dimscales(NC_GRP_INFO_T *grp)
 		  dim = grp->dim;
 		  dim->dimid = grp->file->nc4_info->next_dimid++;
 		  sprintf(phony_dim_name, "phony_dim_%d", dim->dimid);
+		  if (!(dim->name = malloc((strlen(phony_dim_name) + 1) * sizeof(char))))
+		     return NC_ENOMEM;
 		  strcpy(dim->name, phony_dim_name);
 		  dim->len = h5dimlen[d];
 		  if (h5dimlenmax[d] == H5S_UNLIMITED)

libsrc4/nc4internal.c

@@ -1055,6 +1055,12 @@ nc4_dim_list_del(NC_DIM_INFO_T **list, NC_DIM_INFO_T *dim)
    if(dim->next)
       dim->next->prev = dim->prev;
 
+   /* Free memory allocated for names. */
+   if (dim->name)
+      free(dim->name);
+   if (dim->old_name)
+      free(dim->old_name);
+
    free(dim);
    return NC_NOERR;
 }

libsrc4/nc4internal.h

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ typedef enum {VAR, DIM, ATT} NC_OBJ_T;
 /* This is a struct to handle the dim metadata. */
 typedef struct NC_DIM_INFO
 {
-   char name[NC_MAX_NAME + 1];
+   char *name;
    size_t len;
    int dimid;
    int unlimited;
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ typedef struct NC_DIM_INFO
    struct NC_DIM_INFO *next;
    struct NC_DIM_INFO *prev;
    hid_t hdf_dimscaleid;
-   char old_name[NC_MAX_NAME + 1]; /* only used to rename dim */
+   char *old_name; /* only used to rename dim */
    int dirty;
    unsigned char coord_var_in_grp;
    struct NC_VAR_INFO *coord_var; /* The coord var, if it exists. */