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Subject:	AW: Long PV names in EPICS base
From:	"Zimoch Dirk \(PSI\) via Core-talk" <core-talk at aps.anl.gov>
To:	Simon Rose <Simon.Rose at ess.eu>
Cc:	"core-talk at aps.anl.gov" <core-talk at aps.anl.gov>
Date:	Fri, 14 Jan 2022 09:29:11 +0000

Programs assuming that PVNAME_STRINGSZ is always enough memory to store a record name unchecked may get buffer overruns.

Von: Core-talk <core-talk-bounces at aps.anl.gov> Im Auftrag von Simon Rose via Core-talk
Gesendet: Freitag, 14. Januar 2022 09:32
An: AppVeyor via Core-talk <core-talk at aps.anl.gov>
Betreff: Long PV names in EPICS base

Hi all -

Suppose that we wanted to allow EPICS to have longer PV names than the default 60 characters. It seems that this is possible by modifying two files:

PVNAME_STRINGSZ in modules/libcom/src/misc/dbDefs.h
The “Record Name” field in modules/database/src/ioc/db/dbCommon.dbd.pod

If you modify these two locations, then you can have records with PVs whose names are longer. ca/pvget/put seem to work find regardless, so this seems like a very simple change. However…

Is there anything else that is missing that would need to be changed here? In particular, I wonder if there are any concerns with linking records to each other, or any other unexpected consequences.

Thanks,

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