if (cSize >= maxCSize) return 0; /* block not compressed */
}
DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTD_entropyCompressSeqStore() cSize: %zu", cSize);
+ /* libzstd decoder before > v1.5.4 is not compatible with compressed blocks of size ZSTD_BLOCKSIZE_MAX exactly.
+ * This restriction is indirectly already fulfilled by respecting ZSTD_minGain() condition above.
+ */
+ assert(cSize < ZSTD_BLOCKSIZE_MAX);
return cSize;
}
* Offsets are long if they are larger than 2^STREAM_ACCUMULATOR_MIN.
* We don't expect that to be the case in 64-bit mode.
* In block mode, window size is not known, so we have to be conservative.
- * (note: but it could be evaluated from current-lowLimit)
+ * (note: it could possibly be evaluated from current-lowLimit)
*/
ZSTD_longOffset_e const isLongOffset = (ZSTD_longOffset_e)(MEM_32bits() && (!frame || (dctx->fParams.windowSize > (1ULL << STREAM_ACCUMULATOR_MIN))));
DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTD_decompressBlock_internal (size : %u)", (U32)srcSize);
- RETURN_ERROR_IF(srcSize >= ZSTD_BLOCKSIZE_MAX, srcSize_wrong, "");
+ /* Note : the wording of the specification
+ * allows compressed block to be sized exactly ZSTD_BLOCKSIZE_MAX.
+ * This generally does not happen, as it makes little sense,
+ * since an uncompressed block would feature same size and have no decompression cost.
+ * Also, note that decoder from reference libzstd before < v1.5.4
+ * would consider this edge case as an error.
+ * As a consequence, avoid generating compressed blocks of size ZSTD_BLOCKSIZE_MAX
+ * for broader compatibility with the deployed ecosystem of zstd decoders */
+ RETURN_ERROR_IF(srcSize > ZSTD_BLOCKSIZE_MAX, srcSize_wrong, "");
/* Decode literals section */
{ size_t const litCSize = ZSTD_decodeLiteralsBlock(dctx, src, srcSize, dst, dstCapacity, streaming);