Handle out of memory errors in io:Read::read_to_end()

Author: kornelski

library/std/src/fs.rs

@@ -774,14 +774,14 @@ impl Read for &File {
     // Reserves space in the buffer based on the file size when available.
     fn read_to_end(&mut self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> io::Result<usize> {
         let size = buffer_capacity_required(self);
-        buf.reserve(size.unwrap_or(0));
+        buf.try_reserve(size.unwrap_or(0)).map_err(|_| io::ErrorKind::OutOfMemory)?;
         io::default_read_to_end(self, buf, size)
     }
 
     // Reserves space in the buffer based on the file size when available.
     fn read_to_string(&mut self, buf: &mut String) -> io::Result<usize> {
         let size = buffer_capacity_required(self);
-        buf.reserve(size.unwrap_or(0));
+        buf.try_reserve(size.unwrap_or(0)).map_err(|_| io::ErrorKind::OutOfMemory)?;
         io::default_read_to_string(self, buf, size)
     }
 }

library/std/src/io/buffered/bufreader.rs

@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ impl<R: ?Sized + Read> Read for BufReader<R> {
     // delegate to the inner implementation.
     fn read_to_end(&mut self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> io::Result<usize> {
         let inner_buf = self.buffer();
+        buf.try_reserve(inner_buf.len()).map_err(|_| io::ErrorKind::OutOfMemory)?;
         buf.extend_from_slice(inner_buf);
         let nread = inner_buf.len();
         self.discard_buffer();

library/std/src/io/impls.rs

@@ -303,8 +303,9 @@ impl Read for &[u8] {
 
     #[inline]
     fn read_to_end(&mut self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        buf.extend_from_slice(*self);
         let len = self.len();
+        buf.try_reserve(len).map_err(|_| ErrorKind::OutOfMemory)?;
+        buf.extend_from_slice(*self);
         *self = &self[len..];
         Ok(len)
     }
@@ -451,7 +452,7 @@ impl<A: Allocator> Read for VecDeque<u8, A> {
     fn read_to_end(&mut self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> io::Result<usize> {
         // The total len is known upfront so we can reserve it in a single call.
         let len = self.len();
-        buf.reserve(len);
+        buf.try_reserve(len).map_err(|_| ErrorKind::OutOfMemory)?;
 
         let (front, back) = self.as_slices();
         buf.extend_from_slice(front);

library/std/src/io/mod.rs

@@ -462,7 +462,8 @@ pub(crate) fn default_read_to_end<R: Read + ?Sized>(
         }
 
         if buf.len() == buf.capacity() {
-            buf.reserve(PROBE_SIZE); // buf is full, need more space
+            // buf is full, need more space
+            buf.try_reserve(PROBE_SIZE).map_err(|_| ErrorKind::OutOfMemory)?;
         }
 
         let mut spare = buf.spare_capacity_mut();
@@ -815,6 +816,30 @@ pub trait Read {
     /// file.)
     ///
     /// [`std::fs::read`]: crate::fs::read
+    ///
+    /// ## Implementing `read_to_end`
+    ///
+    /// When implementing the `io::Read` trait, it is recommended to allocate
+    /// memory using [`Vec::try_reserve`]. However, this behavior is not guaranteed
+    /// by all implementations, and `read_to_end` may not handle out-of-memory
+    /// situations gracefully.
+    ///
+    /// ```no_run
+    /// # use std::io;
+    /// # struct Example; impl Example {
+    /// # fn read_some_data_for_the_example(&self) -> &'static [u8] { &[] }
+    /// fn read_to_end(&mut self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> io::Result<usize> {
+    ///     let data_read = self.read_some_data_for_the_example();
+    ///
+    ///     buf.try_reserve(data_read.len()).map_err(|_| io::ErrorKind::OutOfMemory)?;
+    ///     buf.extend_from_slice(data_read);
+    ///
+    ///     Ok(data_read.len())
+    /// }
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// [`Vec::try_reserve`]: crate::vec::Vec::try_reserve
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     fn read_to_end(&mut self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<usize> {
         default_read_to_end(self, buf, None)