1 files changed, 35 insertions, 40 deletions

diff --git a/merge-recursive.c b/merge-recursive.c
index 14b56c2f2..86767e6e8 100644
--- a/merge-recursive.c
+++ b/merge-recursive.c
@@ -85,63 +85,58 @@ struct stage_data
 	unsigned processed:1;
 };
 
-struct output_buffer
-{
-	struct output_buffer *next;
-	char *str;
-};
-
 static struct path_list current_file_set = {NULL, 0, 0, 1};
 static struct path_list current_directory_set = {NULL, 0, 0, 1};
 
 static int call_depth = 0;
 static int verbosity = 2;
 static int buffer_output = 1;
-static struct output_buffer *output_list, *output_end;
+static struct strbuf obuf = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-static int show (int v)
+static int show(int v)
 {
 	return (!call_depth && verbosity >= v) || verbosity >= 5;
 }
 
-static void output(int v, const char *fmt, ...)
+static void flush_output(void)
 {
-	va_list args;
-	va_start(args, fmt);
-	if (buffer_output && show(v)) {
-		struct output_buffer *b = xmalloc(sizeof(*b));
-		nfvasprintf(&b->str, fmt, args);
-		b->next = NULL;
-		if (output_end)
-			output_end->next = b;
-		else
-			output_list = b;
-		output_end = b;
-	} else if (show(v)) {
-		int i;
-		for (i = call_depth; i--;)
-			fputs("  ", stdout);
-		vfprintf(stdout, fmt, args);
-		fputc('\n', stdout);
+	if (obuf.len) {
+		fputs(obuf.buf, stdout);
+		strbuf_reset(&obuf);
 	}
-	va_end(args);
 }
 
-static void flush_output(void)
+static void output(int v, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
-	struct output_buffer *b, *n;
-	for (b = output_list; b; b = n) {
-		int i;
-		for (i = call_depth; i--;)
-			fputs("  ", stdout);
-		fputs(b->str, stdout);
-		fputc('\n', stdout);
-		n = b->next;
-		free(b->str);
-		free(b);
+	int len;
+	va_list ap;
+
+	if (!show(v))
+		return;
+
+	strbuf_grow(&obuf, call_depth * 2 + 2);
+	memset(obuf.buf + obuf.len, ' ', call_depth * 2);
+	strbuf_setlen(&obuf, obuf.len + call_depth * 2);
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	len = vsnprintf(obuf.buf + obuf.len, strbuf_avail(&obuf), fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+
+	if (len < 0)
+		len = 0;
+	if (len >= strbuf_avail(&obuf)) {
+		strbuf_grow(&obuf, len + 2);
+		va_start(ap, fmt);
+		len = vsnprintf(obuf.buf + obuf.len, strbuf_avail(&obuf), fmt, ap);
+		va_end(ap);
+		if (len >= strbuf_avail(&obuf)) {
+			die("this should not happen, your snprintf is broken");
+		}
 	}
-	output_list = NULL;
-	output_end = NULL;
+	strbuf_setlen(&obuf, obuf.len + len);
+	strbuf_add(&obuf, "\n", 1);
+	if (!buffer_output)
+		flush_output();
 }
 
 static void output_commit_title(struct commit *commit)