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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/urpc/urpc.go b/pkg/urpc/urpc.go
index af620b704..1ec06dd4c 100644
--- a/pkg/urpc/urpc.go
+++ b/pkg/urpc/urpc.go
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ func (r RemoteError) Error() string {
// file as a result of an RPC. These are not actually serialized, rather they
// are sent via an accompanying SCM_RIGHTS message (plumbed through the unet
// package).
+//
+// When embedding a FilePayload in an argument struct, the argument type _must_
+// be a pointer to the struct rather than the struct type itself. This is
+// because the urpc package defines pointer methods on FilePayload.
type FilePayload struct {
Files []*os.File `json:"-"`
}
@@ -552,6 +556,12 @@ func (c *Client) Call(method string, arg interface{}, result interface{}) error
c.mu.Lock()
defer c.mu.Unlock()
+ // If arg is a FilePayload, not a *FilePayload, files won't actually be
+ // sent, so error out.
+ if _, ok := arg.(FilePayload); ok {
+ return fmt.Errorf("argument is a FilePayload, but should be a *FilePayload")
+ }
+
// Are there files to send?
var fs []*os.File
if fp, ok := arg.(filePayloader); ok {