If ByteBuffer has never been used, b.buf is nil but Data() should still work.

Fix the bug using a (safe) shared global empty array.

R=rsc
DELTA=8  (8 added, 0 deleted, 0 changed)
OCL=21303
CL=21303

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/io/bytebuffer.go b/src/lib/io/bytebuffer.go
index 903536717..8af8a09aa 100644
--- a/src/lib/io/bytebuffer.go
+++ b/src/lib/io/bytebuffer.go
@@ -75,7 +75,15 @@ func (b *ByteBuffer) Len() int {
 	return b.len
 }
 
+// If the buffer is empty, Data() should still give a valid array.
+// Use this variable as a surrogate.  It's immutable (can't be
+// grown, can't store any data) so it's safe to share.
+var EmptyByteArray = new([]byte, 0)
+
 func (b *ByteBuffer) Data() *[]byte {
+	if b.buf == nil {
+		return EmptyByteArray
+	}
 	return b.buf[b.off:b.len]
 }