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[PATCH v2 14/33] refs: extract a function peel_entry()

From
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Apr 22, 2013, 19:52 UTC
Message-ID
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Peel the entry, and as a side effect store the peeled value in the entry. Use this function from two places in peel_ref(); a third caller will be added soon.

Please note that this change can lead to ref_entries for unpacked refs being peeled. This has no practical benefit but is harmless.

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 refs.c | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 2f73189..777a4b7 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1285,7 +1285,17 @@ enum peel_status {
 	PEEL_INVALID = -1,
 
 	/* object cannot be peeled because it is not a tag: */
-	PEEL_NON_TAG = -2
+	PEEL_NON_TAG = -2,
+
+	/* ref_entry contains no peeled value because it is a symref: */
+	PEEL_IS_SYMREF = -3,
+
+	/*
+	 * ref_entry cannot be peeled because it is broken (i.e., the
+	 * symbolic reference cannot even be resolved to an object
+	 * name):
+	 */
+	PEEL_BROKEN = -4
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1317,31 +1327,56 @@ static enum peel_status peel_object(const unsigned char *name, unsigned char *sh
 	return PEEL_PEELED;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Peel the entry (if possible) and return its new peel_status.
+ */
+static enum peel_status peel_entry(struct ref_entry *entry)
+{
+	enum peel_status status;
+
+	if (entry->flag & REF_KNOWS_PEELED)
+		return is_null_sha1(entry->u.value.peeled) ?
+			PEEL_NON_TAG : PEEL_PEELED;
+	if (entry->flag & REF_ISBROKEN)
+		return PEEL_BROKEN;
+	if (entry->flag & REF_ISSYMREF)
+		return PEEL_IS_SYMREF;
+
+	status = peel_object(entry->u.value.sha1, entry->u.value.peeled);
+	if (status == PEEL_PEELED || status == PEEL_NON_TAG)
+		entry->flag |= REF_KNOWS_PEELED;
+	return status;
+}
+
 int peel_ref(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1)
 {
 	int flag;
 	unsigned char base[20];
 
 	if (current_ref && (current_ref->name == refname
-		|| !strcmp(current_ref->name, refname))) {
-		if (current_ref->flag & REF_KNOWS_PEELED) {
-			if (is_null_sha1(current_ref->u.value.peeled))
-			    return -1;
-			hashcpy(sha1, current_ref->u.value.peeled);
-			return 0;
-		}
-		return peel_object(current_ref->u.value.sha1, sha1);
+			    || !strcmp(current_ref->name, refname))) {
+		if (peel_entry(current_ref))
+			return -1;
+		hashcpy(sha1, current_ref->u.value.peeled);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	if (read_ref_full(refname, base, 1, &flag))
 		return -1;
 
-	if ((flag & REF_ISPACKED)) {
+	/*
+	 * If the reference is packed, read its ref_entry from the
+	 * cache in the hope that we already know its peeled value.
+	 * We only try this optimization on packed references because
+	 * (a) forcing the filling of the loose reference cache could
+	 * be expensive and (b) loose references anyway usually do not
+	 * have REF_KNOWS_PEELED.
+	 */
+	if (flag & REF_ISPACKED) {
 		struct ref_entry *r = get_packed_ref(refname);
-
-		if (r && (r->flag & REF_KNOWS_PEELED)) {
-			if (is_null_sha1(r->u.value.peeled))
-			    return -1;
+		if (r) {
+			if (peel_entry(r))
+				return -1;
 			hashcpy(sha1, r->u.value.peeled);
 			return 0;
 		}
-- 
1.8.2.1
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Message 15 of 40 in “Various cleanups around reference packing and peeling”
  1. 00/33 Various cleanups around reference packing and peelingMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  2. 01/33 refs: document flags constants REF_*Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  3. 02/33 refs: document the fields of struct ref_valueMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  4. 03/33 refs: document do_for_each_ref() and do_one_ref()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  5. 04/33 refs: document how current_ref is usedMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  6. 05/33 refs: define constant PEELED_LINE_LENGTHMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  7. 06/33 do_for_each_ref_in_dirs(): remove dead codeMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  8. 07/33 get_packed_ref(): return a ref_entryMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  9. 08/33 peel_ref(): use function get_packed_ref()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  10. 09/33 repack_without_ref(): use function get_packed_ref()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  11. 10/33 refs: extract a function ref_resolves_to_object()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  12. 11/33 refs: extract function peel_object()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  13. 12/33 peel_object(): give more specific information in return valueMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  14. 13/33 peel_ref(): fix return value for non-peelable, not-current referenceMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  15. 14/33 refs: extract a function peel_entry()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  16. 15/33 refs: change the internal reference-iteration APIMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  17. 16/33 t3210: test for spurious error messages for dangling packed refsMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  18. 17/33 repack_without_ref(): silence errors for dangling packed refsMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  19. Junio C HamanoApr 22, 2013
  20. 18/33 search_ref_dir(): return an index rather than a pointerMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  21. 19/33 refs: change how packed refs are deletedMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  22. 20/33 t3211: demonstrate loss of peeled refs if a packed ref is deletedMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  23. 21/33 repack_without_ref(): write peeled refs in the rewritten fileMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  24. 22/33 refs: extract a function write_packed_entry()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  25. 23/33 pack-refs: rename handle_one_ref() to pack_one_ref()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  26. 24/33 pack-refs: merge code from pack-refs.{c,h} into refs.{c,h}Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  27. 25/33 pack_one_ref(): rename "path" parameter to "refname"Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  28. 26/33 refs: use same lock_file object for both ref-packing functionsMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  29. 27/33 pack_refs(): change to use do_for_each_entry()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  30. 28/33 refs: inline function do_not_prune()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  31. 29/33 pack_one_ref(): use function peel_entry()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  32. 30/33 pack_one_ref(): use write_packed_entry() to do the writingMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  33. 31/33 pack_one_ref(): do some cheap tests before a more expensive oneMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  34. 32/33 refs: change do_for_each_*() functions to take ref_cache argumentsMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  35. 33/33 refs: handle the main ref_cache speciallyMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  36. Junio C HamanoApr 22, 2013
  37. fixup! t3210: test for spurious error messages for dangling packed refsMichael Haggerty, Apr 23, 2013
  38. Junio C HamanoApr 23, 2013
  39. Michael HaggertyApr 24, 2013
  40. Michael HaggertyApr 27, 2013

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