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[PATCH v2 04/19] read-cache: Re-read index if index file changed

From
Thomas Gummerer <t.gummerer@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 12, 2013, 17:26 UTC
Message-ID
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In-Reply-To
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Add the possibility of re-reading the index file, if it changed while reading.

The index file might change during the read, causing outdated information to be displayed. We check if the index file changed by using its stat data as heuristic.

Helped-by: Ramsay Jones <ramsay@ramsay1.demon.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gummerer <t.gummerer@gmail.com>
---
 read-cache.c | 91 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index 1e7ffc2..3e3a0e2 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -1275,11 +1275,31 @@ int read_index(struct index_state *istate)
 	return read_index_from(istate, get_index_file());
 }
 
+static int index_changed(struct stat *st_old, struct stat *st_new)
+{
+	if (st_old->st_mtime != st_new->st_mtime ||
+#if !defined (__CYGWIN__)
+	    st_old->st_uid   != st_new->st_uid ||
+	    st_old->st_gid   != st_new->st_gid ||
+	    st_old->st_ino   != st_new->st_ino ||
+#endif
+#if USE_NSEC
+	    ST_MTIME_NSEC(*st_old) != ST_MTIME_NSEC(*st_new) ||
+#endif
+#if USE_STDEV
+	    st_old->st_dev != st_new->st_dev ||
+#endif
+	    st_old->st_size != st_new->st_size)
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* remember to discard_cache() before reading a different cache! */
 int read_index_from(struct index_state *istate, const char *path)
 {
-	int fd;
-	struct stat st;
+	int fd, err, i;
+	struct stat st_old, st_new;
 	struct cache_version_header *hdr;
 	void *mmap;
 	size_t mmap_size;
@@ -1291,41 +1311,44 @@ int read_index_from(struct index_state *istate, const char *path)
 	errno = ENOENT;
 	istate->timestamp.sec = 0;
 	istate->timestamp.nsec = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
+		err = 0;
+		fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
+		if (fd < 0) {
+			if (errno == ENOENT)
+				return 0;
+			die_errno("index file open failed");
+		}
 
-	fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		if (errno == ENOENT)
-			return 0;
-		die_errno("index file open failed");
+		if (fstat(fd, &st_old))
+			die_errno("cannot stat the open index");
+
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		mmap_size = xsize_t(st_old.st_size);
+		mmap = xmmap(NULL, mmap_size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
+		close(fd);
+		if (mmap == MAP_FAILED)
+			die_errno("unable to map index file");
+
+		hdr = mmap;
+		if (verify_hdr_version(istate, hdr, mmap_size) < 0)
+			err = 1;
+
+		if (istate->ops->verify_hdr(mmap, mmap_size) < 0)
+			err = 1;
+
+		if (istate->ops->read_index(istate, mmap, mmap_size) < 0)
+			err = 1;
+		istate->timestamp.sec = st_old.st_mtime;
+		istate->timestamp.nsec = ST_MTIME_NSEC(st_old);
+		if (lstat(path, &st_new))
+			die_errno("cannot stat the open index");
+
+		munmap(mmap, mmap_size);
+		if (!index_changed(&st_old, &st_new) && !err)
+			return istate->cache_nr;
 	}
 
-	if (fstat(fd, &st))
-		die_errno("cannot stat the open index");
-
-	errno = EINVAL;
-	mmap_size = xsize_t(st.st_size);
-	mmap = xmmap(NULL, mmap_size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
-	close(fd);
-	if (mmap == MAP_FAILED)
-		die_errno("unable to map index file");
-
-	hdr = mmap;
-	if (verify_hdr_version(istate, hdr, mmap_size) < 0)
-		goto unmap;
-
-	if (istate->ops->verify_hdr(mmap, mmap_size) < 0)
-		goto unmap;
-
-	if (istate->ops->read_index(istate, mmap, mmap_size) < 0)
-		goto unmap;
-	istate->timestamp.sec = st.st_mtime;
-	istate->timestamp.nsec = ST_MTIME_NSEC(st);
-
-	munmap(mmap, mmap_size);
-	return istate->cache_nr;
-
-unmap:
-	munmap(mmap, mmap_size);
 	die("index file corrupt");
 }
 
-- 
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  2. 01/19 t2104: Don't fail for index versions other than [23]Thomas Gummerer, Jul 12, 2013
  3. 02/19 read-cache: split index file version specific functionalityThomas Gummerer, Jul 12, 2013
  4. 03/19 read-cache: move index v2 specific functions to their own fileThomas Gummerer, Jul 12, 2013
  5. Duy NguyenJul 14, 2013
  6. Thomas GummererJul 19, 2013
  7. 04/19 read-cache: Re-read index if index file changedThomas Gummerer, Jul 12, 2013
  8. 05/19 Add documentation for the index apiThomas Gummerer, Jul 12, 2013
  9. 06/19 read-cache: add index reading apiThomas Gummerer, Jul 12, 2013
  10. Duy NguyenJul 14, 2013
  11. 07/19 make sure partially read index is not changedThomas Gummerer, Jul 12, 2013
  12. Duy NguyenJul 14, 2013
  13. Thomas GummererJul 17, 2013
  14. 08/19 grep.c: Use index apiThomas Gummerer, Jul 12, 2013
  15. Duy NguyenJul 14, 2013
  16. Thomas GummererJul 15, 2013
  17. 09/19 ls-files.c: use index apiThomas Gummerer, Jul 12, 2013
  18. Duy NguyenJul 14, 2013
  19. Thomas GummererJul 17, 2013
  20. 10/19 documentation: add documentation of the index-v5 file formatThomas Gummerer, Jul 12, 2013
  21. Duy NguyenJul 14, 2013
  22. Thomas GummererJul 17, 2013
  23. Duy NguyenAug 4, 2013
  24. Thomas GummererAug 4, 2013
  25. 11/19 read-cache: make in-memory format aware of stat_crcThomas Gummerer, Jul 12, 2013
  26. 12/19 read-cache: read index-v5Thomas Gummerer, Jul 12, 2013
  27. Duy NguyenJul 14, 2013
  28. Thomas GummererAug 7, 2013
  29. Duy NguyenJul 15, 2013
  30. Thomas GummererJul 17, 2013
  31. Duy NguyenAug 8, 2013
  32. Thomas GummererAug 8, 2013
  33. Thomas GummererAug 9, 2013
  34. Thomas GummererAug 7, 2013
  35. Duy NguyenAug 8, 2013
  36. 13/19 read-cache: read resolve-undo dataThomas Gummerer, Jul 12, 2013
  37. 14/19 read-cache: read cache-tree in index-v5Thomas Gummerer, Jul 12, 2013
  38. 15/19 read-cache: write index-v5Thomas Gummerer, Jul 12, 2013
  39. 16/19 read-cache: write index-v5 cache-tree dataThomas Gummerer, Jul 12, 2013
  40. 17/19 read-cache: write resolve-undo data for index-v5Thomas Gummerer, Jul 12, 2013
  41. 18/19 update-index.c: rewrite index when index-version is givenThomas Gummerer, Jul 12, 2013
  42. 19/19 p0003-index.sh: add perf test for the index formatsThomas Gummerer, Jul 12, 2013
  43. Duy NguyenJul 14, 2013
  44. Thomas GummererJul 15, 2013
  45. Duy NguyenJul 15, 2013
  46. Thomas GummererJul 17, 2013
  47. Junio C HamanoJul 17, 2013
  48. Thomas GummererJul 19, 2013
  49. Junio C HamanoJul 19, 2013
  50. Ramsay JonesJul 16, 2013
  51. Thomas GummererJul 17, 2013

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