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Re: [PATCH v2 40/43] refs: allow ref backend to be set for clone

From
David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com>
Date
Oct 6, 2015, 18:09 UTC
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<20151006015806.GA4972@sigill.intra.peff.net>
On Mon, 2015-10-05 at 21:58 -0400, Jeff King wrote:
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> On Mon, Oct 05, 2015 at 09:29:37PM -0400, David Turner wrote:
> 
> > > Therefore, I don't think this can be merged without a bump to
> > > core.repositoryformatversion. Such a bump will tell well-behaved older
> > > Git clients keep their hands off the repository. (Of course repositories
> > > that use the files backend can continue using
> > > core.repositoryformatversion 0.)
> > > 
> > > I thought Peff proposed a way to do such a bump, including a way to
> > > extend repositories one by one with new features. But that was something
> > > that we were chatting about off-list.
> > > 
> > > I haven't reviewed the actual code in this patch yet but I wanted to get
> > > the above comment on your radar.
> > > 
> > > Michael
> > 
> > I'll fix this to upgrade to v=1 when the lmdb refs backend is in use,
> > and to give sensible error messages in a v1 repo if built without LMDB.
> 
> I think the relevant series is:
> 
>   http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/272447
> 
> It did not seem too controversial, but it mostly got dropped amidst the
> release, and I haven't reposted it yet.

That patch will work perfectly for this use case. I'll add it to my series when I reroll, and set an extension.

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Message 74 of 90 in “lmdb ref backend”
  1. 00/43 lmdb ref backendDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  2. 01/43 refs.c: create a public version of verify_refname_availableDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  3. Torsten BögershausenOct 3, 2015
  4. David TurnerOct 3, 2015
  5. Torsten BögershausenOct 3, 2015
  6. Torsten BögershausenOct 4, 2015
  7. Michael HaggertyOct 5, 2015
  8. David TurnerOct 5, 2015
  9. 02/43 refs: make repack_without_refs and is_branch publicDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  10. Michael HaggertyOct 5, 2015
  11. David TurnerOct 5, 2015
  12. 03/43 refs-be-files.c: rename refs to refs-be-filesDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  13. 04/43 refs.c: add a new refs.c file to hold all common refs codeDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  14. 05/43 refs.c: move update_ref to refs.cDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  15. 06/43 refs.c: move delete_ref and delete_refs to the common codeDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  16. 07/43 refs.c: move read_ref_at to the common refs fileDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  17. 08/43 refs.c: move the hidden refs functions to the common codeDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  18. 09/43 refs.c: move dwim and friend functions to the common refs codeDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  19. 10/43 refs.c: move warn_if_dangling_symref* to the common codeDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  20. 11/43 refs.c: move read_ref, read_ref_full and ref_exists to the common codeDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  21. 12/43 refs.c: move resolve_refdup to commonDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  22. 13/43 refs.c: move check_refname_format to the common codeDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  23. 14/43 refs.c: move is_branch to the common codeDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  24. 15/43 refs.c: move prettify_refname to the common codeDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  25. 16/43 refs.c: move ref iterators to the common codeDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  26. 17/43 refs.c: move head_ref_namespaced to the common codeDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  27. 18/43 refs-be-files.c: add a backend method structure with transaction functionsDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  28. Michael HaggertyOct 5, 2015
  29. Junio C HamanoOct 5, 2015
  30. David TurnerOct 6, 2015
  31. 19/43 refs-be-files.c: add methods for misc ref operationsDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  32. 20/43 refs-be-files.c: add methods for the ref iteratorsDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  33. 21/43 refs-be-files.c: add method for for_each_reftype_...David Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  34. 22/43 refs-be-files.c: add do_for_each_per_worktree_refDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  35. Michael HaggertyOct 5, 2015
  36. David TurnerOct 5, 2015
  37. 23/43 refs.c: move refname_is_safe to the common codeDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  38. 24/43 refs.h: document make refname_is_safe and add it to headerDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  39. 25/43 refs.c: move copy_msg to the common codeDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  40. 26/43 refs.c: move peel_object to the common codeDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  41. 27/43 refs.c: move should_autocreate_reflog to common codeDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  42. Junio C HamanoOct 2, 2015
  43. 28/43 refs.c: add ref backend init functionDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  44. Michael HaggertyOct 5, 2015
  45. David TurnerOct 5, 2015
  46. 29/43 refs.c: add methods for reflogDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  47. 30/43 refs-be-files.c: add method to expire reflogsDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  48. Michael HaggertyOct 5, 2015
  49. 31/43 refs.c: add method for initial ref transaction commitDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  50. 32/43 initdb: move safe_create_dir into common codeDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  51. 33/43 refs.c: add method for initializing refs dbDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  52. 34/43 refs.c: make struct ref_transaction genericDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  53. Michael BlumeOct 6, 2015
  54. David TurnerOct 6, 2015
  55. 35/43 refs-be-files.c: add method to rename refsDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  56. 36/43 run-command: track total number of commands runDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  57. 37/43 refs: move some defines from refs-be-files.c to refs.hDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  58. Michael HaggertyOct 5, 2015
  59. 38/43 refs: make some files backend functions publicDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  60. Michael HaggertyOct 5, 2015
  61. David TurnerOct 6, 2015
  62. David TurnerOct 7, 2015
  63. Michael HaggertyOct 7, 2015
  64. Junio C HamanoOct 7, 2015
  65. David TurnerOct 7, 2015
  66. Michael HaggertyOct 7, 2015
  67. 39/43 refs: break out a ref conflict checkDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  68. Michael HaggertyOct 5, 2015
  69. David TurnerOct 6, 2015
  70. 40/43 refs: allow ref backend to be set for cloneDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  71. Michael HaggertyOct 5, 2015
  72. David TurnerOct 6, 2015
  73. Jeff KingOct 6, 2015
  74. David TurnerOct 6, 2015
  75. Carlos Martín NietoOct 12, 2015
  76. Michael HaggertyOct 5, 2015
  77. David TurnerOct 6, 2015
  78. 41/43 refs: add register_refs_backendDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  79. 42/43 refs: add LMDB refs backendDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  80. Junio C HamanoOct 2, 2015
  81. Michael HaggertyOct 5, 2015
  82. David TurnerOct 7, 2015
  83. Michael HaggertyOct 7, 2015
  84. Junio C HamanoOct 7, 2015
  85. David TurnerOct 7, 2015
  86. Michael HaggertyOct 7, 2015
  87. 43/43 refs: tests for db backendDavid Turner, Sep 28, 2015
  88. Dennis KaarsemakerOct 3, 2015
  89. Junio C HamanoOct 5, 2015
  90. David TurnerOct 6, 2015

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