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[PATCH v8 10/19] index-helper: use watchman to avoid refreshing index with lstat()

From
David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com>
Date
May 5, 2016, 21:47 UTC
Message-ID
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From: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>

Watchman is hidden behind index-helper. Before git tries to read the index from shm, it notifies index-helper through the socket and waits for index-helper to prepare a file for sharing memory (with MAP_SHARED). index-helper then contacts watchman, updates 'WAMA' extension and put it in a separate file and wakes git up with a reply to git's socket.

Git uses this extension to not lstat unchanged entries. Git only trusts the 'WAMA' extension when it's received from the separate file, not from disk. Unmarked entries are "clean". Marked entries are dirty from watchman point of view. If it finds out some entries are 'watchman-dirty', but are really unchanged (e.g. the file was changed, then reverted back), then Git will clear the marking in 'WAMA' before writing it down.

Hiding watchman behind index-helper means you need both daemons. You can't run watchman alone. Not so good. But on the other hand, 'git' binary is not linked to watchman/json libraries, which is good for packaging. Core git package will run fine without watchman-related packages. If they need watchman, they can install git-index-helper and dependencies.

This also lets us trust anything in the untracked cache that we haven't marked invalid, saving those stat() calls.

Another reason for tying watchman to index-helper is, when used with untracked cache, we need to keep track of $GIT_WORK_TREE file listing. That kind of list can be kept in index-helper.

Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com>
---
 Documentation/git-index-helper.txt |   6 +
 cache.h                            |   2 +
 dir.c                              |  23 +++-
 dir.h                              |   3 +
 index-helper.c                     | 107 ++++++++++++++--
 read-cache.c                       | 244 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 6 files changed, 358 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-index-helper.txt b/Documentation/git-index-helper.txt
index e144752..cce00cb 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-index-helper.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-index-helper.txt
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ command. The following commands are used to control the daemon:
 	Let the daemon know the index is to be read. It keeps the
 	daemon alive longer, unless `--exit-after=0` is used.
 
+"poke <path>":
+	Like "poke", but replies with "OK".  If the index has the
+	watchman extension, index-helper queries watchman, then
+	prepares a shared memory object with the watchman index
+	extension before replying.
+
 All commands and replies are terminated by a NUL byte.
 
 In the event of an error, messages may be written to
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 452aea2..a167920 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ extern int daemonize(int *);
 
 /* Initialize and use the cache information */
 struct lock_file;
+extern int verify_index(const struct index_state *);
 extern int read_index(struct index_state *);
 extern int read_index_preload(struct index_state *, const struct pathspec *pathspec);
 extern int do_read_index(struct index_state *istate, const char *path,
@@ -574,6 +575,7 @@ extern int do_read_index(struct index_state *istate, const char *path,
 extern int read_index_from(struct index_state *, const char *path);
 extern int is_index_unborn(struct index_state *);
 extern int read_index_unmerged(struct index_state *);
+extern void write_watchman_ext(struct strbuf *sb, struct index_state* istate);
 #define COMMIT_LOCK		(1 << 0)
 #define CLOSE_LOCK		(1 << 1)
 extern int write_locked_index(struct index_state *, struct lock_file *lock, unsigned flags);
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 69e0be6..5058b29 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -597,9 +597,9 @@ static void trim_trailing_spaces(char *buf)
  *
  * If "name" has the trailing slash, it'll be excluded in the search.
  */
-static struct untracked_cache_dir *lookup_untracked(struct untracked_cache *uc,
-						    struct untracked_cache_dir *dir,
-						    const char *name, int len)
+struct untracked_cache_dir *lookup_untracked(struct untracked_cache *uc,
+					     struct untracked_cache_dir *dir,
+					     const char *name, int len)
 {
 	int first, last;
 	struct untracked_cache_dir *d;
@@ -1726,6 +1726,17 @@ static int valid_cached_dir(struct dir_struct *dir,
 	if (!untracked)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (dir->untracked->use_watchman) {
+		/*
+		 * With watchman, we can trust the untracked cache's
+		 * valid field.
+		 */
+		if (untracked->valid)
+			goto skip_stat;
+		else
+			invalidate_directory(dir->untracked, untracked);
+	}
+
 	if (stat(path->len ? path->buf : ".", &st)) {
 		invalidate_directory(dir->untracked, untracked);
 		memset(&untracked->stat_data, 0, sizeof(untracked->stat_data));
@@ -1739,6 +1750,7 @@ static int valid_cached_dir(struct dir_struct *dir,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+skip_stat:
 	if (untracked->check_only != !!check_only) {
 		invalidate_directory(dir->untracked, untracked);
 		return 0;
@@ -2625,8 +2637,10 @@ static void free_untracked(struct untracked_cache_dir *ucd)
 
 void free_untracked_cache(struct untracked_cache *uc)
 {
-	if (uc)
+	if (uc) {
 		free_untracked(uc->root);
+		string_list_clear(&uc->invalid_untracked, 0);
+	}
 	free(uc);
 }
 
@@ -2775,6 +2789,7 @@ struct untracked_cache *read_untracked_extension(const void *data, unsigned long
 		return NULL;
 
 	uc = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*uc));
+	string_list_init(&uc->invalid_untracked, 1);
 	strbuf_init(&uc->ident, ident_len);
 	strbuf_add(&uc->ident, ident, ident_len);
 	load_sha1_stat(&uc->ss_info_exclude, &ouc->info_exclude_stat,
diff --git a/dir.h b/dir.h
index 3d540de..8fd3f9e 100644
--- a/dir.h
+++ b/dir.h
@@ -315,4 +315,7 @@ struct untracked_cache *read_untracked_extension(const void *data, unsigned long
 void write_untracked_extension(struct strbuf *out, struct untracked_cache *untracked);
 void add_untracked_cache(struct index_state *istate);
 void remove_untracked_cache(struct index_state *istate);
+struct untracked_cache_dir *lookup_untracked(struct untracked_cache *uc,
+					     struct untracked_cache_dir *dir,
+					     const char *name, int len);
 #endif
diff --git a/index-helper.c b/index-helper.c
index 7df7a97..71c4f48 100644
--- a/index-helper.c
+++ b/index-helper.c
@@ -8,15 +8,18 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "unix-socket.h"
 #include "pkt-line.h"
+#include "watchman-support.h"
 
 struct shm {
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
 	void *shm;
 	size_t size;
+	pid_t pid;
 };
 
 static struct shm shm_index;
 static struct shm shm_base_index;
+static struct shm shm_watchman;
 static int daemonized, to_verify = 1;
 
 static void log_warning(const char *warning, ...)
@@ -51,10 +54,21 @@ static void release_index_shm(struct shm *is)
 	is->shm = NULL;
 }
 
+static void release_watchman_shm(struct shm *is)
+{
+	if (!is->shm)
+		return;
+	munmap(is->shm, is->size);
+	unlink(git_path("shm-watchman-%s-%" PRIuMAX,
+			sha1_to_hex(is->sha1), (uintmax_t)is->pid));
+	is->shm = NULL;
+}
+
 static void cleanup_shm(void)
 {
 	release_index_shm(&shm_index);
 	release_index_shm(&shm_base_index);
+	release_watchman_shm(&shm_watchman);
 }
 
 static void cleanup(void)
@@ -189,9 +203,10 @@ static void share_the_index(void)
 	if (the_index.split_index && the_index.split_index->base)
 		share_index(the_index.split_index->base, &shm_base_index);
 	share_index(&the_index, &shm_index);
-	if (to_verify && !verify_shm())
+	if (to_verify && !verify_shm()) {
 		cleanup_shm();
-	discard_index(&the_index);
+		discard_index(&the_index);
+	}
 }
 
 static void set_socket_blocking_flag(int fd, int make_nonblocking)
@@ -224,6 +239,80 @@ static void refresh(void)
 
 #ifndef NO_MMAP
 
+#ifdef USE_WATCHMAN
+static void share_watchman(struct index_state *istate,
+			   struct shm *is, pid_t pid)
+{
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+	void *shm;
+
+	write_watchman_ext(&sb, istate);
+	if (!shared_mmap_create(sb.len + 20, &shm,
+				git_path("shm-watchman-%s-%" PRIuMAX,
+					 sha1_to_hex(istate->sha1),
+					 (uintmax_t)pid))) {
+		is->size = sb.len + 20;
+		is->shm = shm;
+		is->pid = pid;
+		hashcpy(is->sha1, istate->sha1);
+
+		memcpy(shm, sb.buf, sb.len);
+		hashcpy((unsigned char *)shm + is->size - 20, is->sha1);
+	}
+	strbuf_release(&sb);
+}
+
+
+static void prepare_with_watchman(pid_t pid)
+{
+	/*
+	 * TODO: with the help of watchman, maybe we could detect if
+	 * $GIT_DIR/index is updated.
+	 */
+	if (!verify_index(&the_index))
+		refresh();
+
+	if (check_watchman(&the_index))
+		return;
+
+	share_watchman(&the_index, &shm_watchman, pid);
+}
+
+static void prepare_index(pid_t pid)
+{
+	if (shm_index.shm == NULL)
+		refresh();
+	release_watchman_shm(&shm_watchman);
+	if (the_index.last_update)
+		prepare_with_watchman(pid);
+}
+
+#endif
+
+static void reply_to_poke(int client_fd, const char *pid_buf)
+{
+	char *capabilities;
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+#ifdef USE_WATCHMAN
+	pid_t client_pid = strtoull(pid_buf, NULL, 10);
+
+	prepare_index(client_pid);
+#endif
+	capabilities = strchr(pid_buf, ' ');
+
+	if (!strcmp(capabilities, " watchman"))
+#ifdef USE_WATCHMAN
+		packet_buf_write(&sb, "OK watchman");
+#else
+		packet_buf_write(&sb, "NAK watchman");
+#endif
+	else
+		packet_buf_write(&sb, "OK");
+	if (write_in_full(client_fd, sb.buf, sb.len) != sb.len)
+		warning(_("client write failed"));
+}
+
 static void loop(int fd, int idle_in_seconds)
 {
 	assert(idle_in_seconds < INT_MAX / 1000);
@@ -275,11 +364,15 @@ static void loop(int fd, int idle_in_seconds)
 			buf[bytes_read] = 0;
 			if (!strcmp(buf, "refresh")) {
 				refresh();
-			} else if (!strcmp(buf, "poke")) {
-				/*
-				 * Just a poke to keep us
-				 * alive, nothing to do.
-				 */
+			} else if (starts_with(buf, "poke")) {
+				if (buf[4] == ' ') {
+					reply_to_poke(client_fd, buf + 5);
+				} else {
+					/*
+					 * Just a poke to keep us
+					 * alive, nothing to do.
+					 */
+				}
 			} else {
 				log_warning("BUG: Bogus command %s", buf);
 			}
diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index e640098..b44b18b 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ int refresh_index(struct index_state *istate, unsigned int flags,
 		if (!new) {
 			const char *fmt;
 
-			if (really && cache_errno == EINVAL) {
+			if (really || cache_errno == EINVAL) {
 				/* If we are doing --really-refresh that
 				 * means the index is not valid anymore.
 				 */
@@ -1375,11 +1375,76 @@ static int verify_hdr(const struct cache_header *hdr, unsigned long size)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct untracked_cache_dir *find_untracked_cache_dir(
+	struct untracked_cache *uc, struct untracked_cache_dir *ucd,
+	const char *name)
+{
+	int component_len;
+	const char *end;
+	struct untracked_cache_dir *dir;
+
+	if (!*name)
+		return ucd;
+
+	end = strchr(name, '/');
+	if (end)
+		component_len = end - name;
+	else
+		component_len = strlen(name);
+
+	dir = lookup_untracked(uc, ucd, name, component_len);
+	if (dir)
+		return find_untracked_cache_dir(uc, dir, name + component_len + 1);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static void mark_no_watchman(size_t pos, void *data)
 {
 	struct index_state *istate = data;
+	struct cache_entry *ce = istate->cache[pos];
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+	char *c;
+	struct untracked_cache_dir *dir;
+
 	assert(pos < istate->cache_nr);
-	istate->cache[pos]->ce_flags |= CE_WATCHMAN_DIRTY;
+	ce->ce_flags |= CE_WATCHMAN_DIRTY;
+
+	if (!istate->untracked || !istate->untracked->root)
+		return;
+
+	strbuf_add(&sb, ce->name, ce_namelen(ce));
+
+	for (c = sb.buf + sb.len - 1; c > sb.buf; c--) {
+		if (*c == '/') {
+			strbuf_setlen(&sb, c - sb.buf);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (c == sb.buf) {
+		strbuf_setlen(&sb, 0);
+	}
+
+	dir = find_untracked_cache_dir(istate->untracked,
+				       istate->untracked->root, sb.buf);
+	if (dir)
+		dir->valid = 0;
+
+	strbuf_release(&sb);
+}
+
+static int mark_untracked_invalid(struct string_list_item *item, void *uc)
+{
+	struct untracked_cache *untracked = uc;
+	struct untracked_cache_dir *dir;
+
+	dir = find_untracked_cache_dir(untracked, untracked->root,
+				       item->string);
+	if (dir)
+		dir->valid = 0;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int read_watchman_ext(struct index_state *istate, const void *data,
@@ -1409,10 +1474,24 @@ static int read_watchman_ext(struct index_state *istate, const void *data,
 	ewah_each_bit(bitmap, mark_no_watchman, istate);
 	ewah_free(bitmap);
 
-	/*
-	 * TODO: update the untracked cache from the untracked data in this
-	 * extension.
-	 */
+	if (istate->untracked && istate->untracked->root) {
+		int i;
+		const char *untracked;
+
+		untracked = (const char *)data + len + 8 + bitmap_size;
+		for (i = 0; i < untracked_nr; ++i) {
+			int len = strlen(untracked);
+			string_list_append(&istate->untracked->invalid_untracked,
+					   untracked);
+			untracked += len + 1;
+		}
+
+		for_each_string_list(&istate->untracked->invalid_untracked,
+			 mark_untracked_invalid, istate->untracked);
+
+		if (untracked_nr)
+			istate->cache_changed |= WATCHMAN_CHANGED;
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1645,29 +1724,90 @@ static void post_read_index_from(struct index_state *istate)
 	tweak_untracked_cache(istate);
 }
 
+/* in ms */
+#define WATCHMAN_TIMEOUT 1000
+
+static int poke_and_wait_for_reply(int fd)
+{
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int ret = -1;
+	struct pollfd pollfd;
+	int bytes_read;
+	char reply_buf[4096];
+	const char *requested_capabilities = "";
+
+#ifdef USE_WATCHMAN
+	requested_capabilities = "watchman";
+#endif
+
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	strbuf_addf(&buf, "poke %d %s", getpid(), requested_capabilities);
+	packet_write(fd, buf.buf, buf.len);
+	packet_flush(fd);
+
+	/* Now wait for a reply */
+	pollfd.fd = fd;
+	pollfd.events = POLLIN;
+	if (poll(&pollfd, 1, WATCHMAN_TIMEOUT) <= 0)
+		/* No reply or error, giving up */
+		goto done_poke;
+
+	bytes_read = packet_read(fd, NULL, NULL, reply_buf, sizeof(reply_buf),
+				 PACKET_READ_GENTLE_ON_EOF |
+				 PACKET_READ_CHOMP_NEWLINE);
+
+	if (bytes_read < 0)
+		goto done_poke;
+
+	if (!strcmp(reply_buf, "NAK watchman")
+#ifdef USE_WATCHMAN
+	    || !ends_with(reply_buf, "watchman")
+#endif
+		) {
+		warning("We requested watchman support from index-helper, but "
+			"it doesn't support it. Please use a version of git "
+			"index-helper with watchman support.");
+		goto done_poke;
+	}
+
+	if (!starts_with(reply_buf, "OK"))
+		goto done_poke;
+
+	ret = 0;
+done_poke:
+	close(fd);
+	strbuf_release(&buf);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int poke_daemon(struct index_state *istate,
 		       const struct stat *st, int refresh_cache)
 {
 	int fd;
-	int ret = 0;
-	const char *socket_path;
+	int ret = -1;
 
 	/* if this is from index-helper, do not poke itself (recursively) */
 	if (istate->to_shm)
 		return 0;
 
-	socket_path = git_path("index-helper.sock");
-	if (!socket_path)
+	fd = unix_stream_connect(git_path("index-helper.sock"));
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		warning("Failed to connect to index-helper socket");
+		unlink(git_path("index-helper.sock"));
 		return -1;
-
-	fd = unix_stream_connect(socket_path);
+	}
 	sigchain_push(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+
 	if (refresh_cache) {
 		packet_write(fd, "refresh");
+		packet_flush(fd);
+		ret = 0;
 	} else {
-		packet_write(fd, "poke");
+		ret = poke_and_wait_for_reply(fd);
 	}
-	packet_flush(fd);
 
 	close(fd);
 	sigchain_pop(SIGPIPE);
@@ -1737,6 +1877,74 @@ fail:
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static void refresh_by_watchman(struct index_state *istate)
+{
+	void *shm = NULL;
+	int length;
+	int i;
+	struct stat st;
+	int fd = -1;
+	const char *path = git_path("shm-watchman-%s-%"PRIuMAX,
+				    sha1_to_hex(istate->sha1),
+				    (uintmax_t)getpid());
+
+	fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * This watchman data is just for us -- no need to keep it
+	 * around once we've got it open.
+	 */
+	unlink(path);
+
+	if (fstat(fd, &st) < 0)
+		goto done;
+
+	length = st.st_size;
+	shm = mmap(NULL, length, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
+
+	if (shm == MAP_FAILED)
+		goto done;
+
+	close(fd);
+	fd = -1;
+
+	if (length <= 20 ||
+	    hashcmp(istate->sha1, (unsigned char *)shm + length - 20) ||
+	    /*
+	     * No need to clear CE_WATCHMAN_DIRTY set by 'WAMA' on
+	     * disk. Watchman can only set more, not clear any, so
+	     * this is OR mask.
+	     */
+	    read_watchman_ext(istate, shm, length - 20))
+		goto done;
+
+	/*
+	 * Now that we've marked the invalid entries in the
+	 * untracked-cache itself, we can erase them from the list of
+	 * entries to be processed and mark the untracked cache for
+	 * watchman usage.
+	 */
+	if (istate->untracked) {
+		string_list_clear(&istate->untracked->invalid_untracked, 0);
+		istate->untracked->use_watchman = 1;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < istate->cache_nr; i++) {
+		struct cache_entry *ce = istate->cache[i];
+		if (ce_stage(ce) || (ce->ce_flags & CE_WATCHMAN_DIRTY))
+			continue;
+		ce_mark_uptodate(ce);
+	}
+done:
+	if (shm)
+		munmap(shm, length);
+
+	if (fd >= 0)
+		close(fd);
+}
+
 /* remember to discard_cache() before reading a different cache! */
 int do_read_index(struct index_state *istate, const char *path, int must_exist)
 {
@@ -1856,7 +2064,7 @@ int read_index_from(struct index_state *istate, const char *path)
 	split_index = istate->split_index;
 	if (!split_index || is_null_sha1(split_index->base_sha1)) {
 		post_read_index_from(istate);
-		return ret;
+		goto done;
 	}
 
 	if (split_index->base)
@@ -1877,6 +2085,10 @@ int read_index_from(struct index_state *istate, const char *path)
 		    sha1_to_hex(split_index->base->sha1));
 	merge_base_index(istate);
 	post_read_index_from(istate);
+
+done:
+	if (ret > 0 && istate->from_shm && istate->last_update)
+		refresh_by_watchman(istate);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2178,7 +2390,7 @@ out:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int verify_index(const struct index_state *istate)
+int verify_index(const struct index_state *istate)
 {
 	return verify_index_from(istate, get_index_file());
 }
-- 
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  1. 00/19 index-helper/watchmanDavid Turner, May 5, 2016
  2. 01/19 read-cache.c: fix constness of verify_hdr()David Turner, May 5, 2016
  3. 02/19 read-cache: allow to keep mmap'd memory after readingDavid Turner, May 5, 2016
  4. 03/19 index-helper: new daemon for caching index and related stuffDavid Turner, May 5, 2016
  5. 04/19 index-helper: add --strictDavid Turner, May 5, 2016
  6. 05/19 index-helper: log warningsDavid Turner, May 5, 2016
  7. 06/19 daemonize(): set a flag before exiting the main processDavid Turner, May 5, 2016
  8. 07/19 index-helper: add --detachDavid Turner, May 5, 2016
  9. 08/19 read-cache: add watchman 'WAMA' extensionDavid Turner, May 5, 2016
  10. Junio C HamanoMay 5, 2016
  11. 09/19 Add watchman support to reduce index refresh costDavid Turner, May 5, 2016
  12. Junio C HamanoMay 5, 2016
  13. 10/19 index-helper: use watchman to avoid refreshing index with lstat()David Turner, May 5, 2016
  14. Junio C HamanoMay 5, 2016
  15. 11/19 update-index: enable/disable watchman supportDavid Turner, May 5, 2016
  16. 12/19 unpack-trees: preserve index extensionsDavid Turner, May 5, 2016
  17. 13/19 watchman: add a config option to enable the extensionDavid Turner, May 5, 2016
  18. 14/19 index-helper: kill modeDavid Turner, May 5, 2016
  19. 15/19 index-helper: don't run if already runningDavid Turner, May 5, 2016
  20. 16/19 index-helper: autorun modeDavid Turner, May 5, 2016
  21. 17/19 index-helper: optionally automatically runDavid Turner, May 5, 2016
  22. 18/19 Add tracing to measure where most of the time is spentDavid Turner, May 5, 2016
  23. Junio C HamanoMay 5, 2016
  24. Duy NguyenMay 8, 2016
  25. 19/19 untracked-cache: config optionDavid Turner, May 5, 2016
  26. Junio C HamanoMay 5, 2016

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