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[PATCH v9 11/19] update-index: enable/disable watchman support

From
David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com>
Date
May 9, 2016, 20:48 UTC
Message-ID
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In-Reply-To
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From: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com>
---
 Documentation/git-index-helper.txt |  3 +++
 Documentation/git-update-index.txt |  6 ++++++
 builtin/update-index.c             | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 25 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-index-helper.txt b/Documentation/git-index-helper.txt
index cce00cb..55a8a5a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-index-helper.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-index-helper.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ each with a submodule, you might need four index-helpers.  (In practice,
 this is only worthwhile for large indexes, so only use it if you notice
 that git status is slow).
 
+If you want the index-helper to accelerate untracked file checking,
+run git update-index --watchman before using it.
+
 OPTIONS
 -------
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt
index c6cbed1..6736487 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 	     [--ignore-submodules]
 	     [--[no-]split-index]
 	     [--[no-|test-|force-]untracked-cache]
+	     [--[no-]watchman]
 	     [--really-refresh] [--unresolve] [--again | -g]
 	     [--info-only] [--index-info]
 	     [-z] [--stdin] [--index-version <n>]
@@ -176,6 +177,11 @@ may not support it yet.
 --no-untracked-cache::
 	Enable or disable untracked cache feature. Please use
 	`--test-untracked-cache` before enabling it.
+
+--watchman::
+--no-watchman::
+	Enable or disable watchman support. This is, at present,
+	only useful with git index-helper.
 +
 These options take effect whatever the value of the `core.untrackedCache`
 configuration variable (see linkgit:git-config[1]). But a warning is
diff --git a/builtin/update-index.c b/builtin/update-index.c
index 1c94ca5..a3b4b5d 100644
--- a/builtin/update-index.c
+++ b/builtin/update-index.c
@@ -914,6 +914,7 @@ int cmd_update_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int newfd, entries, has_errors = 0, nul_term_line = 0;
 	enum uc_mode untracked_cache = UC_UNSPECIFIED;
+	int use_watchman = -1;
 	int read_from_stdin = 0;
 	int prefix_length = prefix ? strlen(prefix) : 0;
 	int preferred_index_format = 0;
@@ -1012,6 +1013,8 @@ int cmd_update_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			    N_("test if the filesystem supports untracked cache"), UC_TEST),
 		OPT_SET_INT(0, "force-untracked-cache", &untracked_cache,
 			    N_("enable untracked cache without testing the filesystem"), UC_FORCE),
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "watchman", &use_watchman,
+			N_("use or not use watchman to reduce refresh cost")),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 
@@ -1149,6 +1152,19 @@ int cmd_update_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		die("Bug: bad untracked_cache value: %d", untracked_cache);
 	}
 
+	if (use_watchman > 0) {
+		the_index.last_update    = xstrdup("");
+		the_index.cache_changed |= WATCHMAN_CHANGED;
+#ifndef USE_WATCHMAN
+		warning("git was built without watchman support -- I'm "
+			"adding the extension here, but it probably won't "
+			"do you any good.");
+#endif
+	} else if (!use_watchman) {
+		the_index.last_update    = NULL;
+		the_index.cache_changed |= WATCHMAN_CHANGED;
+	}
+
 	if (active_cache_changed) {
 		if (newfd < 0) {
 			if (refresh_args.flags & REFRESH_QUIET)
-- 
2.4.2.767.g62658d5-twtrsrc
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Message 17 of 39 in “index-helper/watchman”
  1. 00/19 index-helper/watchmanDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  2. 01/19 read-cache.c: fix constness of verify_hdr()David Turner, May 9, 2016
  3. 02/19 read-cache: allow to keep mmap'd memory after readingDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  4. 03/19 index-helper: new daemon for caching index and related stuffDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  5. SZEDER GáborMay 10, 2016
  6. Duy NguyenMay 10, 2016
  7. SZEDER GáborMay 10, 2016
  8. Duy NguyenMay 10, 2016
  9. David TurnerMay 10, 2016
  10. 04/19 index-helper: add --strictDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  11. 05/19 index-helper: log warningsDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  12. 06/19 daemonize(): set a flag before exiting the main processDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  13. 07/19 index-helper: add --detachDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  14. 08/19 read-cache: add watchman 'WAMA' extensionDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  15. 09/19 watchman: support watchman to reduce index refresh costDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  16. 10/19 index-helper: use watchman to avoid refreshing index with lstat()David Turner, May 9, 2016
  17. 11/19 update-index: enable/disable watchman supportDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  18. 12/19 unpack-trees: preserve index extensionsDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  19. 13/19 watchman: add a config option to enable the extensionDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  20. 14/19 index-helper: kill modeDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  21. 15/19 index-helper: don't run if already runningDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  22. 16/19 index-helper: autorun modeDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  23. 17/19 index-helper: optionally automatically runDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  24. 18/19 trace: measure where the time is spent in the index-heavy operationsDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  25. 19/19 untracked-cache: config optionDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  26. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2016
  27. David TurnerMay 9, 2016
  28. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2016
  29. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2016
  30. David TurnerMay 9, 2016
  31. Ramsay JonesMay 9, 2016
  32. Duy NguyenMay 10, 2016
  33. Duy NguyenMay 10, 2016
  34. Dennis KaarsemakerMay 10, 2016
  35. Dennis KaarsemakerMay 10, 2016
  36. Dennis KaarsemakerMay 10, 2016
  37. Ramsay JonesMay 10, 2016
  38. Junio C HamanoMay 10, 2016
  39. Ramsay JonesMay 10, 2016

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