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[PATCH 6/8] worktree: prune linked worktree referencing main worktree path

From
Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Date
Jun 8, 2020, 06:23 UTC
Message-ID
<20200608062356.40264-7-sunshine@sunshineco.com>
In-Reply-To
<20200608062356.40264-1-sunshine@sunshineco.com>

"git worktree prune" detects when multiple entries are associated with the same path and prunes the duplicates, however, it does not detect when a linked worktree points at the path of the main worktree. Although "git worktree add" disallows creating a new worktree with the same path as the main worktree, such a case can arise outside the control of Git even without the user mucking with .git/worktree/<id>/ administrative files. For instance:

    $ git clone foo.git
    $ git -C foo worktree add ../bar
    $ rm -rf bar
    $ mv foo bar
    $ git -C bar worktree list
    .../bar deadfeeb [master]
    .../bar deadfeeb [bar]

Help the user recover from such corruption by extending "git worktree prune" to also detect when a linked worktree is associated with the path of the main worktree.

Reported-by: Jonathan Müller <jonathanmueller.dev@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
---
 builtin/worktree.c        | 10 ++++++++++
 t/t2401-worktree-prune.sh | 12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+)
diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c
index 2cb95f16d4..eebd77c46d 100644
--- a/builtin/worktree.c
+++ b/builtin/worktree.c
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ static int prune_cmp(const void *a, const void *b)
 
 	if ((c = fspathcmp(x->string, y->string)))
 	    return c;
+	/* paths same; main worktee (util==0) sorts above all others */
+	if (!x->util)
+		return -1;
+	if (!y->util)
+		return 1;
 	/* paths same; sort by .git/worktrees/<id> */
 	return strcmp(x->util, y->util);
 }
@@ -171,6 +176,7 @@ static void prune_dups(struct string_list *l)
 static void prune_worktrees(void)
 {
 	struct strbuf reason = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf main = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct string_list kept = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 	DIR *dir = opendir(git_path("worktrees"));
 	struct dirent *d;
@@ -190,6 +196,10 @@ static void prune_worktrees(void)
 	}
 	closedir(dir);
 
+	strbuf_add_absolute_path(&main, get_git_common_dir());
+	/* massage main worktree absolute path to match 'gitdir' content */
+	strbuf_strip_suffix(&main, "/.");
+	string_list_append(&kept, strbuf_detach(&main, 0));
 	prune_dups(&kept);
 	string_list_clear(&kept, 1);
 
diff --git a/t/t2401-worktree-prune.sh b/t/t2401-worktree-prune.sh
index 7694f25a16..5f3db93b31 100755
--- a/t/t2401-worktree-prune.sh
+++ b/t/t2401-worktree-prune.sh
@@ -114,4 +114,16 @@ test_expect_success 'prune duplicate (linked/linked)' '
 	! test -d .git/worktrees/w2
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'prune duplicate (main/linked)' '
+	test_when_finished rm -fr repo wt &&
+	test_create_repo repo &&
+	test_commit -C repo x &&
+	git -C repo worktree add --detach ../wt &&
+	rm -fr wt &&
+	mv repo wt &&
+	git -C wt worktree prune --verbose >actual &&
+	test_i18ngrep "duplicate entry" actual &&
+	! test -d .git/worktrees/wt
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
2.27.0.290.gba653c62da
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  1. 0/8 worktree: tighten duplicate path detectionEric Sunshine, Jun 8, 2020
  2. 1/8 worktree: factor out repeated string literalEric Sunshine, Jun 8, 2020
  3. Shourya ShuklaJun 8, 2020
  4. Eric SunshineJun 8, 2020
  5. 3/8 worktree: give "should be pruned?" function more meaningful nameEric Sunshine, Jun 8, 2020
  6. Junio C HamanoJun 8, 2020
  7. 2/8 worktree: prune corrupted worktree even if lockedEric Sunshine, Jun 8, 2020
  8. Junio C HamanoJun 8, 2020
  9. Eric SunshineJun 9, 2020
  10. 4/8 worktree: make high-level pruning re-usableEric Sunshine, Jun 8, 2020
  11. Junio C HamanoJun 8, 2020
  12. 6/8 worktree: prune linked worktree referencing main worktree pathEric Sunshine, Jun 8, 2020
  13. Junio C HamanoJun 8, 2020
  14. Eric SunshineJun 9, 2020
  15. 7/8 worktree: generalize candidate worktree path validationEric Sunshine, Jun 8, 2020
  16. Junio C HamanoJun 8, 2020
  17. 8/8 worktree: make "move" refuse to move atop missing registered worktreeEric Sunshine, Jun 8, 2020
  18. Eric SunshineJun 8, 2020
  19. Junio C HamanoJun 8, 2020
  20. 5/8 worktree: prune duplicate entries referencing same worktree pathEric Sunshine, Jun 8, 2020

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