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Re: [PATCH v5 5/5] builtin/merge-tree.c: implement support for `--write-pack`

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Nov 13, 2023, 22:02 UTC
Message-ID
<20231113220254.GA2065691@coredump.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<CABPp-BEfy9VOvimP9==ry_rZXu=metOQ8s=_-XiG_Pdx9c06Ww@mail.gmail.com>
On Fri, Nov 10, 2023 at 03:51:18PM -0800, Elijah Newren wrote:
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> This is unsafe; the object may need to be read later within the same
> merge. [...]
>
> I think (untested) that you could fix this by creating two packs
> instead of just one.  In particular, add a call to
> flush_odb_transcation() after the "redo_after_renames" block in
> merge_ort_nonrecursive_internal().

It might not be too hard to just let in-process callers access the objects we've written. A quick and dirty patch is below, which works with the test you suggested (the test still fails because it finds a conflict, but it gets past the "woah, I can't find that sha1" part).

I don't know if that is sufficient, though. Would other spawned processes (hooks, external merge drivers, and so on) need to be able to see these objects, too?

The patch teaches the packfile code about the special bulk checkin pack. It might be cleaner to invert it, and just have the bulk checkin code register a magic packed_git (it would need to fake the .idx somehow).

diff --git a/bulk-checkin.c b/bulk-checkin.c
index bd6151ba3c..566fc36e68 100644
--- a/bulk-checkin.c
+++ b/bulk-checkin.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ static struct bulk_checkin_packfile {
 	struct pack_idx_entry **written;
 	uint32_t alloc_written;
 	uint32_t nr_written;
+
+	struct packed_git *fake_packed_git;
 } bulk_checkin_packfile;
 
 static void finish_tmp_packfile(struct strbuf *basename,
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ static void flush_bulk_checkin_packfile(struct bulk_checkin_packfile *state)
 
 clear_exit:
 	free(state->written);
+	free(state->fake_packed_git);
 	memset(state, 0, sizeof(*state));
 
 	strbuf_release(&packname);
@@ -530,3 +533,37 @@ void end_odb_transaction(void)
 
 	flush_odb_transaction();
 }
+
+static struct packed_git *fake_packed_git(struct bulk_checkin_packfile *state)
+{
+	struct packed_git *p = state->fake_packed_git;
+	if (!p) {
+		FLEX_ALLOC_STR(p, pack_name, "/fake/in-progress.pack");
+		state->fake_packed_git = p;
+		p->pack_fd = state->f->fd;
+		p->do_not_close = 1;
+	}
+
+	hashflush(state->f);
+	p->pack_size = state->f->total; /* maybe add 20 to simulate trailer? */
+
+	return p;
+}
+
+int bulk_checkin_pack_entry(const struct object_id *oid, struct pack_entry *e)
+{
+	size_t i;
+	/*
+	 * this really ought to have some more efficient data structure for
+	 * lookup; ditto for the existing already_written()
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < bulk_checkin_packfile.nr_written; i++) {
+		struct pack_idx_entry *p = bulk_checkin_packfile.written[i];
+		if (oideq(&p->oid, oid)) {
+			e->p = fake_packed_git(&bulk_checkin_packfile);
+			e->offset = p->offset;
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
diff --git a/bulk-checkin.h b/bulk-checkin.h
index 89786b3954..153fe87c06 100644
--- a/bulk-checkin.h
+++ b/bulk-checkin.h
@@ -44,4 +44,7 @@ void flush_odb_transaction(void);
  */
 void end_odb_transaction(void);
 
+struct pack_entry;
+int bulk_checkin_pack_entry(const struct object_id *oid, struct pack_entry *e);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/packfile.c b/packfile.c
index 9cc0a2e37a..05194b1d9b 100644
--- a/packfile.c
+++ b/packfile.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "commit-graph.h"
 #include "pack-revindex.h"
 #include "promisor-remote.h"
+#include "bulk-checkin.h"
 
 char *odb_pack_name(struct strbuf *buf,
 		    const unsigned char *hash,
@@ -2045,6 +2046,9 @@ int find_pack_entry(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid, struct pa
 	struct list_head *pos;
 	struct multi_pack_index *m;
 
+	if (!bulk_checkin_pack_entry(oid, e))
+		return 1;
+
 	prepare_packed_git(r);
 	if (!r->objects->packed_git && !r->objects->multi_pack_index)
 		return 0;
Previous: Elijah NewrenNext: Taylor Blau
Message 44 of 63 in “merge-ort: implement support for packing objects together”
  1. 0/7 merge-ort: implement support for packing objects togetherTaylor Blau, Oct 19, 2023
  2. 1/7 bulk-checkin: extract abstract `bulk_checkin_source`Taylor Blau, Oct 19, 2023
  3. Jeff KingOct 20, 2023
  4. Junio C HamanoOct 20, 2023
  5. 2/7 bulk-checkin: generify `stream_blob_to_pack()` for arbitrary typesTaylor Blau, Oct 19, 2023
  6. 3/7 bulk-checkin: refactor deflate routine to accept a `bulk_checkin_source`Taylor Blau, Oct 19, 2023
  7. 4/7 bulk-checkin: implement `SOURCE_INCORE` mode for `bulk_checkin_source`Taylor Blau, Oct 19, 2023
  8. Patrick SteinhardtOct 23, 2023
  9. Jeff KingOct 23, 2023
  10. Patrick SteinhardtOct 24, 2023
  11. Junio C HamanoOct 24, 2023
  12. 5/7 bulk-checkin: introduce `index_blob_bulk_checkin_incore()`Taylor Blau, Oct 19, 2023
  13. 6/7 bulk-checkin: introduce `index_tree_bulk_checkin_incore()`Taylor Blau, Oct 19, 2023
  14. 7/7 builtin/merge-tree.c: implement support for `--write-pack`Taylor Blau, Oct 19, 2023
  15. Junio C HamanoOct 19, 2023
  16. Jeff KingOct 20, 2023
  17. Junio C HamanoOct 20, 2023
  18. Patrick SteinhardtOct 23, 2023
  19. 0/5 merge-ort: implement support for packing objects togetherTaylor Blau, Oct 23, 2023
  20. 1/5 bulk-checkin: extract abstract `bulk_checkin_source`Taylor Blau, Oct 23, 2023
  21. Jeff KingOct 25, 2023
  22. Taylor BlauOct 25, 2023
  23. Junio C HamanoOct 27, 2023
  24. 2/5 bulk-checkin: generify `stream_blob_to_pack()` for arbitrary typesTaylor Blau, Oct 23, 2023
  25. 3/5 bulk-checkin: introduce `index_blob_bulk_checkin_incore()`Taylor Blau, Oct 23, 2023
  26. Patrick SteinhardtOct 25, 2023
  27. Taylor BlauOct 25, 2023
  28. Eric SunshineOct 25, 2023
  29. Patrick SteinhardtOct 26, 2023
  30. Elijah NewrenNov 11, 2023
  31. 4/5 bulk-checkin: introduce `index_tree_bulk_checkin_incore()`Taylor Blau, Oct 23, 2023
  32. 5/5 builtin/merge-tree.c: implement support for `--write-pack`Taylor Blau, Oct 23, 2023
  33. Patrick SteinhardtOct 25, 2023
  34. Taylor BlauOct 25, 2023
  35. Elijah NewrenNov 10, 2023
  36. Junio C HamanoNov 11, 2023
  37. Taylor BlauNov 11, 2023
  38. Taylor BlauNov 11, 2023
  39. Jeff KingNov 13, 2023
  40. Junio C HamanoNov 14, 2023
  41. Elijah NewrenNov 14, 2023
  42. Jeff KingNov 14, 2023
  43. Elijah NewrenNov 14, 2023
  44. Jeff KingNov 13, 2023
  45. Taylor BlauNov 13, 2023
  46. Elijah NewrenNov 14, 2023
  47. Jeff KingNov 14, 2023
  48. Jeff KingNov 14, 2023
  49. Junio C HamanoOct 23, 2023
  50. Johannes SchindelinNov 6, 2023
  51. Junio C HamanoNov 6, 2023
  52. Jeff KingNov 7, 2023
  53. Taylor BlauNov 7, 2023
  54. 0/3 replay: implement support for writing new objects to a packTaylor Blau, Nov 7, 2023
  55. 1/3 merge-ort.c: finalize ODB transactions after each stepTaylor Blau, Nov 7, 2023
  56. Elijah NewrenNov 11, 2023
  57. 2/3 tmp-objdir: introduce `tmp_objdir_repack()`Taylor Blau, Nov 7, 2023
  58. Patrick SteinhardtNov 8, 2023
  59. Taylor BlauNov 9, 2023
  60. 3/3 builtin/replay.c: introduce `--write-pack`Taylor Blau, Nov 7, 2023
  61. Elijah NewrenNov 11, 2023
  62. Elijah NewrenNov 11, 2023
  63. Patrick SteinhardtOct 25, 2023

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