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[PATCH 11/13] list-objects: clarify how promised blobs are excluded

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Apr 23, 2025, 07:48 UTC
Message-ID
<20250423-pks-object-store-cleanups-v1-11-81f8411a5d08@pks.im>
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When "--exclude-promisor-objects" is passed by the user, commands like git-rev-list(1) will exclude any objects part of a promisor pack. For blobs this logic is handled in `process_blob()` with the following logic:

    if (ctx->revs->exclude_promisor_objects &&
        !repo_has_object_file(the_repository, &obj->oid) &&
        is_promisor_object(ctx->revs->repo, &obj->oid))
            return;

It is somewhat puzzling that we use `repo_has_object_file()` to check for existence of the blob because this function will cause us to fetch missing objects in case they are part of a promisor pack. As such, one may wonder whether the logic to exclude promised blobs is completely broken.

As it turns out it's not broken: when "--exclude-promisor-objects" is set we also unset the global `fetch_if_missing` variable, which causes `do_oid_object_info_extended()` to not fetch any promised objects at all.

Clarify this logic by using `has_object()`, which doesn't fetch promised objects by default.

Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
---
 list-objects.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/list-objects.c b/list-objects.c
index 1e5512e1318..cae4f7aff8c 100644
--- a/list-objects.c
+++ b/list-objects.c
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ static void process_blob(struct traversal_context *ctx,
 	 * of missing objects.
 	 */
 	if (ctx->revs->exclude_promisor_objects &&
-	    !repo_has_object_file(the_repository, &obj->oid) &&
+	    !has_object(the_repository, &obj->oid,
+			HAS_OBJECT_RECHECK_PACKED) &&
 	    is_promisor_object(ctx->revs->repo, &obj->oid))
 		return;
 
-- 
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  1. 00/13 object-store: a handful of cleanupsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2025
  2. 01/13 object-store: move `struct packed_git` into "packfile.h"Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2025
  3. 02/13 object-store: drop `loose_object_path()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2025
  4. 03/13 object-store: move and rename `odb_pack_keep()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2025
  5. Karthik NayakApr 23, 2025
  6. 05/13 object-store: allow fetching objects via `has_object()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2025
  7. Karthik NayakApr 23, 2025
  8. 04/13 object-store: move function declarations to their respective subsystemsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2025
  9. 06/13 treewide: trivial conversions of `repo_has_object_file()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2025
  10. 07/13 builtin/index-pack: don't fetch promised objects for collision checkPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2025
  11. Karthik NayakApr 23, 2025
  12. Patrick SteinhardtApr 25, 2025
  13. Karthik NayakApr 28, 2025
  14. 08/13 builtin/show-ref: don't fetch objects when printing refsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2025
  15. 09/13 refs: don't fetch promisor objects in `ref_resolves_to_object()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2025
  16. Karthik NayakApr 23, 2025
  17. 10/13 http-walker: don't fetch objects via promisor remotesPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2025
  18. 11/13 list-objects: clarify how promised blobs are excludedPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2025
  19. 12/13 bulk-checkin: don't fetch promised objects on writePatrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2025
  20. 13/13 object-store: drop `repo_has_object_file()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 23, 2025
  21. Karthik NayakApr 23, 2025
  22. Patrick SteinhardtApr 25, 2025
  23. 00/13 object-store: a handful of cleanupsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  24. 01/13 object-store: move `struct packed_git` into "packfile.h"Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  25. 02/13 object-store: drop `loose_object_path()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  26. 03/13 object-store: move and rename `odb_pack_keep()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  27. 04/13 object-store: move function declarations to their respective subsystemsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  28. 05/13 object-store: allow fetching objects via `has_object()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  29. 06/13 treewide: trivial conversions of `repo_has_object_file()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  30. Junio C HamanoApr 28, 2025
  31. 07/13 builtin/index-pack: don't fetch promised objects for collision checkPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  32. Junio C HamanoApr 28, 2025
  33. Patrick SteinhardtApr 29, 2025
  34. 08/13 builtin/show-ref: don't fetch objects when printing refsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  35. Junio C HamanoApr 28, 2025
  36. 09/13 refs: don't fetch promisor objects in `ref_resolves_to_object()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  37. Junio C HamanoApr 28, 2025
  38. 10/13 http-walker: don't fetch objects via promisor remotesPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  39. Junio C HamanoApr 28, 2025
  40. 11/13 list-objects: clarify how promised blobs are excludedPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  41. 12/13 bulk-checkin: don't fetch promised objects on writePatrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  42. Junio C HamanoApr 28, 2025
  43. Patrick SteinhardtApr 29, 2025
  44. Junio C HamanoApr 29, 2025
  45. 13/13 object-store: drop `repo_has_object_file()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  46. Karthik NayakApr 28, 2025
  47. 0/7 object-store: a handful of cleanupsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2025
  48. 1/7 object-store: move `struct packed_git` into "packfile.h"Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2025
  49. 2/7 object-store: drop `loose_object_path()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2025
  50. 3/7 object-store: move and rename `odb_pack_keep()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2025
  51. 4/7 object-store: move function declarations to their respective subsystemsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2025
  52. 5/7 object-store: allow fetching objects via `has_object()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2025
  53. 6/7 treewide: convert users of `repo_has_object_file()` to `has_object()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2025
  54. 7/7 object-store: drop `repo_has_object_file()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2025
  55. Junio C HamanoApr 29, 2025

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