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[PATCH 04/18] streaming: explicitly pass packfile info when streaming a packed object

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Nov 19, 2025, 07:47 UTC
Message-ID
<20251119-b4-pks-odb-read-stream-v1-4-adacf03c2ccf@pks.im>
In-Reply-To
<20251119-b4-pks-odb-read-stream-v1-0-adacf03c2ccf@pks.im>

When streaming a packed object we first populate the stream with information about the pack that contains the object before calling `open_istream_pack_non_delta()`. This is done because we have already looked up both the pack and the object's offset, so it would be a waste of time to look up this information again.

But the way this is done makes for a somewhat awkward calling interface, as the caller now needs to be aware of how exactly the function itself behaves.

Refactor the code so that we instead explicitly pass the packfile info into `open_istream_pack_non_delta()`. This makes the calling convention explicit, but more importantly this allows us to refactor the function so that it becomes its responsibility to allocate the stream itself in a subsequent patch.

Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
---
 streaming.c | 20 ++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/streaming.c b/streaming.c
index 9596a94c58..d7db446d25 100644
--- a/streaming.c
+++ b/streaming.c
@@ -340,16 +340,18 @@ static int close_istream_pack_non_delta(struct odb_read_stream *st)
 
 static int open_istream_pack_non_delta(struct odb_read_stream *st,
 				       struct repository *r UNUSED,
-				       const struct object_id *oid UNUSED)
+				       const struct object_id *oid UNUSED,
+				       struct packed_git *pack,
+				       off_t offset)
 {
 	struct pack_window *window;
 	enum object_type in_pack_type;
 
 	window = NULL;
 
-	in_pack_type = unpack_object_header(st->u.in_pack.pack,
+	in_pack_type = unpack_object_header(pack,
 					    &window,
-					    &st->u.in_pack.pos,
+					    &offset,
 					    &st->size);
 	unuse_pack(&window);
 	switch (in_pack_type) {
@@ -365,6 +367,8 @@ static int open_istream_pack_non_delta(struct odb_read_stream *st,
 	st->z_state = z_unused;
 	st->close = close_istream_pack_non_delta;
 	st->read = read_istream_pack_non_delta;
+	st->u.in_pack.pack = pack;
+	st->u.in_pack.pos = offset;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -436,14 +440,10 @@ static int istream_source(struct odb_read_stream *st,
 		return 0;
 	case OI_PACKED:
 		if (oi.u.packed.is_delta ||
-		    repo_settings_get_big_file_threshold(the_repository) >= size)
+		    repo_settings_get_big_file_threshold(the_repository) >= size ||
+		    open_istream_pack_non_delta(st, r, oid, oi.u.packed.pack,
+						oi.u.packed.offset) < 0)
 			break;
-
-		st->u.in_pack.pack = oi.u.packed.pack;
-		st->u.in_pack.pos = oi.u.packed.offset;
-		if (open_istream_pack_non_delta(st, r, oid) < 0)
-			break;
-
 		return 0;
 	default:
 		break;
-- 
2.52.0.rc2.482.gaa765fefd0.dirty
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Message 13 of 85 in “Refactor object read streams to work via object sources”
  1. 00/18 Refactor object read streams to work via object sourcesPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 19, 2025
  2. 01/18 streaming: rename `git_istream` into `odb_read_stream`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 19, 2025
  3. Justin ToblerNov 19, 2025
  4. Junio C HamanoNov 19, 2025
  5. Patrick SteinhardtNov 21, 2025
  6. 02/18 streaming: drop the `open()` callback functionPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 19, 2025
  7. Karthik NayakNov 19, 2025
  8. Justin ToblerNov 19, 2025
  9. Patrick SteinhardtNov 21, 2025
  10. 03/18 streaming: propagate final object type via the streamPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 19, 2025
  11. Justin ToblerNov 19, 2025
  12. Patrick SteinhardtNov 21, 2025
  13. 04/18 streaming: explicitly pass packfile info when streaming a packed objectPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 19, 2025
  14. 05/18 streaming: allocate stream inside the backend-specific logicPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 19, 2025
  15. Karthik NayakNov 19, 2025
  16. Patrick SteinhardtNov 21, 2025
  17. 06/18 streaming: create structure for in-core object streamsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 19, 2025
  18. Karthik NayakNov 19, 2025
  19. Patrick SteinhardtNov 21, 2025
  20. 07/18 streaming: create structure for loose object streamsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 19, 2025
  21. 08/18 streaming: create structure for packed object streamsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 19, 2025
  22. 09/18 streaming: create structure for filtered object streamsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 19, 2025
  23. 10/18 streaming: move zlib stream into backendsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 19, 2025
  24. 11/18 packfile: introduce function to read object info from a storePatrick Steinhardt, Nov 19, 2025
  25. Karthik NayakNov 19, 2025
  26. Patrick SteinhardtNov 21, 2025
  27. 12/18 streaming: rely on object sources to create object streamPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 19, 2025
  28. Karthik NayakNov 19, 2025
  29. 13/18 streaming: get rid of `the_repository`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 19, 2025
  30. 14/18 streaming: make the `odb_read_stream` definition publicPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 19, 2025
  31. Karthik NayakNov 19, 2025
  32. Patrick SteinhardtNov 21, 2025
  33. 15/18 streaming: move logic to read loose objects streams into backendPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 19, 2025
  34. 16/18 streaming: move logic to read packed objects streams into backendPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 19, 2025
  35. 17/18 streaming: refactor interface to be object-database-centricPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 19, 2025
  36. 18/18 streaming: move into object database subsystemPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 19, 2025
  37. 00/19 Refactor object read streams to work via object sourcesPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  38. 01/19 streaming: rename `git_istream` into `odb_read_stream`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  39. 02/19 streaming: drop the `open()` callback functionPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  40. Junio C HamanoNov 21, 2025
  41. Patrick SteinhardtNov 23, 2025
  42. 03/19 streaming: propagate final object type via the streamPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  43. 04/19 streaming: explicitly pass packfile info when streaming a packed objectPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  44. 05/19 streaming: allocate stream inside the backend-specific logicPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  45. 06/19 streaming: create structure for in-core object streamsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  46. 07/19 streaming: create structure for loose object streamsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  47. 08/19 streaming: create structure for packed object streamsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  48. 09/19 streaming: create structure for filtered object streamsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  49. 10/19 streaming: move zlib stream into backendsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  50. 11/19 packfile: introduce function to read object info from a storePatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  51. 12/19 streaming: rely on object sources to create object streamPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  52. Junio C HamanoNov 21, 2025
  53. Patrick SteinhardtNov 23, 2025
  54. 13/19 streaming: get rid of `the_repository`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  55. Junio C HamanoNov 21, 2025
  56. Patrick SteinhardtNov 23, 2025
  57. 14/19 streaming: make the `odb_read_stream` definition publicPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  58. 15/19 streaming: move logic to read loose objects streams into backendPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  59. 16/19 streaming: move logic to read packed objects streams into backendPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  60. 17/19 streaming: refactor interface to be object-database-centricPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  61. Junio C HamanoNov 22, 2025
  62. Patrick SteinhardtNov 23, 2025
  63. 18/19 streaming: move into object database subsystemPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  64. Junio C HamanoNov 23, 2025
  65. 19/19 streaming: drop redundant type and size pointersPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2025
  66. 00/19 Refactor object read streams to work via object sourcesPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025
  67. 01/19 streaming: rename `git_istream` into `odb_read_stream`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025
  68. 02/19 streaming: drop the `open()` callback functionPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025
  69. 03/19 streaming: propagate final object type via the streamPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025
  70. 04/19 streaming: explicitly pass packfile info when streaming a packed objectPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025
  71. 05/19 streaming: allocate stream inside the backend-specific logicPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025
  72. 06/19 streaming: create structure for in-core object streamsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025
  73. 07/19 streaming: create structure for loose object streamsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025
  74. 08/19 streaming: create structure for packed object streamsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025
  75. 09/19 streaming: create structure for filtered object streamsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025
  76. 10/19 streaming: move zlib stream into backendsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025
  77. 11/19 packfile: introduce function to read object info from a storePatrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025
  78. 12/19 streaming: rely on object sources to create object streamPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025
  79. 13/19 streaming: get rid of `the_repository`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025
  80. 14/19 streaming: make the `odb_read_stream` definition publicPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025
  81. 15/19 streaming: move logic to read loose objects streams into backendPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025
  82. 16/19 streaming: move logic to read packed objects streams into backendPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025
  83. 17/19 streaming: refactor interface to be object-database-centricPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025
  84. 18/19 streaming: move into object database subsystemPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025
  85. 19/19 streaming: drop redundant type and size pointersPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 23, 2025

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