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[PATCH v2 16/19] streaming: move logic to read packed objects streams into backend

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Nov 21, 2025, 07:41 UTC
Message-ID
<20251121-b4-pks-odb-read-stream-v2-16-ca8534963150@pks.im>
In-Reply-To
<20251121-b4-pks-odb-read-stream-v2-0-ca8534963150@pks.im>

Move the logic to read packed object streams into the respective subsystem.

Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
---
 packfile.c  | 128 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 packfile.h  |   5 +++
 streaming.c | 136 +-----------------------------------------------------------
 3 files changed, 134 insertions(+), 135 deletions(-)
diff --git a/packfile.c b/packfile.c
index b4bc40d895..ad56ce0b90 100644
--- a/packfile.c
+++ b/packfile.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "tree.h"
 #include "object-file.h"
 #include "odb.h"
+#include "streaming.h"
 #include "midx.h"
 #include "commit-graph.h"
 #include "pack-revindex.h"
@@ -2406,3 +2407,130 @@ void packfile_store_close(struct packfile_store *store)
 		close_pack(p);
 	}
 }
+
+struct odb_packed_read_stream {
+	struct odb_read_stream base;
+	struct packed_git *pack;
+	git_zstream z;
+	enum {
+		ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_UNINITIALIZED,
+		ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_INUSE,
+		ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_DONE,
+		ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_ERROR,
+	} z_state;
+	off_t pos;
+};
+
+static ssize_t read_istream_pack_non_delta(struct odb_read_stream *_st, char *buf,
+					   size_t sz)
+{
+	struct odb_packed_read_stream *st = (struct odb_packed_read_stream *)_st;
+	size_t total_read = 0;
+
+	switch (st->z_state) {
+	case ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_UNINITIALIZED:
+		memset(&st->z, 0, sizeof(st->z));
+		git_inflate_init(&st->z);
+		st->z_state = ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_INUSE;
+		break;
+	case ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_DONE:
+		return 0;
+	case ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_ERROR:
+		return -1;
+	case ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_INUSE:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	while (total_read < sz) {
+		int status;
+		struct pack_window *window = NULL;
+		unsigned char *mapped;
+
+		mapped = use_pack(st->pack, &window,
+				  st->pos, &st->z.avail_in);
+
+		st->z.next_out = (unsigned char *)buf + total_read;
+		st->z.avail_out = sz - total_read;
+		st->z.next_in = mapped;
+		status = git_inflate(&st->z, Z_FINISH);
+
+		st->pos += st->z.next_in - mapped;
+		total_read = st->z.next_out - (unsigned char *)buf;
+		unuse_pack(&window);
+
+		if (status == Z_STREAM_END) {
+			git_inflate_end(&st->z);
+			st->z_state = ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_DONE;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Unlike the loose object case, we do not have to worry here
+		 * about running out of input bytes and spinning infinitely. If
+		 * we get Z_BUF_ERROR due to too few input bytes, then we'll
+		 * replenish them in the next use_pack() call when we loop. If
+		 * we truly hit the end of the pack (i.e., because it's corrupt
+		 * or truncated), then use_pack() catches that and will die().
+		 */
+		if (status != Z_OK && status != Z_BUF_ERROR) {
+			git_inflate_end(&st->z);
+			st->z_state = ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_ERROR;
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+	return total_read;
+}
+
+static int close_istream_pack_non_delta(struct odb_read_stream *_st)
+{
+	struct odb_packed_read_stream *st = (struct odb_packed_read_stream *)_st;
+	if (st->z_state == ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_INUSE)
+		git_inflate_end(&st->z);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int packfile_store_read_object_stream(struct odb_read_stream **out,
+				      struct packfile_store *store,
+				      const struct object_id *oid)
+{
+	struct odb_packed_read_stream *stream;
+	struct pack_window *window = NULL;
+	struct object_info oi = OBJECT_INFO_INIT;
+	enum object_type in_pack_type;
+	unsigned long size;
+
+	oi.sizep = &size;
+
+	if (packfile_store_read_object_info(store, oid, &oi, 0) ||
+	    oi.u.packed.is_delta ||
+	    repo_settings_get_big_file_threshold(store->odb->repo) >= size)
+		return -1;
+
+	in_pack_type = unpack_object_header(oi.u.packed.pack,
+					    &window,
+					    &oi.u.packed.offset,
+					    &size);
+	unuse_pack(&window);
+	switch (in_pack_type) {
+	default:
+		return -1; /* we do not do deltas for now */
+	case OBJ_COMMIT:
+	case OBJ_TREE:
+	case OBJ_BLOB:
+	case OBJ_TAG:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	CALLOC_ARRAY(stream, 1);
+	stream->base.close = close_istream_pack_non_delta;
+	stream->base.read = read_istream_pack_non_delta;
+	stream->base.type = in_pack_type;
+	stream->base.size = size;
+	stream->z_state = ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_UNINITIALIZED;
+	stream->pack = oi.u.packed.pack;
+	stream->pos = oi.u.packed.offset;
+
+	*out = &stream->base;
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/packfile.h b/packfile.h
index 0a98bddd81..3fcc5ae6e0 100644
--- a/packfile.h
+++ b/packfile.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 /* in odb.h */
 struct object_info;
+struct odb_read_stream;
 
 struct packed_git {
 	struct hashmap_entry packmap_ent;
@@ -144,6 +145,10 @@ void packfile_store_add_pack(struct packfile_store *store,
 #define repo_for_each_pack(repo, p) \
 	for (p = packfile_store_get_packs(repo->objects->packfiles); p; p = p->next)
 
+int packfile_store_read_object_stream(struct odb_read_stream **out,
+				      struct packfile_store *store,
+				      const struct object_id *oid);
+
 /*
  * Try to read the object identified by its ID from the object store and
  * populate the object info with its data. Returns 1 in case the object was
diff --git a/streaming.c b/streaming.c
index cc67d56cd4..3d80ddd757 100644
--- a/streaming.c
+++ b/streaming.c
@@ -114,140 +114,6 @@ static struct odb_read_stream *attach_stream_filter(struct odb_read_stream *st,
 	return &fs->base;
 }
 
-/*****************************************************************
- *
- * Non-delta packed object stream
- *
- *****************************************************************/
-
-struct odb_packed_read_stream {
-	struct odb_read_stream base;
-	struct packed_git *pack;
-	git_zstream z;
-	enum {
-		ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_UNINITIALIZED,
-		ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_INUSE,
-		ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_DONE,
-		ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_ERROR,
-	} z_state;
-	off_t pos;
-};
-
-static ssize_t read_istream_pack_non_delta(struct odb_read_stream *_st, char *buf,
-					   size_t sz)
-{
-	struct odb_packed_read_stream *st = (struct odb_packed_read_stream *)_st;
-	size_t total_read = 0;
-
-	switch (st->z_state) {
-	case ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_UNINITIALIZED:
-		memset(&st->z, 0, sizeof(st->z));
-		git_inflate_init(&st->z);
-		st->z_state = ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_INUSE;
-		break;
-	case ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_DONE:
-		return 0;
-	case ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_ERROR:
-		return -1;
-	case ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_INUSE:
-		break;
-	}
-
-	while (total_read < sz) {
-		int status;
-		struct pack_window *window = NULL;
-		unsigned char *mapped;
-
-		mapped = use_pack(st->pack, &window,
-				  st->pos, &st->z.avail_in);
-
-		st->z.next_out = (unsigned char *)buf + total_read;
-		st->z.avail_out = sz - total_read;
-		st->z.next_in = mapped;
-		status = git_inflate(&st->z, Z_FINISH);
-
-		st->pos += st->z.next_in - mapped;
-		total_read = st->z.next_out - (unsigned char *)buf;
-		unuse_pack(&window);
-
-		if (status == Z_STREAM_END) {
-			git_inflate_end(&st->z);
-			st->z_state = ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_DONE;
-			break;
-		}
-
-		/*
-		 * Unlike the loose object case, we do not have to worry here
-		 * about running out of input bytes and spinning infinitely. If
-		 * we get Z_BUF_ERROR due to too few input bytes, then we'll
-		 * replenish them in the next use_pack() call when we loop. If
-		 * we truly hit the end of the pack (i.e., because it's corrupt
-		 * or truncated), then use_pack() catches that and will die().
-		 */
-		if (status != Z_OK && status != Z_BUF_ERROR) {
-			git_inflate_end(&st->z);
-			st->z_state = ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_ERROR;
-			return -1;
-		}
-	}
-	return total_read;
-}
-
-static int close_istream_pack_non_delta(struct odb_read_stream *_st)
-{
-	struct odb_packed_read_stream *st = (struct odb_packed_read_stream *)_st;
-	if (st->z_state == ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_INUSE)
-		git_inflate_end(&st->z);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int open_istream_pack_non_delta(struct odb_read_stream **out,
-				       struct object_database *odb,
-				       const struct object_id *oid)
-{
-	struct odb_packed_read_stream *stream;
-	struct pack_window *window = NULL;
-	struct object_info oi = OBJECT_INFO_INIT;
-	enum object_type in_pack_type;
-	unsigned long size;
-
-	oi.sizep = &size;
-
-	if (packfile_store_read_object_info(odb->packfiles, oid, &oi, 0) ||
-	    oi.u.packed.is_delta ||
-	    repo_settings_get_big_file_threshold(odb->repo) >= size)
-		return -1;
-
-	in_pack_type = unpack_object_header(oi.u.packed.pack,
-					    &window,
-					    &oi.u.packed.offset,
-					    &size);
-	unuse_pack(&window);
-	switch (in_pack_type) {
-	default:
-		return -1; /* we do not do deltas for now */
-	case OBJ_COMMIT:
-	case OBJ_TREE:
-	case OBJ_BLOB:
-	case OBJ_TAG:
-		break;
-	}
-
-	CALLOC_ARRAY(stream, 1);
-	stream->base.close = close_istream_pack_non_delta;
-	stream->base.read = read_istream_pack_non_delta;
-	stream->base.type = in_pack_type;
-	stream->base.size = size;
-	stream->z_state = ODB_PACKED_READ_STREAM_UNINITIALIZED;
-	stream->pack = oi.u.packed.pack;
-	stream->pos = oi.u.packed.offset;
-
-	*out = &stream->base;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
 /*****************************************************************
  *
  * In-core stream
@@ -319,7 +185,7 @@ static int istream_source(struct odb_read_stream **out,
 {
 	struct odb_source *source;
 
-	if (!open_istream_pack_non_delta(out, r->objects, oid))
+	if (!packfile_store_read_object_stream(out, r->objects->packfiles, oid))
 		return 0;
 
 	odb_prepare_alternates(r->objects);
-- 
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Message 59 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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