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[PATCH v3 0/9] Run hooks in parallel

From
Adrian Ratiu <adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
Date
Mar 9, 2026, 13:37 UTC
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<20260309133739.294555-1-adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
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Hello everyone,

This series enables running hook commands in parallel and is based on the latest config hooks cleanup series [1].

v3 is just a small rebase re-roll to fix conflicts and drop a commit which is now part of the base series. The logic in unchanged since v2.

Branch pushed to GitHub: [2] Successful CI run: [3]

Many thanks to all who contributed to this effort up to now, including Emily, AEvar, Junio, Patrick, Phillip, Brian, Peff and many others.

Thank you, Adrian

1: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20260309005416.2760030-1-adrian.ratiu@collabora.com/T/#m0b740e28d4fd06104777a5ceb645d3205450b9c9 2: https://github.com/10ne1/git/tree/dev/aratiu/parallel-hooks-v3 3: https://github.com/10ne1/git/actions/runs/22854112520

Changes in v3:
* Rebased on the new config cleanup series, fixed minor conflicts (Adrian)
* Dropped refactor commit which is now part of the base series (Adrian)
* Simplified an entry->parallel asignment to remove shorthand if (Adrian)
Range-diff v2 -> v3:
 1:  f28b0270f9 =  1:  6686d92867 repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()
 2:  c7cc106224 =  2:  61250bdd91 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helper
 3:  2fe5aa34d6 <  -:  ---------- hook: refactor hook_config_cache from strmap to named struct
 4:  23853aa170 !  3:  2c49e2a523 hook: parse the hook.jobs config
    @@ Commit message
         Signed-off-by: Adrian Ratiu <adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
     
      ## Documentation/config/hook.adoc ##
    -@@ Documentation/config/hook.adoc: hook.<name>.enabled::
    +@@ Documentation/config/hook.adoc: hook.<friendly-name>.enabled::
      	configuration. This is particularly useful when a hook is defined
      	in a system or global config file and needs to be disabled for a
      	specific repository. See linkgit:git-hook[1].
    @@ hook.c
     @@ hook.c: struct hook_config_cache_entry {
       * commands: friendly-name to command map.
       * event_hooks: event-name to list of friendly-names map.
    -  * disabled_hooks: set of friendly-names with hook.name.enabled = false.
    +  * disabled_hooks: set of friendly-names with hook.<friendly-name>.enabled = false.
     + * jobs: value of the global hook.jobs key. Defaults to 0 if unset.
       */
      struct hook_all_config_cb {
    @@ hook.c: static void build_hook_config_map(struct repository *r,
      	strmap_for_each_entry(&cb_data.event_hooks, &iter, e) {
     
      ## hook.h ##
    -@@ hook.h: void hook_list_clear(struct string_list *hooks, cb_data_free_fn cb_data_free);
    +@@ hook.h: void hook_free(void *p, const char *str UNUSED);
       */
      struct hook_config_cache {
      	struct strmap hooks; /* maps event name -> string_list of hooks */
 5:  71380942dc !  4:  3c206fac62 hook: allow parallel hook execution
    @@ Commit message
         Signed-off-by: Adrian Ratiu <adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
     
      ## Documentation/config/hook.adoc ##
    -@@ Documentation/config/hook.adoc: hook.<name>.enabled::
    +@@ Documentation/config/hook.adoc: hook.<friendly-name>.enabled::
      	in a system or global config file and needs to be disabled for a
      	specific repository. See linkgit:git-hook[1].
      
    @@ Documentation/config/hook.adoc: hook.<name>.enabled::
     +`hook.<name>.parallel` set to `true`.
     
      ## hook.c ##
    -@@ hook.c: static void unsorted_string_list_remove(struct string_list *list,
    - 
    - /*
    -  * Cache entry stored as the .util pointer of string_list items inside the
    -- * hook config cache. For now carries only the command for the hook. Next
    -- * commits will add more data.
    -+ * hook config cache. Carries both the resolved command and the parallel flag.
    -  */
    - struct hook_config_cache_entry {
    +@@ hook.c: struct hook_config_cache_entry {
      	char *command;
    + 	enum config_scope scope;
    + 	int disabled;
     +	unsigned int parallel:1;
      };
      
    @@ hook.c: static void unsorted_string_list_remove(struct string_list *list,
     @@ hook.c: struct hook_config_cache_entry {
       * commands: friendly-name to command map.
       * event_hooks: event-name to list of friendly-names map.
    -  * disabled_hooks: set of friendly-names with hook.name.enabled = false.
    +  * disabled_hooks: set of friendly-names with hook.<friendly-name>.enabled = false.
     + * parallel_hooks: friendly-name to parallel flag.
       * jobs: value of the global hook.jobs key. Defaults to 0 if unset.
       */
    @@ hook.c: static void build_hook_config_map(struct repository *r,
      	/* Parse all configs in one run, capturing hook.* including hook.jobs. */
      	repo_config(r, hook_config_lookup_all, &cb_data);
     @@ hook.c: static void build_hook_config_map(struct repository *r,
    - 		for (size_t i = 0; i < hook_names->nr; i++) {
    - 			const char *hname = hook_names->items[i].string;
    + 			enum config_scope scope =
    + 				(enum config_scope)(uintptr_t)hook_names->items[i].util;
      			struct hook_config_cache_entry *entry;
     +			void *par = strmap_get(&cb_data.parallel_hooks, hname);
      			char *command;
      
    - 			/* filter out disabled hooks */
    + 			int is_disabled =
     @@ hook.c: static void build_hook_config_map(struct repository *r,
    - 			/* util stores a cache entry; owned by the cache. */
    - 			CALLOC_ARRAY(entry, 1);
    - 			entry->command = xstrdup(command);
    -+			entry->parallel = par ? (int)(uintptr_t)par : 0;
    + 			entry->command = command ? xstrdup(command) : NULL;
    + 			entry->scope = scope;
    + 			entry->disabled = is_disabled;
    ++			entry->parallel = (int)(uintptr_t)par;
      			string_list_append(hooks, hname)->util = entry;
      		}
      
    @@ hook.c: static void build_hook_config_map(struct repository *r,
      	strmap_for_each_entry(&cb_data.event_hooks, &iter, e) {
      		string_list_clear(e->value, 0);
     @@ hook.c: static void list_hooks_add_configured(struct repository *r,
    - 		hook->kind = HOOK_CONFIGURED;
    - 		hook->u.configured.friendly_name = xstrdup(friendly_name);
    - 		hook->u.configured.command = xstrdup(entry->command);
    + 			entry->command ? xstrdup(entry->command) : NULL;
    + 		hook->u.configured.scope = entry->scope;
    + 		hook->u.configured.disabled = entry->disabled;
     +		hook->parallel = entry->parallel;
      
      		string_list_append(list, friendly_name)->util = hook;
    @@ hook.h: struct run_hooks_opt
      	unsigned int jobs;
      
     @@ hook.h: struct run_hooks_opt
    - 	cb_data_free_fn feed_pipe_cb_data_free;
    + 	hook_data_free_fn feed_pipe_cb_data_free;
      };
      
     +/**
 6:  820064f1c9 !  5:  2385cb3bc8 hook: mark non-parallelizable hooks
    @@ builtin/checkout.c: static void branch_info_release(struct branch_info *info)
      static int update_some(const struct object_id *oid, struct strbuf *base,
     
      ## builtin/clone.c ##
    -@@ builtin/clone.c: static int checkout(int submodule_progress, int filter_submodules,
    +@@ builtin/clone.c: static int checkout(int submodule_progress,
      	struct tree *tree;
      	struct tree_desc t;
      	int err = 0;
    @@ builtin/clone.c: static int checkout(int submodule_progress, int filter_submodul
      
      	if (option_no_checkout)
      		return 0;
    -@@ builtin/clone.c: static int checkout(int submodule_progress, int filter_submodules,
    +@@ builtin/clone.c: static int checkout(int submodule_progress,
      	if (write_locked_index(the_repository->index, &lock_file, COMMIT_LOCK))
      		die(_("unable to write new index file"));
      
 7:  b328f3451f !  6:  c4f92834a7 hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook run
    @@ Documentation/git-hook.adoc: git-hook - Run git hooks
     -'git hook' run [--ignore-missing] [--to-stdin=<path>] <hook-name> [-- <hook-args>]
     +'git hook' run [--ignore-missing] [--to-stdin=<path>] [(-j|--jobs) <n>]
     +	<hook-name> [-- <hook-args>]
    - 'git hook' list [-z] <hook-name>
    + 'git hook' list [-z] [--show-scope] <hook-name>
      
      DESCRIPTION
     @@ Documentation/git-hook.adoc: OPTIONS
    - -z::
    - 	Terminate "list" output lines with NUL instead of newlines.
    + 	in parentheses after the friendly name of each configured hook, to show
    + 	where it was defined. Traditional hooks from the hookdir are unaffected.
      
     +-j::
     +--jobs::
    @@ Documentation/git-hook.adoc: running:
     
      ## builtin/hook.c ##
     @@
    - #include "abspath.h"
    + #include "parse-options.h"
      
      #define BUILTIN_HOOK_RUN_USAGE \
     -	N_("git hook run [--ignore-missing] [--to-stdin=<path>] <hook-name> [-- <hook-args>]")
     +	N_("git hook run [--ignore-missing] [--to-stdin=<path>] [(-j|--jobs) <n>]\n" \
     +	   "<hook-name> [-- <hook-args>]")
      #define BUILTIN_HOOK_LIST_USAGE \
    - 	N_("git hook list [-z] <hook-name>")
    + 	N_("git hook list [-z] [--show-scope] <hook-name>")
      
     @@ builtin/hook.c: static int run(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
      			 N_("silently ignore missing requested <hook-name>")),
 8:  ff27b34a8d !  7:  7b3ea03bd3 hook: add per-event jobs config
    @@ Documentation/config/hook.adoc: hook.<name>.parallel::
      ## hook.c ##
     @@ hook.c: struct hook_config_cache_entry {
       * event_hooks: event-name to list of friendly-names map.
    -  * disabled_hooks: set of friendly-names with hook.name.enabled = false.
    +  * disabled_hooks: set of friendly-names with hook.<friendly-name>.enabled = false.
       * parallel_hooks: friendly-name to parallel flag.
     + * event_jobs: event-name to per-event jobs count (heap-allocated unsigned int *,
     + *             where NULL == unset).
    @@ hook.c: int run_hooks_opt(struct repository *r, const char *hook_name,
      		.tr2_label = hook_name,
     
      ## hook.h ##
    -@@ hook.h: void hook_list_clear(struct string_list *hooks, cb_data_free_fn cb_data_free);
    +@@ hook.h: void hook_free(void *p, const char *str UNUSED);
       */
      struct hook_config_cache {
      	struct strmap hooks; /* maps event name -> string_list of hooks */
 9:  2bc572e46e =  8:  d5cf01444f hook: introduce extensions.hookStdoutToStderr
10:  35dbc4a6c5 =  9:  1cef7b5e22 hook: allow runtime enabling extensions.hookStdoutToStderr
Adrian Ratiu (6):
  repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()
  config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helper
  hook: parse the hook.jobs config
  hook: add per-event jobs config
  hook: introduce extensions.hookStdoutToStderr
  hook: allow runtime enabling extensions.hookStdoutToStderr
Emily Shaffer (3):
  hook: allow parallel hook execution
  hook: mark non-parallelizable hooks
  hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook run
 Documentation/config/extensions.adoc |  15 +
 Documentation/config/hook.adoc       |  49 +++
 Documentation/git-hook.adoc          |  18 +-
 builtin/am.c                         |   8 +-
 builtin/checkout.c                   |  19 +-
 builtin/clone.c                      |   6 +-
 builtin/hook.c                       |   5 +-
 builtin/receive-pack.c               |   3 +-
 builtin/worktree.c                   |   2 +-
 commit.c                             |   2 +-
 config.c                             |  28 ++
 config.h                             |  13 +
 hook.c                               | 149 ++++++++-
 hook.h                               |  28 ++
 parse.c                              |   9 +
 parse.h                              |   1 +
 repository.c                         |   2 +
 repository.h                         |   1 +
 setup.c                              |  17 +
 setup.h                              |   1 +
 t/t1800-hook.sh                      | 446 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 transport.c                          |   7 +-
 22 files changed, 792 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
-- 
2.52.0.732.gb351b5166d.dirty
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Message 23 of 113 in “Run hooks in parallel”
  1. 0/4 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  2. 1/4 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  3. 3/4 hook: introduce extensions.hookStdoutToStderrAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  4. 2/4 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  5. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 11, 2026
  6. Adrian RatiuFeb 12, 2026
  7. 4/4 hook: allow runtime enabling extensions.hookStdoutToStderrAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  8. Phillip WoodFeb 12, 2026
  9. Adrian RatiuFeb 12, 2026
  10. Phillip WoodFeb 13, 2026
  11. Adrian RatiuFeb 13, 2026
  12. 00/10 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  13. 02/10 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  14. 03/10 hook: refactor hook_config_cache from strmap to named structAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  15. 04/10 hook: parse the hook.jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  16. 06/10 hook: mark non-parallelizable hooksAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  17. 01/10 repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()Adrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  18. 05/10 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  19. 08/10 hook: add per-event jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  20. 09/10 hook: introduce extensions.hookStdoutToStderrAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  21. 10/10 hook: allow runtime enabling extensions.hookStdoutToStderrAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  22. 07/10 hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook runAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  23. 0/9 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  24. 2/9 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  25. 1/9 repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()Adrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  26. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2026
  27. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2026
  28. 3/9 hook: parse the hook.jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  29. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2026
  30. 5/9 hook: mark non-parallelizable hooksAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  31. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2026
  32. Adrian RatiuMar 18, 2026
  33. 6/9 hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook runAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  34. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2026
  35. Adrian RatiuMar 18, 2026
  36. 4/9 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  37. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2026
  38. Adrian RatiuMar 18, 2026
  39. 7/9 hook: add per-event jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  40. Junio C HamanoMar 16, 2026
  41. Adrian RatiuMar 18, 2026
  42. 8/9 hook: introduce extensions.hookStdoutToStderrAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  43. Junio C HamanoMar 16, 2026
  44. Adrian RatiuMar 18, 2026
  45. 9/9 hook: allow runtime enabling extensions.hookStdoutToStderrAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  46. 0/9 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  47. 1/9 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  48. 2/9 hook: parse the hook.jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  49. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  50. Adrian RatiuMar 24, 2026
  51. 4/9 hook: allow pre-push parallel executionAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  52. 3/9 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  53. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  54. 5/9 hook: mark non-parallelizable hooksAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  55. 6/9 hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook runAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  56. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  57. 8/9 hook: warn when hook.<friendly-name>.jobs is setAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  58. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  59. 7/9 hook: add per-event jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  60. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  61. 9/9 hook: add hook.<event>.enabled switchAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  62. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  63. Adrian RatiuMar 25, 2026
  64. Junio C HamanoMar 20, 2026
  65. Adrian RatiuMar 23, 2026
  66. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  67. 00/12 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  68. 01/12 repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()Adrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  69. 02/12 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  70. 03/12 hook: parse the hook.jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  71. 06/12 hook: mark non-parallelizable hooksAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  72. 07/12 hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook runAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  73. Patrick SteinhardtMar 27, 2026
  74. 05/12 hook: allow pre-push parallel executionAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  75. 08/12 hook: add per-event jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  76. 04/12 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  77. 09/12 hook: warn when hook.<friendly-name>.jobs is setAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  78. Patrick SteinhardtMar 27, 2026
  79. 11/12 hook: add hook.<event>.enabled switchAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  80. 10/12 hook: move is_known_hook() to hook.c for wider useAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  81. Patrick SteinhardtMar 27, 2026
  82. Adrian RatiuMar 27, 2026
  83. 12/12 hook: allow hook.jobs=-1 to use all available CPU coresAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  84. 00/12 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  85. 02/12 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  86. 01/12 repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()Adrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  87. 03/12 hook: parse the hook.jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  88. 04/12 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  89. 05/12 hook: allow pre-push parallel executionAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  90. 06/12 hook: mark non-parallelizable hooksAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  91. 07/12 hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook runAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  92. 08/12 hook: add per-event jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  93. 09/12 hook: warn when hook.<friendly-name>.jobs is setAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  94. 10/12 hook: move is_known_hook() to hook.c for wider useAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  95. 11/12 hook: add hook.<event>.enabled switchAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  96. 12/12 hook: allow hook.jobs=-1 to use all available CPU coresAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  97. Junio C HamanoApr 6, 2026
  98. Patrick SteinhardtApr 8, 2026
  99. Junio C HamanoApr 8, 2026
  100. 00/13 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  101. 01/13 repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()Adrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  102. 02/13 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  103. 03/13 hook: parse the hook.jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  104. 04/13 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  105. 05/13 hook: allow pre-push parallel executionAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  106. 06/13 hook: mark non-parallelizable hooksAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  107. 07/13 hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook runAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  108. 08/13 hook: add per-event jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  109. 09/13 hook: warn when hook.<friendly-name>.jobs is setAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  110. 10/13 hook: move is_known_hook() to hook.c for wider useAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  111. 11/13 hook: add hook.<event>.enabled switchAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  112. 12/13 hook: allow hook.jobs=-1 to use all available CPU coresAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  113. 13/13 t1800: test SIGPIPE with parallel hooksAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026

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