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[PATCH v3 4/8] environment: move "pack_compression_level" into `struct repo_config_values`

From
Olamide Caleb Bello <belkid98@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 23, 2026, 16:54 UTC
Message-ID
<20260423165432.143598-5-belkid98@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20260423165432.143598-1-belkid98@gmail.com>

The `pack_compression_level` configuration is currently stored in the global variable `pack_compression_level`, which makes it shared across repository instances within a single process.

Store it instead in `repo_config_values`, where eagerly‑parsed repository configuration lives. `pack_compression_level` is parsed eagerly because it influences packfile compression, a core operation where a lazy parse could cause inconsistent behavior and hamper libification. This preserves the existing eager‑parsing behavior while tying the value to the repository from which it was read, avoiding cross‑repository state leakage and continuing the effort to reduce reliance on global configuration state.

The type remains `int` as it represents a numeric compression level, not a boolean toggle.

Update all references to use `repo_config_values()`.
Mentored-by: Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com>
Mentored-by: Usman Akinyemi <usmanakinyemi202@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Olamide Caleb Bello <belkid98@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/fast-import.c  |  8 +++++---
 builtin/pack-objects.c | 17 ++++++++++-------
 environment.c          |  8 +++++---
 environment.h          |  2 +-
 object-file.c          |  3 ++-
 5 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/fast-import.c b/builtin/fast-import.c
index 82bc6dcc00..070a5af3e4 100644
--- a/builtin/fast-import.c
+++ b/builtin/fast-import.c
@@ -965,6 +965,7 @@ static int store_object(
 	unsigned long hdrlen, deltalen;
 	struct git_hash_ctx c;
 	git_zstream s;
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
 
 	hdrlen = format_object_header((char *)hdr, sizeof(hdr), type,
 				      dat->len);
@@ -1005,7 +1006,7 @@ static int store_object(
 	} else
 		delta = NULL;
 
-	git_deflate_init(&s, pack_compression_level);
+	git_deflate_init(&s, cfg->pack_compression_level);
 	if (delta) {
 		s.next_in = delta;
 		s.avail_in = deltalen;
@@ -1032,7 +1033,7 @@ static int store_object(
 		if (delta) {
 			FREE_AND_NULL(delta);
 
-			git_deflate_init(&s, pack_compression_level);
+			git_deflate_init(&s, cfg->pack_compression_level);
 			s.next_in = (void *)dat->buf;
 			s.avail_in = dat->len;
 			s.avail_out = git_deflate_bound(&s, s.avail_in);
@@ -1115,6 +1116,7 @@ static void stream_blob(uintmax_t len, struct object_id *oidout, uintmax_t mark)
 	struct git_hash_ctx c;
 	git_zstream s;
 	struct hashfile_checkpoint checkpoint;
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
 	int status = Z_OK;
 
 	/* Determine if we should auto-checkpoint. */
@@ -1134,7 +1136,7 @@ static void stream_blob(uintmax_t len, struct object_id *oidout, uintmax_t mark)
 
 	crc32_begin(pack_file);
 
-	git_deflate_init(&s, pack_compression_level);
+	git_deflate_init(&s, cfg->pack_compression_level);
 
 	hdrlen = encode_in_pack_object_header(out_buf, out_sz, OBJ_BLOB, len);
 
diff --git a/builtin/pack-objects.c b/builtin/pack-objects.c
index dd2480a73d..8ccbe7e178 100644
--- a/builtin/pack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin/pack-objects.c
@@ -386,8 +386,9 @@ static unsigned long do_compress(void **pptr, unsigned long size)
 	git_zstream stream;
 	void *in, *out;
 	unsigned long maxsize;
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
 
-	git_deflate_init(&stream, pack_compression_level);
+	git_deflate_init(&stream, cfg->pack_compression_level);
 	maxsize = git_deflate_bound(&stream, size);
 
 	in = *pptr;
@@ -413,8 +414,9 @@ static unsigned long write_large_blob_data(struct odb_read_stream *st, struct ha
 	unsigned char ibuf[1024 * 16];
 	unsigned char obuf[1024 * 16];
 	unsigned long olen = 0;
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
 
-	git_deflate_init(&stream, pack_compression_level);
+	git_deflate_init(&stream, cfg->pack_compression_level);
 
 	for (;;) {
 		ssize_t readlen;
@@ -5003,6 +5005,7 @@ int cmd_pack_objects(int argc,
 	struct string_list keep_pack_list = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 	struct list_objects_filter_options filter_options =
 		LIST_OBJECTS_FILTER_INIT;
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
 
 	struct option pack_objects_options[] = {
 		OPT_CALLBACK_F('q', "quiet", &progress, NULL,
@@ -5084,7 +5087,7 @@ int cmd_pack_objects(int argc,
 			 N_("ignore packs that have companion .keep file")),
 		OPT_STRING_LIST(0, "keep-pack", &keep_pack_list, N_("name"),
 				N_("ignore this pack")),
-		OPT_INTEGER(0, "compression", &pack_compression_level,
+		OPT_INTEGER(0, "compression", &cfg->pack_compression_level,
 			    N_("pack compression level")),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "keep-true-parents", &grafts_keep_true_parents,
 			 N_("do not hide commits by grafts")),
@@ -5243,10 +5246,10 @@ int cmd_pack_objects(int argc,
 
 	if (!reuse_object)
 		reuse_delta = 0;
-	if (pack_compression_level == -1)
-		pack_compression_level = Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION;
-	else if (pack_compression_level < 0 || pack_compression_level > Z_BEST_COMPRESSION)
-		die(_("bad pack compression level %d"), pack_compression_level);
+	if (cfg->pack_compression_level == -1)
+		cfg->pack_compression_level = Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION;
+	else if (cfg->pack_compression_level < 0 || cfg->pack_compression_level > Z_BEST_COMPRESSION)
+		die(_("bad pack compression level %d"), cfg->pack_compression_level);
 
 	if (!delta_search_threads)	/* --threads=0 means autodetect */
 		delta_search_threads = online_cpus();
diff --git a/environment.c b/environment.c
index 5b0e88b65c..d0d3a4b7d2 100644
--- a/environment.c
+++ b/environment.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ char *git_commit_encoding;
 char *git_log_output_encoding;
 char *apply_default_whitespace;
 char *apply_default_ignorewhitespace;
-int pack_compression_level = Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION;
 int fsync_object_files = -1;
 int use_fsync = -1;
 enum fsync_method fsync_method = FSYNC_METHOD_DEFAULT;
@@ -390,7 +389,7 @@ int git_default_core_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 		if (!zlib_compression_seen)
 			cfg->zlib_compression_level = level;
 		if (!pack_compression_seen)
-			pack_compression_level = level;
+			cfg->pack_compression_level = level;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -662,6 +661,8 @@ static int git_default_attr_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 int git_default_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 		       const struct config_context *ctx, void *cb)
 {
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
+
 	if (starts_with(var, "core."))
 		return git_default_core_config(var, value, ctx, cb);
 
@@ -701,7 +702,7 @@ int git_default_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 			level = Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION;
 		else if (level < 0 || level > Z_BEST_COMPRESSION)
 			die(_("bad pack compression level %d"), level);
-		pack_compression_level = level;
+		cfg->pack_compression_level = level;
 		pack_compression_seen = 1;
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -721,4 +722,5 @@ void repo_config_values_init(struct repo_config_values *cfg)
 	cfg->trust_ctime = 1;
 	cfg->check_stat = 1;
 	cfg->zlib_compression_level = Z_BEST_SPEED;
+	cfg->pack_compression_level = Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION;
 }
diff --git a/environment.h b/environment.h
index 93201620af..514576b67a 100644
--- a/environment.h
+++ b/environment.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ struct repo_config_values {
 	int trust_ctime;
 	int check_stat;
 	int zlib_compression_level;
+	int pack_compression_level;
 
 	/* section "branch" config values */
 	enum branch_track branch_track;
@@ -171,7 +172,6 @@ extern int assume_unchanged;
 extern int warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity;
 extern char *apply_default_whitespace;
 extern char *apply_default_ignorewhitespace;
-extern int pack_compression_level;
 extern unsigned long pack_size_limit_cfg;
 
 extern int precomposed_unicode;
diff --git a/object-file.c b/object-file.c
index 7c122ac419..37def5cc59 100644
--- a/object-file.c
+++ b/object-file.c
@@ -1437,8 +1437,9 @@ static int stream_blob_to_pack(struct transaction_packfile *state,
 	int status = Z_OK;
 	int write_object = (flags & INDEX_WRITE_OBJECT);
 	off_t offset = 0;
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
 
-	git_deflate_init(&s, pack_compression_level);
+	git_deflate_init(&s, cfg->pack_compression_level);
 
 	hdrlen = encode_in_pack_object_header(obuf, sizeof(obuf), OBJ_BLOB, size);
 	s.next_out = obuf + hdrlen;
-- 
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  2. 1/8 environment: move "trust_ctime" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Mar 24, 2026
  3. Karthik NayakApr 14, 2026
  4. Phillip WoodApr 14, 2026
  5. Junio C HamanoApr 14, 2026
  6. Karthik NayakApr 15, 2026
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  8. Karthik NayakApr 15, 2026
  9. 2/8 environment: move "check_stat" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Mar 24, 2026
  10. Karthik NayakApr 14, 2026
  11. 3/8 environment: move `zlib_compression_level` into repo_config_valuesOlamide Caleb Bello, Mar 24, 2026
  12. Karthik NayakApr 14, 2026
  13. Bello OlamideApr 14, 2026
  14. 4/8 environment: move "pack_compression_level" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Mar 24, 2026
  15. 5/8 environment: move "precomposed_unicode" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Mar 24, 2026
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  17. 6/8 env: move "core_sparse_checkout_cone" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Mar 24, 2026
  18. 7/8 env: put "sparse_expect_files_outside_of_patterns" in `repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Mar 24, 2026
  19. 8/8 env: move "warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity" into `repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Mar 24, 2026
  20. Karthik NayakApr 14, 2026
  21. Bello OlamideApr 14, 2026
  22. 0/8 repo_config_values: migrate more globalsOlamide Caleb Bello, Apr 23, 2026
  23. 1/8 Revert "compat/posix: introduce writev(3p) wrapper"Olamide Caleb Bello, Apr 23, 2026
  24. 2/8 rust: we are way beyond 2.53Olamide Caleb Bello, Apr 23, 2026
  25. 3/8 doc: am: revert Message-ID trailer claimOlamide Caleb Bello, Apr 23, 2026
  26. 4/8 doc: am: correct to full --no-message-idOlamide Caleb Bello, Apr 23, 2026
  27. 5/8 CI: bump actions/checkout from 4 to 5 for rust-analysis jobOlamide Caleb Bello, Apr 23, 2026
  28. 6/8 gitglossary: fix indentation of sub-listsOlamide Caleb Bello, Apr 23, 2026
  29. 7/8 Hopefully the final tweak before -rc2Olamide Caleb Bello, Apr 23, 2026
  30. 8/8 Git 2.54-rc2Olamide Caleb Bello, Apr 23, 2026
  31. Bello OlamideApr 23, 2026
  32. 0/8 repo_config_values: migrate more globalsOlamide Caleb Bello, Jun 1, 2026
  33. 1/8 environment: move "trust_ctime" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Jun 1, 2026
  34. 2/8 environment: move "check_stat" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Jun 1, 2026
  35. 3/8 environment: move `zlib_compression_level` into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Jun 1, 2026
  36. Junio C HamanoJun 2, 2026
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  38. Christian CouderJun 2, 2026
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  40. 4/8 environment: move "pack_compression_level" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Jun 1, 2026
  41. 5/8 environment: move "precomposed_unicode" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Jun 1, 2026
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  44. 7/8 environment: move "sparse_expect_files_outside_of_patterns" into `repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Jun 1, 2026
  45. 8/8 environment: move "warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Jun 1, 2026
  46. Junio C HamanoJun 2, 2026
  47. 0/8 repo_config_values: migrate more globals variablesOlamide Caleb Bello, Jun 2, 2026
  48. 1/8 environment: move "trust_ctime" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Jun 2, 2026
  49. 2/8 environment: move "check_stat" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Jun 2, 2026
  50. 3/8 environment: move `zlib_compression_level` into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Jun 2, 2026
  51. 4/8 environment: move "pack_compression_level" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Jun 2, 2026
  52. 5/8 environment: move "precomposed_unicode" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Jun 2, 2026
  53. 6/8 environment: move "core_sparse_checkout_cone" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Jun 2, 2026
  54. 7/8 environment: move "sparse_expect_files_outside_of_patterns" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Jun 2, 2026
  55. 8/8 environment: move "warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Jun 2, 2026
  56. 0/8 environment: move core config globals into repo_config_valuesOlamide Caleb Bello, Apr 23, 2026
  57. 1/8 environment: move "trust_ctime" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Apr 23, 2026
  58. Tian YuchenMay 21, 2026
  59. Bello OlamideJun 1, 2026
  60. 2/8 environment: move "check_stat" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Apr 23, 2026
  61. 3/8 environment: move `zlib_compression_level` into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Apr 23, 2026
  62. 4/8 environment: move "pack_compression_level" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Apr 23, 2026
  63. 5/8 environment: move "precomposed_unicode" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Apr 23, 2026
  64. Tian YuchenMay 15, 2026
  65. 6/8 env: move "core_sparse_checkout_cone" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Apr 23, 2026
  66. 7/8 env: move "sparse_expect_files_outside_of_patterns" into `repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Apr 23, 2026
  67. 8/8 env: move "warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity" into `struct repo_config_values`Olamide Caleb Bello, Apr 23, 2026
  68. Junio C HamanoApr 26, 2026
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