[PATCH GSoC v6 04/10] fetch-object-info: use dedicated struct for the results

From

Pablo Sabater <pabloosabaterr@gmail.com>

Date

Aug 8, 2026, 00:02 UTC

Message-ID

<20260808-objecttype-support-v6-4-e5cdaf27a49c@gmail.com>

In-Reply-To

<20260808-objecttype-support-v6-0-e5cdaf27a49c@gmail.com>

free_object_info_contents() loses its only caller and is dropped.

Helped-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Helped-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Mentored-by: Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Mentored-by: Chandra Pratap <chandrapratap3519@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Sabater <pabloosabaterr@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/cat-file.c  | 59 +++++++++-----------------------------
 fetch-object-info.c | 81 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
 fetch-object-info.h | 27 +++++++++++++-----
 object-file.c       | 10 -------
 odb.h               |  3 --
 transport.c         |  3 +-
 transport.h         |  5 ++--
 7 files changed, 77 insertions(+), 111 deletions(-)

diff --git a/builtin/cat-file.c b/builtin/cat-file.c
index 884b6d5ad3..e1650b2921 100644
--- a/builtin/cat-file.c
+++ b/builtin/cat-file.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "alias.h"
 #include "remote.h"
 #include "transport.h"
+#include "fetch-object-info.h"
 
 /*
  * Maximum length for a remote URL. While no universal standard exists,
@@ -681,9 +682,8 @@ static void batch_one_object(const char *obj_name,
 
 static int get_remote_info(int argc,
 			   const char **argv,
-			   struct object_info **remote_object_info,
-			   struct oid_array *object_info_oids,
-			   struct string_list *object_info_options)
+			   struct fetch_object_info_results *results,
+			   struct oid_array *object_info_oids)
 {
 	int retval = 0;
 	struct remote *remote = NULL;
@@ -724,11 +724,9 @@ static int get_remote_info(int argc,
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	CALLOC_ARRAY(*remote_object_info, object_info_oids->nr);
 	gtransport->smart_options->object_info_oids = object_info_oids;
 
-	gtransport->smart_options->object_info_options = object_info_options;
-	gtransport->smart_options->object_info_data = *remote_object_info;
+	gtransport->smart_options->object_info_results = results;
 	retval = transport_fetch_object_info(gtransport);
 cleanup:
 	transport_disconnect(gtransport);
@@ -816,21 +814,6 @@ static void parse_cmd_mailmap(struct batch_options *opt UNUSED,
 		load_mailmap();
 }
 
-struct protocol_placeholder_entry {
-	const char *option;
-	const char *atom;
-};
-
-static const struct protocol_placeholder_entry remote_atom_map[] = {
-	{"size", "objectsize"},
-	{"type", "objecttype"},
-	/*
-	 * Add new protocol options here. Even if the server doesn't support
-	 * them the allow_list will drop them if the server doesn't advertise
-	 * them.
-	 */
-};
-
 static void parse_cmd_remote_object_info(struct batch_options *opt,
 					 const char *line, struct strbuf *output,
 					 struct expand_data *data)
@@ -838,9 +821,8 @@ static void parse_cmd_remote_object_info(struct batch_options *opt,
 	int count;
 	const char **argv;
 	char *line_to_split;
-	struct object_info *remote_object_info = NULL;
+	struct fetch_object_info_results results = FETCH_OBJECT_INFO_RESULTS_INIT;
 	struct oid_array object_info_oids = OID_ARRAY_INIT;
-	struct string_list object_info_options = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 	const char *saved_format = opt->format;
 
 	if (strlen(line) >= MAX_REMOTE_OBJ_INFO_LINE)
@@ -861,26 +843,21 @@ static void parse_cmd_remote_object_info(struct batch_options *opt,
 		    MAX_ALLOWED_OBJ_LIMIT);
 
 	if (data->info.sizep)
-		string_list_append(&object_info_options, "size");
-	if (data->info.typep)
-		string_list_append(&object_info_options, "type");
+		results.wants_size = 1;
 
-	if (get_remote_info(count, argv, &remote_object_info,
-			    &object_info_oids, &object_info_options))
+	if (get_remote_info(count, argv, &results, &object_info_oids))
 		die(_("failed to get object info from the remote: %s"), argv[0]);
 
 	string_list_clear(&data->remote_allowed_atoms, 0);
 	string_list_append(&data->remote_allowed_atoms, "objectname");
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(remote_atom_map); i++)
-		if (unsorted_string_list_has_string(&object_info_options, remote_atom_map[i].option))
-			string_list_append(&data->remote_allowed_atoms,
-					   remote_atom_map[i].atom);
+	if (results.sizes)
+		string_list_append(&data->remote_allowed_atoms, "objectsize");
 
 	data->skip_object_info = 1;
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++) {
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < results.nr; i++) {
 		data->oid = object_info_oids.oid[i];
 
-		if (remote_object_info[i].unrecognized) {
+		if (results.unrecognized[i]) {
 			report_object_status(opt, oid_to_hex(&data->oid),
 					     &data->oid, "missing");
 			continue;
@@ -890,13 +867,8 @@ static void parse_cmd_remote_object_info(struct batch_options *opt,
 		 * When reaching here, it means remote-object-info can retrieve
 		 * information from server without downloading them.
 		 */
-		if (remote_object_info[i].sizep) {
-			data->size = *remote_object_info[i].sizep;
-		}
-
-		if (remote_object_info[i].typep) {
-			data->type = *remote_object_info[i].typep;
-		}
+		if (results.sizes)
+			data->size = results.sizes[i];
 
 		opt->batch_mode = BATCH_MODE_INFO;
 		data->is_remote = 1;
@@ -906,12 +878,9 @@ static void parse_cmd_remote_object_info(struct batch_options *opt,
 	data->skip_object_info = 0;
 	opt->format = saved_format;
 
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++)
-		free_object_info_contents(&remote_object_info[i]);
-	string_list_clear(&object_info_options, 0);
+	free_fetch_object_info_results(&results);
 	free(line_to_split);
 	free(argv);
-	free(remote_object_info);
 	oid_array_clear(&object_info_oids);
 }
 
diff --git a/fetch-object-info.c b/fetch-object-info.c
index 53eec88cf0..5f53dbd6b9 100644
--- a/fetch-object-info.c
+++ b/fetch-object-info.c
@@ -12,16 +12,14 @@
 static void send_object_info_request(const int fd_out,
 				     const struct string_list *server_options,
 				     struct oid_array *oids,
-				     struct string_list *object_info_options)
+				     unsigned ask_size)
 {
 	struct strbuf req_buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	write_command_and_capabilities(&req_buf, "object-info", server_options);
 
-	if (unsorted_string_list_has_string(object_info_options, "size"))
+	if (ask_size)
 		packet_buf_write(&req_buf, "size");
-	else if (object_info_options->nr)
-		BUG("only size should be in object_info_options");
 
 	if (oids)
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < oids->nr; i++)
@@ -52,37 +50,32 @@ static int parse_object_size(const char *s, size_t *res)
 int fetch_object_info(const enum protocol_version version,
 		      const struct string_list *server_options,
 		      struct oid_array *oids,
-		      struct string_list *object_info_options,
 		      struct packet_reader *reader,
-		      struct object_info *object_info_data,
-		      const int stateless_rpc, const int fd_out)
+		      struct fetch_object_info_results *results,
+		      const int stateless_rpc,
+		      const int fd_out)
 {
+	unsigned ask_size = 0;
 	int size_index = -1;
+	size_t wanted;
+
+	results->nr = oids->nr;
+	CALLOC_ARRAY(results->unrecognized, results->nr);
 
 	switch (version) {
 	case protocol_v2:
 		if (!server_supports_v2("object-info"))
 			die(_("object-info capability is not enabled on the server"));
-		/*
-		 * When removing an element from the list it gets swapped by the
-		 * last element, iterate backwards to prevent elements skipping
-		 * evaluation.
-		 *
-		 * object_info_options->nr can be safely casted without overflow
-		 * because the number of options is a small known number (the
-		 * supported placeholders which currently are size and type).
-		 */
-		for (int i = (int)object_info_options->nr - 1; i >= 0; i--)
-			if (!server_supports_feature("object-info",
-						     object_info_options->items[i].string, 0))
-				unsorted_string_list_delete_item(object_info_options, i, 0);
+
+		if (results->wants_size &&
+		    server_supports_feature("object-info", "size", 0))
+			ask_size = 1;
 
 		/*
 		 * Even if no options are left, we still send the oid so we get
 		 * at least an existence check.
 		 */
-		send_object_info_request(fd_out, server_options, oids,
-					 object_info_options);
+		send_object_info_request(fd_out, server_options, oids, ask_size);
 		break;
 	case protocol_v1:
 	case protocol_v0:
@@ -90,28 +83,25 @@ int fetch_object_info(const enum protocol_version version,
 	case protocol_unknown_version:
 		BUG("unknown protocol version");
 	}
+	wanted = ask_size;
 
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_options->nr; i++) {
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < wanted; i++) {
 		if (packet_reader_read(reader) != PACKET_READ_NORMAL) {
 			check_stateless_delimiter(stateless_rpc, reader,
 						  "stateless delimiter expected");
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		if (!unsorted_string_list_has_string(object_info_options, reader->line))
-			return -1;
-
 		if (!strcmp(reader->line, "size")) {
-			/*
-			 * i is the number of supported options which currently
-			 * is only size. No risk of overflow.
-			 */
+			if (!ask_size)
+				die(_("object-info: unrequested 'size' attribute"));
+			if (results->sizes)
+				die(_("object-info: duplicate 'size' attribute"));
 			size_index = (int)i;
-			for (size_t j = 0; j < oids->nr; j++)
-				object_info_data[j].sizep =
-					xcalloc(1, sizeof(*object_info_data[j].sizep));
+			CALLOC_ARRAY(results->sizes, results->nr);
 		} else {
-			BUG("only size is supported");
+			die(_("object-info: unknown attribute '%s'"),
+			    reader->line);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -137,24 +127,24 @@ int fetch_object_info(const enum protocol_version version,
 		 */
 		if (object_info_values.nr >= 2 &&
 		    !strcmp(object_info_values.items[1].string, "")) {
-			object_info_data[i].unrecognized = 1;
+			results->unrecognized[i] = 1;
 			string_list_clear(&object_info_values, 0);
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		/*
-		 * Because we filter the options to be only the supported by
-		 * the server we expect the server to answer with the same
-		 * number of attributes requested.
+		 * Because we only ask for attributes the server said it
+		 * supports, we expect the answer to have one value per
+		 * requested attribute, plus the OID.
 		 */
-		if (object_info_options->nr + 1 != object_info_values.nr)
+		if (wanted + 1 != object_info_values.nr)
 			die("object-info: unexpected number of attributes: %s",
 			    reader->line);
 
-		if (size_index >= 0 &&
+		if (results->sizes &&
 		    parse_object_size(object_info_values.items[size_index + 1].string,
-				      object_info_data[i].sizep))
-			die("object-info: ref %s has invalid size %s",
+				      &results->sizes[i]))
+			die("object-info: object %s has invalid size %s",
 			    object_info_values.items[0].string,
 			    object_info_values.items[size_index + 1].string);
 
@@ -169,3 +159,10 @@ int fetch_object_info(const enum protocol_version version,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+void free_fetch_object_info_results(struct fetch_object_info_results *results)
+{
+	free(results->sizes);
+	free(results->unrecognized);
+	memset(results, 0, sizeof(*results));
+}
diff --git a/fetch-object-info.h b/fetch-object-info.h
index 316bf917ce..9f72e91155 100644
--- a/fetch-object-info.h
+++ b/fetch-object-info.h
@@ -4,21 +4,34 @@
 #include "pkt-line.h"
 #include "protocol.h"
 
-struct object_info;
+struct fetch_object_info_results {
+	size_t *sizes;
+	uint8_t *unrecognized;
+	size_t nr;
+	unsigned wants_size:1;
+};
+
+#define FETCH_OBJECT_INFO_RESULTS_INIT { 0 }
+
 struct oid_array;
 /*
- * Sends git-cat-file object-info command into the request buf and read the
+ * Sends git-cat-file object-info command into the request buf and reads the
  * results from packets.
  *
- * Modifies object_info_options, on return it contains only the supported
- * options by the server.
+ * The caller sets the wants_* flags in "results" to indicate which attributes
+ * it is interested in. On return, "results" holds one array per attribute that
+ * the server both advertised and answered with. An array left NULL means the
+ * attribute is not available.
+ * Release them with free_fetch_object_info_results().
  */
 int fetch_object_info(enum protocol_version version,
 		      const struct string_list *server_options,
 		      struct oid_array *oids,
-		      struct string_list *object_info_options,
 		      struct packet_reader *reader,
-		      struct object_info *object_info_data,
-		      int stateless_rpc, int fd_out);
+		      struct fetch_object_info_results *results,
+		      int stateless_rpc,
+		      int fd_out);
+
+void free_fetch_object_info_results(struct fetch_object_info_results *results);
 
 #endif /* FETCH_OBJECT_INFO_H */
diff --git a/object-file.c b/object-file.c
index ec35c318bc..66f6c81373 100644
--- a/object-file.c
+++ b/object-file.c
@@ -1340,13 +1340,3 @@ int odb_transaction_files_begin(struct odb_source *source,
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-void free_object_info_contents(struct object_info *object_info)
-{
-	if (!object_info)
-		return;
-	free(object_info->typep);
-	free(object_info->sizep);
-	free(object_info->disk_sizep);
-	free(object_info->delta_base_oid);
-}
diff --git a/odb.h b/odb.h
index cbc2f9ced4..f4e6c26a0e 100644
--- a/odb.h
+++ b/odb.h
@@ -637,7 +637,4 @@ void parse_alternates(const char *string,
 		      const char *relative_base,
 		      struct strvec *out);
 
-/* Free pointers inside of object_info, but not object_info itself */
-void free_object_info_contents(struct object_info *object_info);
-
 #endif /* ODB_H */
diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index 2bb5eedc32..b0e29124d1 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -451,9 +451,8 @@ static int fetch_object_info_via_pack(struct transport *transport)
 	ret = fetch_object_info(data->version,
 				transport->server_options,
 				transport->smart_options->object_info_oids,
-				transport->smart_options->object_info_options,
 				&reader,
-				data->options.object_info_data,
+				data->options.object_info_results,
 				transport->stateless_rpc, data->fd[1]);
 
 	close(data->fd[0]);
diff --git a/transport.h b/transport.h
index a7869d18e0..6948b65db9 100644
--- a/transport.h
+++ b/transport.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include "string-list.h"
 #include "connect.h"
 
+struct fetch_object_info_results;
+
 struct git_transport_options {
 	unsigned thin : 1;
 	unsigned keep : 1;
@@ -57,8 +59,7 @@ struct git_transport_options {
 	struct oidset *acked_commits;
 
 	struct oid_array *object_info_oids;
-	struct object_info *object_info_data;
-	struct string_list *object_info_options;
+	struct fetch_object_info_results *object_info_results;
 };
 
 enum transport_family {

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