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[PATCH 2/3] fetch: warn about forced updates in branch listing

From
Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 18, 2019, 20:25 UTC
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From: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>

The --[no-]show-forced-updates option in 'git fetch' can be confusing for some users, especially if it is enabled via config setting and not by argument. Add advice to warn the user that the (forced update) messages were not listed.

Additionally, warn users when the forced update check takes longer than ten seconds, and recommend that they disable the check. These messages can be disabled by the advice.fetchShowForcedUpdates config setting.

Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>
---
 Documentation/config/advice.txt |  4 ++++
 advice.c                        |  2 ++
 advice.h                        |  1 +
 builtin/fetch.c                 | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 4 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/config/advice.txt b/Documentation/config/advice.txt
index ec4f6ae658..1f1e847fb4 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/advice.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/advice.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ advice.*::
 	can tell Git that you do not need help by setting these to 'false':
 +
 --
+	fetchShowForcedUpdates::
+		Advice shown when linkgit:git-fetch[1] takes a long time
+		to calculate forced updates after ref updates, or to warn
+		that the check is disabled.
 	pushUpdateRejected::
 		Set this variable to 'false' if you want to disable
 		'pushNonFFCurrent',
diff --git a/advice.c b/advice.c
index ce5f374ecd..4b283be51a 100644
--- a/advice.c
+++ b/advice.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "color.h"
 #include "help.h"
 
+int advice_fetch_show_forced_updates = 1;
 int advice_push_update_rejected = 1;
 int advice_push_non_ff_current = 1;
 int advice_push_non_ff_matching = 1;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ static struct {
 	const char *name;
 	int *preference;
 } advice_config[] = {
+	{ "fetchShowForcedUpdates", &advice_fetch_show_forced_updates },
 	{ "pushUpdateRejected", &advice_push_update_rejected },
 	{ "pushNonFFCurrent", &advice_push_non_ff_current },
 	{ "pushNonFFMatching", &advice_push_non_ff_matching },
diff --git a/advice.h b/advice.h
index e50f02cdfe..495e53255c 100644
--- a/advice.h
+++ b/advice.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 
+extern int advice_fetch_show_forced_updates;
 extern int advice_push_update_rejected;
 extern int advice_push_non_ff_current;
 extern int advice_push_non_ff_matching;
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 571c255218..cf7eb0dd8d 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include "list-objects-filter-options.h"
 #include "commit-reach.h"
 
+#define FORCED_UPDATES_DELAY_WARNING_IN_MS (10 * 1000)
+
 static const char * const builtin_fetch_usage[] = {
 	N_("git fetch [<options>] [<repository> [<refspec>...]]"),
 	N_("git fetch [<options>] <group>"),
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ enum {
 
 static int fetch_prune_config = -1; /* unspecified */
 static int fetch_show_forced_updates = 1;
+static uint64_t forced_updates_ms = 0;
 static int prune = -1; /* unspecified */
 #define PRUNE_BY_DEFAULT 0 /* do we prune by default? */
 
@@ -707,6 +710,7 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 	enum object_type type;
 	struct branch *current_branch = branch_get(NULL);
 	const char *pretty_ref = prettify_refname(ref->name);
+	int fast_forward = 0;
 
 	type = oid_object_info(the_repository, &ref->new_oid, NULL);
 	if (type < 0)
@@ -781,7 +785,15 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	if (!fetch_show_forced_updates || in_merge_bases(current, updated)) {
+	if (fetch_show_forced_updates) {
+		uint64_t t_before = getnanotime();
+		fast_forward = in_merge_bases(current, updated);
+		forced_updates_ms += (getnanotime() - t_before) / 1000000;
+	} else {
+		fast_forward = 1;
+	}
+
+	if (fast_forward) {
 		struct strbuf quickref = STRBUF_INIT;
 		int r;
 
@@ -980,6 +992,17 @@ static int store_updated_refs(const char *raw_url, const char *remote_name,
 		      " 'git remote prune %s' to remove any old, conflicting "
 		      "branches"), remote_name);
 
+	if (advice_fetch_show_forced_updates) {
+		if (!fetch_show_forced_updates) {
+			warning(_("Fetch normally indicates which branches had a forced update, but that check has been disabled."));
+			warning(_("To re-enable, use '--show-forced-updates' flag or run 'git config fetch.showForcedUpdates true'."));
+		} else if (forced_updates_ms > FORCED_UPDATES_DELAY_WARNING_IN_MS) {
+			warning(_("It took %.2f seconds to check forced updates. You can use '--no-show-forced-updates'\n"),
+				forced_updates_ms / 1000.0);
+			warning(_("or run 'git config fetch.showForcedUpdates false' to avoid this check.\n"));
+		}
+	}
+
  abort:
 	strbuf_release(&note);
 	free(url);
-- 
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Previous: Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
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  1. 0/3 fetch: add --[no-]show-forced-updatesDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 18, 2019
  2. 1/3 fetch: add --[no-]show-forced-updates argumentDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 18, 2019
  3. t5510-fetch: fix negated 'test_i18ngrep' invocationSZEDER Gábor, Jul 30, 2019
  4. SZEDER GáborJul 30, 2019
  5. Derrick StoleeJul 31, 2019
  6. 0/3 tests: run non-httpd-specific tests before sourcing 'lib-httpd.sh'SZEDER Gábor, Aug 1, 2019
  7. 1/3 t5510-fetch: run non-httpd-specific test before sourcing 'lib-httpd.sh'SZEDER Gábor, Aug 1, 2019
  8. Derrick StoleeAug 1, 2019
  9. 2/3 t5703: run all non-httpd-specific tests before sourcing 'lib-httpd.sh'SZEDER Gábor, Aug 1, 2019
  10. 3/3 tests: warn against appending non-httpd-specific tests at the endSZEDER Gábor, Aug 1, 2019
  11. SZEDER GáborAug 1, 2019
  12. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2019
  13. SZEDER GáborAug 2, 2019
  14. Junio C HamanoAug 2, 2019
  15. 3/3 pull: add --[no-]show-forced-updates passthroughDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 18, 2019
  16. 2/3 fetch: warn about forced updates in branch listingDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 18, 2019

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