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[PATCH v3 07/11] name-hash.c: remove unreferenced directory entries

From
Karsten Blees <karsten.blees@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 1, 2013, 09:38 UTC
Message-ID
<524A9812.9070101@gmail.com>
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<524A96FF.5090604@gmail.com>

The new hashmap implementation supports remove, so remove and free directory entries that are no longer referenced by active cache entries.

Signed-off-by: Karsten Blees <blees@dcon.de>
---
 name-hash.c | 15 ++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/name-hash.c b/name-hash.c
index aa57666..ce54fb3 100644
--- a/name-hash.c
+++ b/name-hash.c
@@ -85,15 +85,16 @@ static void add_dir_entry(struct index_state *istate, struct cache_entry *ce)
 static void remove_dir_entry(struct index_state *istate, struct cache_entry *ce)
 {
 	/*
-	 * Release reference to the directory entry (and parents if 0).
-	 *
-	 * Note: we do not remove / free the entry because there's no
-	 * hash.[ch]::remove_hash and dir->next may point to other entries
-	 * that are still valid, so we must not free the memory.
+	 * Release reference to the directory entry. If 0, remove and continue
+	 * with parent directory.
 	 */
 	struct dir_entry *dir = hash_dir_entry(istate, ce, ce_namelen(ce));
-	while (dir && dir->nr && !(--dir->nr))
-		dir = dir->parent;
+	while (dir && !(--dir->nr)) {
+		struct dir_entry *parent = dir->parent;
+		hashmap_remove(&istate->dir_hash, dir, NULL);
+		free(dir);
+		dir = parent;
+	}
 }
 
 static void hash_index_entry(struct index_state *istate, struct cache_entry *ce)
-- 
1.8.4.11.g4f52745.dirty
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Message 8 of 14 in “New hash table implementation”
  1. 00/11 New hash table implementationKarsten Blees, Oct 1, 2013
  2. 01/11 add a hashtable implementation that supports O(1) removalKarsten Blees, Oct 1, 2013
  3. 02/11 buitin/describe.c: use new hash map implementationKarsten Blees, Oct 1, 2013
  4. 03/11 diffcore-rename.c: move code around to prepare for the next patchKarsten Blees, Oct 1, 2013
  5. 04/11 diffcore-rename.c: simplify finding exact renamesKarsten Blees, Oct 1, 2013
  6. 05/11 diffcore-rename.c: use new hash map implementationKarsten Blees, Oct 1, 2013
  7. 06/11 name-hash.c: use new hash map implementation for directoriesKarsten Blees, Oct 1, 2013
  8. 07/11 name-hash.c: remove unreferenced directory entriesKarsten Blees, Oct 1, 2013
  9. 08/11 name-hash.c: use new hash map implementation for cache entriesKarsten Blees, Oct 1, 2013
  10. 09/11 name-hash.c: remove cache entries instead of marking them CE_UNHASHEDKarsten Blees, Oct 1, 2013
  11. 10/11 read-cache.c: fix memory leaks caused by removed cache entriesKarsten Blees, Oct 1, 2013
  12. Thomas RastOct 19, 2013
  13. fixup! read-cache.c: fix memory leaks caused by removed cache, entriesKarsten Blees, Oct 22, 2013
  14. 11/11 remove old hash.[ch] implementationKarsten Blees, Oct 1, 2013

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