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[PATCH 19/30] packed-refs: read file format v2

From
Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 7, 2022, 18:35 UTC
Message-ID
<701c5ad22e7787cfd27628ff613b7849e24fc675.1667846165.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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From: Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@github.com>
Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@github.com>
---
 refs/packed-backend.c   | 129 ++++++++++++++++---------
 refs/packed-backend.h   |  72 ++++++++++++--
 refs/packed-format-v2.c | 209 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 t/t3212-ref-formats.sh  |  17 +++-
 4 files changed, 372 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs/packed-backend.c b/refs/packed-backend.c
index 3429e63620a..549cce1f84a 100644
--- a/refs/packed-backend.c
+++ b/refs/packed-backend.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void clear_snapshot_buffer(struct snapshot *snapshot)
  * Decrease the reference count of `*snapshot`. If it goes to zero,
  * free `*snapshot` and return true; otherwise return false.
  */
-static int release_snapshot(struct snapshot *snapshot)
+int release_snapshot(struct snapshot *snapshot)
 {
 	if (!--snapshot->referrers) {
 		stat_validity_clear(&snapshot->validity);
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ static int load_contents(struct snapshot *snapshot)
 {
 	int fd;
 	struct stat st;
-	size_t size;
 	ssize_t bytes_read;
 
 	if (!packed_refs_enabled(snapshot->refs->store_flags))
@@ -168,25 +167,25 @@ static int load_contents(struct snapshot *snapshot)
 
 	if (fstat(fd, &st) < 0)
 		die_errno("couldn't stat %s", snapshot->refs->path);
-	size = xsize_t(st.st_size);
+	snapshot->buflen = xsize_t(st.st_size);
 
-	if (!size) {
+	if (!snapshot->buflen) {
 		close(fd);
 		return 0;
-	} else if (mmap_strategy == MMAP_NONE || size <= SMALL_FILE_SIZE) {
-		snapshot->buf = xmalloc(size);
-		bytes_read = read_in_full(fd, snapshot->buf, size);
-		if (bytes_read < 0 || bytes_read != size)
+	} else if (mmap_strategy == MMAP_NONE || snapshot->buflen <= SMALL_FILE_SIZE) {
+		snapshot->buf = xmalloc(snapshot->buflen);
+		bytes_read = read_in_full(fd, snapshot->buf, snapshot->buflen);
+		if (bytes_read < 0 || bytes_read != snapshot->buflen)
 			die_errno("couldn't read %s", snapshot->refs->path);
 		snapshot->mmapped = 0;
 	} else {
-		snapshot->buf = xmmap(NULL, size, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
+		snapshot->buf = xmmap(NULL, snapshot->buflen, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
 		snapshot->mmapped = 1;
 	}
 	close(fd);
 
 	snapshot->start = snapshot->buf;
-	snapshot->eof = snapshot->buf + size;
+	snapshot->eof = snapshot->buf + snapshot->buflen;
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -232,46 +231,52 @@ static struct snapshot *create_snapshot(struct packed_ref_store *refs)
 	snapshot->refs = refs;
 	acquire_snapshot(snapshot);
 	snapshot->peeled = PEELED_NONE;
+	snapshot->version = 1;
 
 	if (!load_contents(snapshot))
 		return snapshot;
 
-	/*
-	 * If this is a v1 file format, but we don't have v1 enabled,
-	 * then ignore it the same way we would as if we didn't
-	 * understand it.
-	 */
-	if (parse_packed_format_v1_header(refs, snapshot, &sorted) ||
-	    !(refs->store_flags & REF_STORE_FORMAT_PACKED)) {
-		clear_snapshot(refs);
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	if ((refs->store_flags & REF_STORE_FORMAT_PACKED) &&
+	    !detect_packed_format_v2_header(refs, snapshot)) {
+		parse_packed_format_v1_header(refs, snapshot, &sorted);
+		snapshot->version = 1;
+		verify_buffer_safe_v1(snapshot);
 
-	verify_buffer_safe_v1(snapshot);
+		if (!sorted) {
+			sort_snapshot_v1(snapshot);
 
-	if (!sorted) {
-		sort_snapshot_v1(snapshot);
+			/*
+			* Reordering the records might have moved a short one
+			* to the end of the buffer, so verify the buffer's
+			* safety again:
+			*/
+			verify_buffer_safe_v1(snapshot);
+		}
 
-		/*
-		 * Reordering the records might have moved a short one
-		 * to the end of the buffer, so verify the buffer's
-		 * safety again:
-		 */
-		verify_buffer_safe_v1(snapshot);
+		if (mmap_strategy != MMAP_OK && snapshot->mmapped) {
+			/*
+			* We don't want to leave the file mmapped, so we are
+			* forced to make a copy now:
+			*/
+			char *buf_copy = xmalloc(snapshot->buflen);
+
+			memcpy(buf_copy, snapshot->start, snapshot->buflen);
+			clear_snapshot_buffer(snapshot);
+			snapshot->buf = snapshot->start = buf_copy;
+			snapshot->eof = buf_copy + snapshot->buflen;
+		}
+
+		return snapshot;
 	}
 
-	if (mmap_strategy != MMAP_OK && snapshot->mmapped) {
+	if (refs->store_flags & REF_STORE_FORMAT_PACKED_V2) {
 		/*
-		 * We don't want to leave the file mmapped, so we are
-		 * forced to make a copy now:
+		 * Assume we are in v2 format mode, now.
+		 *
+		 * fill_snapshot_v2() will die() if parsing fails.
 		 */
-		size_t size = snapshot->eof - snapshot->start;
-		char *buf_copy = xmalloc(size);
-
-		memcpy(buf_copy, snapshot->start, size);
-		clear_snapshot_buffer(snapshot);
-		snapshot->buf = snapshot->start = buf_copy;
-		snapshot->eof = buf_copy + size;
+		fill_snapshot_v2(snapshot);
+		snapshot->version = 2;
 	}
 
 	return snapshot;
@@ -322,8 +327,18 @@ static int packed_read_raw_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refname,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	return packed_read_raw_ref_v1(refs, snapshot, refname,
-				      oid, type, failure_errno);
+	switch (snapshot->version) {
+	case 1:
+		return packed_read_raw_ref_v1(refs, snapshot, refname,
+					      oid, type, failure_errno);
+
+	case 2:
+		return packed_read_raw_ref_v2(refs, snapshot, refname,
+					      oid, type, failure_errno);
+
+	default:
+		return -1;
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -335,7 +350,16 @@ static int packed_read_raw_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refname,
  */
 static int next_record(struct packed_ref_iterator *iter)
 {
-	return next_record_v1(iter);
+	switch (iter->version) {
+	case 1:
+		return next_record_v1(iter);
+
+	case 2:
+		return next_record_v2(iter);
+
+	default:
+		return -1;
+	}
 }
 
 static int packed_ref_iterator_advance(struct ref_iterator *ref_iterator)
@@ -410,6 +434,7 @@ static struct ref_iterator *packed_ref_iterator_begin(
 	struct packed_ref_iterator *iter;
 	struct ref_iterator *ref_iterator;
 	unsigned int required_flags = REF_STORE_READ;
+	size_t v2_row = 0;
 
 	if (!(flags & DO_FOR_EACH_INCLUDE_BROKEN))
 		required_flags |= REF_STORE_ODB;
@@ -422,13 +447,21 @@ static struct ref_iterator *packed_ref_iterator_begin(
 	 */
 	snapshot = get_snapshot(refs);
 
-	if (!snapshot)
+	if (!snapshot || snapshot->version < 0 || snapshot->version > 2)
 		return empty_ref_iterator_begin();
 
-	if (prefix && *prefix)
-		start = find_reference_location_v1(snapshot, prefix, 0);
-	else
-		start = snapshot->start;
+	if (prefix && *prefix) {
+		if (snapshot->version == 1)
+			start = find_reference_location_v1(snapshot, prefix, 0);
+		else
+			start = find_reference_location_v2(snapshot, prefix, 0,
+							   &v2_row);
+	} else {
+		if (snapshot->version == 1)
+			start = snapshot->start;
+		else
+			start = snapshot->refs_chunk;
+	}
 
 	if (start == snapshot->eof)
 		return empty_ref_iterator_begin();
@@ -439,6 +472,8 @@ static struct ref_iterator *packed_ref_iterator_begin(
 
 	iter->snapshot = snapshot;
 	acquire_snapshot(snapshot);
+	iter->version = snapshot->version;
+	iter->row = v2_row;
 
 	iter->pos = start;
 	iter->eof = snapshot->eof;
diff --git a/refs/packed-backend.h b/refs/packed-backend.h
index e76f26bfc46..3a8649857f1 100644
--- a/refs/packed-backend.h
+++ b/refs/packed-backend.h
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ struct snapshot {
 	/* Is the `packed-refs` file currently mmapped? */
 	int mmapped;
 
+	/* which file format version is this file? */
+	int version;
+
 	/*
 	 * The contents of the `packed-refs` file:
 	 *
@@ -96,6 +99,14 @@ struct snapshot {
 	 */
 	enum { PEELED_NONE, PEELED_TAGS, PEELED_FULLY } peeled;
 
+	/*************************
+	 * packed-refs v2 values *
+	 *************************/
+	size_t nr;
+	size_t buflen;
+	const unsigned char *offset_chunk;
+	const char *refs_chunk;
+
 	/*
 	 * Count of references to this instance, including the pointer
 	 * from `packed_ref_store::snapshot`, if any. The instance
@@ -112,6 +123,8 @@ struct snapshot {
 	struct stat_validity validity;
 };
 
+int release_snapshot(struct snapshot *snapshot);
+
 /*
  * If the buffer in `snapshot` is active, then either munmap the
  * memory and close the file, or free the memory. Then set the buffer
@@ -175,21 +188,30 @@ struct packed_ref_store {
  */
 struct packed_ref_iterator {
 	struct ref_iterator base;
-
 	struct snapshot *snapshot;
+	struct repository *repo;
+	unsigned int flags;
+	int version;
+
+	/* Scratch space for current values: */
+	struct object_id oid, peeled;
+	struct strbuf refname_buf;
 
 	/* The current position in the snapshot's buffer: */
 	const char *pos;
 
+	/***********************************
+	 * packed-refs v1 iterator values. *
+	 ***********************************/
+
 	/* The end of the part of the buffer that will be iterated over: */
 	const char *eof;
 
-	/* Scratch space for current values: */
-	struct object_id oid, peeled;
-	struct strbuf refname_buf;
-
-	struct repository *repo;
-	unsigned int flags;
+	/***********************************
+	 * packed-refs v2 iterator values. *
+	 ***********************************/
+	size_t nr;
+	size_t row;
 };
 
 typedef int (*write_ref_fn)(const char *refname,
@@ -243,6 +265,42 @@ int write_packed_entry_v1(const char *refname,
 			  const struct object_id *peeled,
 			  void *write_data);
 
+/**
+ * Parse the buffer at the given snapshot to verify that it is a
+ * packed-refs file in version 1 format. Update the snapshot->peeled
+ * value according to the header information. Update the given
+ * 'sorted' value with whether or not the packed-refs file is sorted.
+ */
+int parse_packed_format_v1_header(struct packed_ref_store *refs,
+				  struct snapshot *snapshot,
+				  int *sorted);
+
+int detect_packed_format_v2_header(struct packed_ref_store *refs,
+				   struct snapshot *snapshot);
+/*
+ * Find the place in `snapshot->buf` where the start of the record for
+ * `refname` starts. If `mustexist` is true and the reference doesn't
+ * exist, then return NULL. If `mustexist` is false and the reference
+ * doesn't exist, then return the point where that reference would be
+ * inserted, or `snapshot->eof` (which might be NULL) if it would be
+ * inserted at the end of the file. In the latter mode, `refname`
+ * doesn't have to be a proper reference name; for example, one could
+ * search for "refs/replace/" to find the start of any replace
+ * references.
+ *
+ * The record is sought using a binary search, so `snapshot->buf` must
+ * be sorted.
+ */
+const char *find_reference_location_v2(struct snapshot *snapshot,
+				       const char *refname, int mustexist,
+				       size_t *pos);
+
+int packed_read_raw_ref_v2(struct packed_ref_store *refs, struct snapshot *snapshot,
+			   const char *refname, struct object_id *oid,
+			   unsigned int *type, int *failure_errno);
+int next_record_v2(struct packed_ref_iterator *iter);
+void fill_snapshot_v2(struct snapshot *snapshot);
+
 struct write_packed_refs_v2_context;
 struct write_packed_refs_v2_context *create_v2_context(struct packed_ref_store *refs,
 						       struct string_list *updates,
diff --git a/refs/packed-format-v2.c b/refs/packed-format-v2.c
index 044cc9f629a..d75df9545ec 100644
--- a/refs/packed-format-v2.c
+++ b/refs/packed-format-v2.c
@@ -15,6 +15,215 @@
 #define CHREFS_CHUNKID_OFFSETS         0x524F4646 /* "ROFF" */
 #define CHREFS_CHUNKID_REFS            0x52454653 /* "REFS" */
 
+int detect_packed_format_v2_header(struct packed_ref_store *refs,
+				   struct snapshot *snapshot)
+{
+	/*
+	 * packed-refs v1 might not have a header, so check instead
+	 * that the v2 signature is not present.
+	 */
+	return get_be32(snapshot->buf) == PACKED_REFS_SIGNATURE;
+}
+
+static const char *get_nth_ref(struct snapshot *snapshot,
+			       size_t n)
+{
+	uint64_t offset;
+
+	if (n >= snapshot->nr)
+		BUG("asking for position %"PRIu64" outside of bounds (%"PRIu64")",
+		    (uint64_t)n, (uint64_t)snapshot->nr);
+
+	if (n)
+		offset = get_be64(snapshot->offset_chunk + (n-1) * sizeof(uint64_t))
+				  & ~OFFSET_IS_PEELED;
+	else
+		offset = 0;
+
+	return snapshot->refs_chunk + offset;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Find the place in `snapshot->buf` where the start of the record for
+ * `refname` starts. If `mustexist` is true and the reference doesn't
+ * exist, then return NULL. If `mustexist` is false and the reference
+ * doesn't exist, then return the point where that reference would be
+ * inserted, or `snapshot->eof` (which might be NULL) if it would be
+ * inserted at the end of the file. In the latter mode, `refname`
+ * doesn't have to be a proper reference name; for example, one could
+ * search for "refs/replace/" to find the start of any replace
+ * references.
+ *
+ * The record is sought using a binary search, so `snapshot->buf` must
+ * be sorted.
+ */
+const char *find_reference_location_v2(struct snapshot *snapshot,
+				       const char *refname, int mustexist,
+				       size_t *pos)
+{
+	size_t lo = 0, hi = snapshot->nr;
+
+	while (lo != hi) {
+		const char *rec;
+		int cmp;
+		size_t mid = lo + (hi - lo) / 2;
+
+		rec = get_nth_ref(snapshot, mid);
+		cmp = strcmp(rec, refname);
+		if (cmp < 0) {
+			lo = mid + 1;
+		} else if (cmp > 0) {
+			hi = mid;
+		} else {
+			if (pos)
+				*pos = mid;
+			return rec;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (mustexist) {
+		return NULL;
+	} else {
+		const char *ret;
+		/*
+		 * We are likely doing a prefix match, so use the current
+		 * 'lo' position as the indicator.
+		 */
+		if (pos)
+			*pos = lo;
+		if (lo >= snapshot->nr)
+			return NULL;
+
+		ret = get_nth_ref(snapshot, lo);
+		return ret;
+	}
+}
+
+int packed_read_raw_ref_v2(struct packed_ref_store *refs, struct snapshot *snapshot,
+			   const char *refname, struct object_id *oid,
+			   unsigned int *type, int *failure_errno)
+{
+	const char *rec;
+
+	*type = 0;
+
+	rec = find_reference_location_v2(snapshot, refname, 1, NULL);
+
+	if (!rec) {
+		/* refname is not a packed reference. */
+		*failure_errno = ENOENT;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	hashcpy(oid->hash, (const unsigned char *)rec + strlen(rec) + 1);
+	oid->algo = hash_algo_by_ptr(the_hash_algo);
+
+	*type = REF_ISPACKED;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int packed_refs_read_offsets(const unsigned char *chunk_start,
+				     size_t chunk_size, void *data)
+{
+	struct snapshot *snapshot = data;
+
+	snapshot->offset_chunk = chunk_start;
+	snapshot->nr = chunk_size / sizeof(uint64_t);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void fill_snapshot_v2(struct snapshot *snapshot)
+{
+	uint32_t file_signature, file_version, hash_version;
+	struct chunkfile *cf;
+
+	file_signature = get_be32(snapshot->buf);
+	if (file_signature != PACKED_REFS_SIGNATURE)
+		die(_("%s file signature %X does not match signature %X"),
+		    "packed-ref", file_signature, PACKED_REFS_SIGNATURE);
+
+	file_version = get_be32(snapshot->buf + sizeof(uint32_t));
+	if (file_version != 2)
+		die(_("format version %u does not match expected file version %u"),
+		    file_version, 2);
+
+	hash_version = get_be32(snapshot->buf + 2 * sizeof(uint32_t));
+	if (hash_version != the_hash_algo->format_id)
+		die(_("hash version %X does not match expected hash version %X"),
+		    hash_version, the_hash_algo->format_id);
+
+	cf = init_chunkfile(NULL);
+
+	if (read_trailing_table_of_contents(cf, (const unsigned char *)snapshot->buf, snapshot->buflen)) {
+		release_snapshot(snapshot);
+		snapshot = NULL;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	read_chunk(cf, CHREFS_CHUNKID_OFFSETS, packed_refs_read_offsets, snapshot);
+	pair_chunk(cf, CHREFS_CHUNKID_REFS, (const unsigned char**)&snapshot->refs_chunk);
+
+	/* TODO: add error checks for invalid chunk combinations. */
+
+cleanup:
+	free_chunkfile(cf);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Move the iterator to the next record in the snapshot, without
+ * respect for whether the record is actually required by the current
+ * iteration. Adjust the fields in `iter` and return `ITER_OK` or
+ * `ITER_DONE`. This function does not free the iterator in the case
+ * of `ITER_DONE`.
+ */
+int next_record_v2(struct packed_ref_iterator *iter)
+{
+	uint64_t offset;
+	const char *pos = iter->pos;
+	strbuf_reset(&iter->refname_buf);
+
+	if (iter->row == iter->snapshot->nr)
+		return ITER_DONE;
+
+	iter->base.flags = REF_ISPACKED;
+
+	strbuf_addstr(&iter->refname_buf, pos);
+	iter->base.refname = iter->refname_buf.buf;
+	pos += strlen(pos) + 1;
+
+	hashcpy(iter->oid.hash, (const unsigned char *)pos);
+	iter->oid.algo = hash_algo_by_ptr(the_hash_algo);
+	pos += the_hash_algo->rawsz;
+
+	if (check_refname_format(iter->base.refname, REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL)) {
+		if (!refname_is_safe(iter->base.refname))
+			die("packed refname is dangerous: %s",
+			    iter->base.refname);
+		oidclr(&iter->oid);
+		iter->base.flags |= REF_BAD_NAME | REF_ISBROKEN;
+	}
+
+	/* We always know the peeled value! */
+	iter->base.flags |= REF_KNOWS_PEELED;
+
+	offset = get_be64(iter->snapshot->offset_chunk + sizeof(uint64_t) * iter->row);
+	if (offset & OFFSET_IS_PEELED) {
+		hashcpy(iter->peeled.hash, (const unsigned char *)pos);
+		iter->peeled.algo = hash_algo_by_ptr(the_hash_algo);
+	} else {
+		oidclr(&iter->peeled);
+	}
+
+	/* TODO: somehow all tags are getting OFFSET_IS_PEELED even though
+	 * some are not annotated tags.
+	 */
+	iter->pos = iter->snapshot->refs_chunk + (offset & (~OFFSET_IS_PEELED));
+
+	iter->row++;
+
+	return ITER_OK;
+}
+
 struct write_packed_refs_v2_context {
 	struct packed_ref_store *refs;
 	struct string_list *updates;
diff --git a/t/t3212-ref-formats.sh b/t/t3212-ref-formats.sh
index 03c713ac4f6..571ba518ef1 100755
--- a/t/t3212-ref-formats.sh
+++ b/t/t3212-ref-formats.sh
@@ -73,9 +73,24 @@ test_expect_success 'extensions.refFormat=files,packed-v2' '
 		test_must_fail git rev-parse refs/tags/Q &&
 		rm -f .git/packed-refs &&
 
+		git for-each-ref --format="%(refname) %(objectname)" >expect-all &&
+		git for-each-ref --format="%(refname) %(objectname)" \
+			refs/tags/* >expect-tags &&
+
 		# Create a v2 packed-refs file
 		git pack-refs --all &&
-		test_path_exists .git/packed-refs
+		test_path_exists .git/packed-refs &&
+		for t in A B
+		do
+			test_path_is_missing .git/refs/tags/$t &&
+			git rev-parse refs/tags/$t || return 1
+		done &&
+
+		git for-each-ref --format="%(refname) %(objectname)" >actual-all &&
+		test_cmp expect-all actual-all &&
+		git for-each-ref --format="%(refname) %(objectname)" \
+			refs/tags/* >actual-tags &&
+		test_cmp expect-tags actual-tags
 	)
 '
 
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  16. 11/30 chunk-format: parse trailing table of contentsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  17. 10/30 chunk-format: allow trailing table of contentsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  18. 13/30 packed-backend: extract add_write_error()Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  19. 12/30 refs: extract packfile format to new fileDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  20. 14/30 packed-backend: extract iterator/updates mergeDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  21. 16/30 config: add config values for packed-refs v2Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  22. 15/30 packed-backend: create abstraction for writing refsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  23. 17/30 packed-backend: create shell of v2 writesDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  24. 18/30 packed-refs: write file format version 2Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  25. 19/30 packed-refs: read file format v2Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  26. 20/30 packed-refs: read optional prefix chunksDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  27. 21/30 packed-refs: write prefix chunksDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  28. 22/30 packed-backend: create GIT_TEST_PACKED_REFS_VERSIONDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  29. 24/30 t5312: allow packed-refs v2 formatDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  30. 23/30 t1409: test with packed-refs v2Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  31. 26/30 t3210: require packed-refs v1 for some testsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  32. 25/30 t5502: add PACKED_REFS_V1 prerequisiteDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  33. 27/30 t*: skip packed-refs v2 over http testsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  34. 28/30 ci: run GIT_TEST_PACKED_REFS_VERSION=2 in some buildsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  35. 29/30 p1401: create performance test for ref operationsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  36. 30/30 refs: skip hashing when writing packed-refs v2Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 7, 2022
  37. Derrick StoleeNov 9, 2022
  38. Elijah NewrenNov 11, 2022
  39. Derrick StoleeNov 14, 2022
  40. Elijah NewrenNov 15, 2022
  41. Derrick StoleeNov 16, 2022
  42. Elijah NewrenNov 17, 2022
  43. Junio C HamanoNov 18, 2022
  44. Elijah NewrenNov 19, 2022
  45. Taylor BlauNov 19, 2022
  46. Derrick StoleeNov 30, 2022
  47. Han-Wen NienhuysNov 28, 2022
  48. Derrick StoleeNov 30, 2022
  49. Phillip WoodNov 30, 2022
  50. Taylor BlauNov 30, 2022
  51. Han-Wen NienhuysNov 30, 2022
  52. Sean AllredNov 30, 2022
  53. Derrick StoleeDec 1, 2022
  54. Han-Wen NienhuysDec 2, 2022
  55. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 2, 2022
  56. Junio C HamanoNov 30, 2022

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