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[PATCH v3 09/25] reftable: reading/writing blocks

From
Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 17, 2021, 13:39 UTC
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From: Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@google.com>

The reftable format is structured as a sequence of block. Within a block, records are prefix compressed, with an index of offsets for fully expand keys to enable binary search within blocks.

This commit provides the logic to read and write these blocks.
Signed-off-by: Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@google.com>
---
 Makefile                 |   2 +
 reftable/block.c         | 448 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 reftable/block.h         | 127 +++++++++++
 reftable/block_test.c    | 120 +++++++++++
 t/helper/test-reftable.c |   1 +
 5 files changed, 698 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 reftable/block.c
 create mode 100644 reftable/block.h
 create mode 100644 reftable/block_test.c
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 16c883978d4..1d396c87be9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2454,10 +2454,12 @@ xdiff-objs: $(XDIFF_OBJS)
 
 REFTABLE_OBJS += reftable/basics.o
 REFTABLE_OBJS += reftable/error.o
+REFTABLE_OBJS += reftable/block.o
 REFTABLE_OBJS += reftable/blocksource.o
 REFTABLE_OBJS += reftable/publicbasics.o
 REFTABLE_OBJS += reftable/record.o
 
+REFTABLE_TEST_OBJS += reftable/block_test.o
 REFTABLE_TEST_OBJS += reftable/record_test.o
 REFTABLE_TEST_OBJS += reftable/test_framework.o
 REFTABLE_TEST_OBJS += reftable/basics_test.o
diff --git a/reftable/block.c b/reftable/block.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eb5268dd3a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reftable/block.c
@@ -0,0 +1,448 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2020 Google LLC
+
+Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
+https://developers.google.com/open-source/licenses/bsd
+*/
+
+#include "block.h"
+
+#include "blocksource.h"
+#include "constants.h"
+#include "record.h"
+#include "reftable-error.h"
+#include "system.h"
+#include <zlib.h>
+
+#ifdef NO_UNCOMPRESS2
+/*
+ * This is uncompress2, which is only available in zlib >= 1.2.9
+ * (released as of early 2017)
+ */
+int uncompress2(Bytef *dest, uLongf *destLen, const Bytef *source,
+		uLong *sourceLen);
+#endif
+
+int header_size(int version)
+{
+	switch (version) {
+	case 1:
+		return 24;
+	case 2:
+		return 28;
+	}
+	abort();
+}
+
+int footer_size(int version)
+{
+	switch (version) {
+	case 1:
+		return 68;
+	case 2:
+		return 72;
+	}
+	abort();
+}
+
+static int block_writer_register_restart(struct block_writer *w, int n,
+					 int is_restart, struct strbuf *key)
+{
+	int rlen = w->restart_len;
+	if (rlen >= MAX_RESTARTS) {
+		is_restart = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (is_restart) {
+		rlen++;
+	}
+	if (2 + 3 * rlen + n > w->block_size - w->next)
+		return -1;
+	if (is_restart) {
+		if (w->restart_len == w->restart_cap) {
+			w->restart_cap = w->restart_cap * 2 + 1;
+			w->restarts = reftable_realloc(
+				w->restarts, sizeof(uint32_t) * w->restart_cap);
+		}
+
+		w->restarts[w->restart_len++] = w->next;
+	}
+
+	w->next += n;
+
+	strbuf_reset(&w->last_key);
+	strbuf_addbuf(&w->last_key, key);
+	w->entries++;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void block_writer_init(struct block_writer *bw, uint8_t typ, uint8_t *buf,
+		       uint32_t block_size, uint32_t header_off, int hash_size)
+{
+	bw->buf = buf;
+	bw->hash_size = hash_size;
+	bw->block_size = block_size;
+	bw->header_off = header_off;
+	bw->buf[header_off] = typ;
+	bw->next = header_off + 4;
+	bw->restart_interval = 16;
+	bw->entries = 0;
+	bw->restart_len = 0;
+	bw->last_key.len = 0;
+}
+
+uint8_t block_writer_type(struct block_writer *bw)
+{
+	return bw->buf[bw->header_off];
+}
+
+/* adds the reftable_record to the block. Returns -1 if it does not fit, 0 on
+   success */
+int block_writer_add(struct block_writer *w, struct reftable_record *rec)
+{
+	struct strbuf empty = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf last =
+		w->entries % w->restart_interval == 0 ? empty : w->last_key;
+	struct string_view out = {
+		.buf = w->buf + w->next,
+		.len = w->block_size - w->next,
+	};
+
+	struct string_view start = out;
+
+	int is_restart = 0;
+	struct strbuf key = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int n = 0;
+
+	reftable_record_key(rec, &key);
+	n = reftable_encode_key(&is_restart, out, last, key,
+				reftable_record_val_type(rec));
+	if (n < 0)
+		goto done;
+	string_view_consume(&out, n);
+
+	n = reftable_record_encode(rec, out, w->hash_size);
+	if (n < 0)
+		goto done;
+	string_view_consume(&out, n);
+
+	if (block_writer_register_restart(w, start.len - out.len, is_restart,
+					  &key) < 0)
+		goto done;
+
+	strbuf_release(&key);
+	return 0;
+
+done:
+	strbuf_release(&key);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int block_writer_finish(struct block_writer *w)
+{
+	int i = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < w->restart_len; i++) {
+		put_be24(w->buf + w->next, w->restarts[i]);
+		w->next += 3;
+	}
+
+	put_be16(w->buf + w->next, w->restart_len);
+	w->next += 2;
+	put_be24(w->buf + 1 + w->header_off, w->next);
+
+	if (block_writer_type(w) == BLOCK_TYPE_LOG) {
+		int block_header_skip = 4 + w->header_off;
+		uint8_t *compressed = NULL;
+		int zresult = 0;
+		uLongf src_len = w->next - block_header_skip;
+		size_t dest_cap = src_len;
+
+		compressed = reftable_malloc(dest_cap);
+		while (1) {
+			uLongf out_dest_len = dest_cap;
+
+			zresult = compress2(compressed, &out_dest_len,
+					    w->buf + block_header_skip, src_len,
+					    9);
+			if (zresult == Z_BUF_ERROR) {
+				dest_cap *= 2;
+				compressed =
+					reftable_realloc(compressed, dest_cap);
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if (Z_OK != zresult) {
+				reftable_free(compressed);
+				return REFTABLE_ZLIB_ERROR;
+			}
+
+			memcpy(w->buf + block_header_skip, compressed,
+			       out_dest_len);
+			w->next = out_dest_len + block_header_skip;
+			reftable_free(compressed);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	return w->next;
+}
+
+uint8_t block_reader_type(struct block_reader *r)
+{
+	return r->block.data[r->header_off];
+}
+
+int block_reader_init(struct block_reader *br, struct reftable_block *block,
+		      uint32_t header_off, uint32_t table_block_size,
+		      int hash_size)
+{
+	uint32_t full_block_size = table_block_size;
+	uint8_t typ = block->data[header_off];
+	uint32_t sz = get_be24(block->data + header_off + 1);
+
+	uint16_t restart_count = 0;
+	uint32_t restart_start = 0;
+	uint8_t *restart_bytes = NULL;
+
+	if (!reftable_is_block_type(typ))
+		return REFTABLE_FORMAT_ERROR;
+
+	if (typ == BLOCK_TYPE_LOG) {
+		int block_header_skip = 4 + header_off;
+		uLongf dst_len = sz - block_header_skip; /* total size of dest
+							    buffer. */
+		uLongf src_len = block->len - block_header_skip;
+		/* Log blocks specify the *uncompressed* size in their header.
+		 */
+		uint8_t *uncompressed = reftable_malloc(sz);
+
+		/* Copy over the block header verbatim. It's not compressed. */
+		memcpy(uncompressed, block->data, block_header_skip);
+
+		/* Uncompress */
+		if (Z_OK !=
+		    uncompress2(uncompressed + block_header_skip, &dst_len,
+				block->data + block_header_skip, &src_len)) {
+			reftable_free(uncompressed);
+			return REFTABLE_ZLIB_ERROR;
+		}
+
+		if (dst_len + block_header_skip != sz)
+			return REFTABLE_FORMAT_ERROR;
+
+		/* We're done with the input data. */
+		reftable_block_done(block);
+		block->data = uncompressed;
+		block->len = sz;
+		block->source = malloc_block_source();
+		full_block_size = src_len + block_header_skip;
+	} else if (full_block_size == 0) {
+		full_block_size = sz;
+	} else if (sz < full_block_size && sz < block->len &&
+		   block->data[sz] != 0) {
+		/* If the block is smaller than the full block size, it is
+		   padded (data followed by '\0') or the next block is
+		   unaligned. */
+		full_block_size = sz;
+	}
+
+	restart_count = get_be16(block->data + sz - 2);
+	restart_start = sz - 2 - 3 * restart_count;
+	restart_bytes = block->data + restart_start;
+
+	/* transfer ownership. */
+	br->block = *block;
+	block->data = NULL;
+	block->len = 0;
+
+	br->hash_size = hash_size;
+	br->block_len = restart_start;
+	br->full_block_size = full_block_size;
+	br->header_off = header_off;
+	br->restart_count = restart_count;
+	br->restart_bytes = restart_bytes;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static uint32_t block_reader_restart_offset(struct block_reader *br, int i)
+{
+	return get_be24(br->restart_bytes + 3 * i);
+}
+
+void block_reader_start(struct block_reader *br, struct block_iter *it)
+{
+	it->br = br;
+	strbuf_reset(&it->last_key);
+	it->next_off = br->header_off + 4;
+}
+
+struct restart_find_args {
+	int error;
+	struct strbuf key;
+	struct block_reader *r;
+};
+
+static int restart_key_less(size_t idx, void *args)
+{
+	struct restart_find_args *a = args;
+	uint32_t off = block_reader_restart_offset(a->r, idx);
+	struct string_view in = {
+		.buf = a->r->block.data + off,
+		.len = a->r->block_len - off,
+	};
+
+	/* the restart key is verbatim in the block, so this could avoid the
+	   alloc for decoding the key */
+	struct strbuf rkey = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf last_key = STRBUF_INIT;
+	uint8_t unused_extra;
+	int n = reftable_decode_key(&rkey, &unused_extra, last_key, in);
+	int result;
+	if (n < 0) {
+		a->error = 1;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	result = strbuf_cmp(&a->key, &rkey);
+	strbuf_release(&rkey);
+	return result;
+}
+
+void block_iter_copy_from(struct block_iter *dest, struct block_iter *src)
+{
+	dest->br = src->br;
+	dest->next_off = src->next_off;
+	strbuf_reset(&dest->last_key);
+	strbuf_addbuf(&dest->last_key, &src->last_key);
+}
+
+int block_iter_next(struct block_iter *it, struct reftable_record *rec)
+{
+	struct string_view in = {
+		.buf = it->br->block.data + it->next_off,
+		.len = it->br->block_len - it->next_off,
+	};
+	struct string_view start = in;
+	struct strbuf key = STRBUF_INIT;
+	uint8_t extra = 0;
+	int n = 0;
+
+	if (it->next_off >= it->br->block_len)
+		return 1;
+
+	n = reftable_decode_key(&key, &extra, it->last_key, in);
+	if (n < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	string_view_consume(&in, n);
+	n = reftable_record_decode(rec, key, extra, in, it->br->hash_size);
+	if (n < 0)
+		return -1;
+	string_view_consume(&in, n);
+
+	strbuf_reset(&it->last_key);
+	strbuf_addbuf(&it->last_key, &key);
+	it->next_off += start.len - in.len;
+	strbuf_release(&key);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int block_reader_first_key(struct block_reader *br, struct strbuf *key)
+{
+	struct strbuf empty = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int off = br->header_off + 4;
+	struct string_view in = {
+		.buf = br->block.data + off,
+		.len = br->block_len - off,
+	};
+
+	uint8_t extra = 0;
+	int n = reftable_decode_key(key, &extra, empty, in);
+	if (n < 0)
+		return n;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int block_iter_seek(struct block_iter *it, struct strbuf *want)
+{
+	return block_reader_seek(it->br, it, want);
+}
+
+void block_iter_close(struct block_iter *it)
+{
+	strbuf_release(&it->last_key);
+}
+
+int block_reader_seek(struct block_reader *br, struct block_iter *it,
+		      struct strbuf *want)
+{
+	struct restart_find_args args = {
+		.key = *want,
+		.r = br,
+	};
+	struct reftable_record rec = reftable_new_record(block_reader_type(br));
+	struct strbuf key = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int err = 0;
+	struct block_iter next = {
+		.last_key = STRBUF_INIT,
+	};
+
+	int i = binsearch(br->restart_count, &restart_key_less, &args);
+	if (args.error) {
+		err = REFTABLE_FORMAT_ERROR;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	it->br = br;
+	if (i > 0) {
+		i--;
+		it->next_off = block_reader_restart_offset(br, i);
+	} else {
+		it->next_off = br->header_off + 4;
+	}
+
+	/* We're looking for the last entry less/equal than the wanted key, so
+	   we have to go one entry too far and then back up.
+	*/
+	while (1) {
+		block_iter_copy_from(&next, it);
+		err = block_iter_next(&next, &rec);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto done;
+
+		reftable_record_key(&rec, &key);
+		if (err > 0 || strbuf_cmp(&key, want) >= 0) {
+			err = 0;
+			goto done;
+		}
+
+		block_iter_copy_from(it, &next);
+	}
+
+done:
+	strbuf_release(&key);
+	strbuf_release(&next.last_key);
+	reftable_record_destroy(&rec);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+void block_writer_release(struct block_writer *bw)
+{
+	FREE_AND_NULL(bw->restarts);
+	strbuf_release(&bw->last_key);
+	/* the block is not owned. */
+}
+
+void reftable_block_done(struct reftable_block *blockp)
+{
+	struct reftable_block_source source = blockp->source;
+	if (blockp && source.ops)
+		source.ops->return_block(source.arg, blockp);
+	blockp->data = NULL;
+	blockp->len = 0;
+	blockp->source.ops = NULL;
+	blockp->source.arg = NULL;
+}
diff --git a/reftable/block.h b/reftable/block.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e207706a644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reftable/block.h
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2020 Google LLC
+
+Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
+https://developers.google.com/open-source/licenses/bsd
+*/
+
+#ifndef BLOCK_H
+#define BLOCK_H
+
+#include "basics.h"
+#include "record.h"
+#include "reftable-blocksource.h"
+
+/*
+ * Writes reftable blocks. The block_writer is reused across blocks to minimize
+ * allocation overhead.
+ */
+struct block_writer {
+	uint8_t *buf;
+	uint32_t block_size;
+
+	/* Offset ofof the global header. Nonzero in the first block only. */
+	uint32_t header_off;
+
+	/* How often to restart keys. */
+	int restart_interval;
+	int hash_size;
+
+	/* Offset of next uint8_t to write. */
+	uint32_t next;
+	uint32_t *restarts;
+	uint32_t restart_len;
+	uint32_t restart_cap;
+
+	struct strbuf last_key;
+	int entries;
+};
+
+/*
+ * initializes the blockwriter to write `typ` entries, using `buf` as temporary
+ * storage. `buf` is not owned by the block_writer. */
+void block_writer_init(struct block_writer *bw, uint8_t typ, uint8_t *buf,
+		       uint32_t block_size, uint32_t header_off, int hash_size);
+
+/* returns the block type (eg. 'r' for ref records. */
+uint8_t block_writer_type(struct block_writer *bw);
+
+/* appends the record, or -1 if it doesn't fit. */
+int block_writer_add(struct block_writer *w, struct reftable_record *rec);
+
+/* appends the key restarts, and compress the block if necessary. */
+int block_writer_finish(struct block_writer *w);
+
+/* clears out internally allocated block_writer members. */
+void block_writer_release(struct block_writer *bw);
+
+/* Read a block. */
+struct block_reader {
+	/* offset of the block header; nonzero for the first block in a
+	 * reftable. */
+	uint32_t header_off;
+
+	/* the memory block */
+	struct reftable_block block;
+	int hash_size;
+
+	/* size of the data, excluding restart data. */
+	uint32_t block_len;
+	uint8_t *restart_bytes;
+	uint16_t restart_count;
+
+	/* size of the data in the file. For log blocks, this is the compressed
+	 * size. */
+	uint32_t full_block_size;
+};
+
+/* Iterate over entries in a block */
+struct block_iter {
+	/* offset within the block of the next entry to read. */
+	uint32_t next_off;
+	struct block_reader *br;
+
+	/* key for last entry we read. */
+	struct strbuf last_key;
+};
+
+/* initializes a block reader. */
+int block_reader_init(struct block_reader *br, struct reftable_block *bl,
+		      uint32_t header_off, uint32_t table_block_size,
+		      int hash_size);
+
+/* Position `it` at start of the block */
+void block_reader_start(struct block_reader *br, struct block_iter *it);
+
+/* Position `it` to the `want` key in the block */
+int block_reader_seek(struct block_reader *br, struct block_iter *it,
+		      struct strbuf *want);
+
+/* Returns the block type (eg. 'r' for refs) */
+uint8_t block_reader_type(struct block_reader *r);
+
+/* Decodes the first key in the block */
+int block_reader_first_key(struct block_reader *br, struct strbuf *key);
+
+void block_iter_copy_from(struct block_iter *dest, struct block_iter *src);
+
+/* return < 0 for error, 0 for OK, > 0 for EOF. */
+int block_iter_next(struct block_iter *it, struct reftable_record *rec);
+
+/* Seek to `want` with in the block pointed to by `it` */
+int block_iter_seek(struct block_iter *it, struct strbuf *want);
+
+/* deallocate memory for `it`. The block reader and its block is left intact. */
+void block_iter_close(struct block_iter *it);
+
+/* size of file header, depending on format version */
+int header_size(int version);
+
+/* size of file footer, depending on format version */
+int footer_size(int version);
+
+/* returns a block to its source. */
+void reftable_block_done(struct reftable_block *ret);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/reftable/block_test.c b/reftable/block_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b3ea262dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reftable/block_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2020 Google LLC
+
+Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
+https://developers.google.com/open-source/licenses/bsd
+*/
+
+#include "block.h"
+
+#include "system.h"
+#include "blocksource.h"
+#include "basics.h"
+#include "constants.h"
+#include "record.h"
+#include "test_framework.h"
+#include "reftable-tests.h"
+
+static void test_block_read_write(void)
+{
+	const int header_off = 21; /* random */
+	char *names[30];
+	const int N = ARRAY_SIZE(names);
+	const int block_size = 1024;
+	struct reftable_block block = { NULL };
+	struct block_writer bw = {
+		.last_key = STRBUF_INIT,
+	};
+	struct reftable_ref_record ref = { NULL };
+	struct reftable_record rec = { NULL };
+	int i = 0;
+	int n;
+	struct block_reader br = { 0 };
+	struct block_iter it = { .last_key = STRBUF_INIT };
+	int j = 0;
+	struct strbuf want = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	block.data = reftable_calloc(block_size);
+	block.len = block_size;
+	block.source = malloc_block_source();
+	block_writer_init(&bw, BLOCK_TYPE_REF, block.data, block_size,
+			  header_off, hash_size(GIT_SHA1_FORMAT_ID));
+	reftable_record_from_ref(&rec, &ref);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < N; i++) {
+		char name[100];
+		uint8_t hash[GIT_SHA1_RAWSZ];
+		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "branch%02d", i);
+		memset(hash, i, sizeof(hash));
+
+		ref.refname = name;
+		ref.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_VAL1;
+		ref.value.val1 = hash;
+
+		names[i] = xstrdup(name);
+		n = block_writer_add(&bw, &rec);
+		ref.refname = NULL;
+		ref.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_DELETION;
+		EXPECT(n == 0);
+	}
+
+	n = block_writer_finish(&bw);
+	EXPECT(n > 0);
+
+	block_writer_release(&bw);
+
+	block_reader_init(&br, &block, header_off, block_size, GIT_SHA1_RAWSZ);
+
+	block_reader_start(&br, &it);
+
+	while (1) {
+		int r = block_iter_next(&it, &rec);
+		EXPECT(r >= 0);
+		if (r > 0) {
+			break;
+		}
+		EXPECT_STREQ(names[j], ref.refname);
+		j++;
+	}
+
+	reftable_record_release(&rec);
+	block_iter_close(&it);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < N; i++) {
+		struct block_iter it = { .last_key = STRBUF_INIT };
+		strbuf_reset(&want);
+		strbuf_addstr(&want, names[i]);
+
+		n = block_reader_seek(&br, &it, &want);
+		EXPECT(n == 0);
+
+		n = block_iter_next(&it, &rec);
+		EXPECT(n == 0);
+
+		EXPECT_STREQ(names[i], ref.refname);
+
+		want.len--;
+		n = block_reader_seek(&br, &it, &want);
+		EXPECT(n == 0);
+
+		n = block_iter_next(&it, &rec);
+		EXPECT(n == 0);
+		EXPECT_STREQ(names[10 * (i / 10)], ref.refname);
+
+		block_iter_close(&it);
+	}
+
+	reftable_record_release(&rec);
+	reftable_block_done(&br.block);
+	strbuf_release(&want);
+	for (i = 0; i < N; i++) {
+		reftable_free(names[i]);
+	}
+}
+
+int block_test_main(int argc, const char *argv[])
+{
+	RUN_TEST(test_block_read_write);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/t/helper/test-reftable.c b/t/helper/test-reftable.c
index 09d4b83ef9b..c9deeaf08c7 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-reftable.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-reftable.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 int cmd__reftable(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	basics_test_main(argc, argv);
+	block_test_main(argc, argv);
 	record_test_main(argc, argv);
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
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  1. 00/26 Support reftable ref backend for GitHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  2. 01/26 hash.h: provide constants for the hash IDsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  3. 02/26 init-db: set the_repository->hash_algo early onHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  4. 03/26 reftable: RFC: add LICENSEHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  5. 06/26 reftable: add blocksource, an abstraction for random access readsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  6. 04/26 reftable: add error related functionalityHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  7. 05/26 reftable: utility functionsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  8. 08/26 Provide zlib's uncompress2 from compat/zlib-compat.cHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  9. 07/26 reftable: (de)serialization for the polymorphic record type.Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  10. 10/26 reftable: a generic binary tree implementationHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  11. 13/26 reftable: read reftable filesHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  12. 15/26 reftable: add a heap-based priority queue for reftable recordsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  13. 09/26 reftable: reading/writing blocksHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  14. 12/26 reftable: generic interface to tablesHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  15. 14/26 reftable: reftable file level testsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  16. 11/26 reftable: write reftable filesHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  17. 19/26 reftable: add dump utilityHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  18. 17/26 reftable: implement refname validationHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  19. 16/26 reftable: add merged table viewHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  20. 20/26 refs: RFC: Reftable support for git-coreHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  21. 24/26 t1401,t2011: parameterize HEAD.lock for REFFILESHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  22. 23/26 t1301: document what needs to be done for reftableHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  23. 26/26 t7004: avoid direct filesystem accessHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  24. 25/26 t1404: annotate test cases with REFFILESHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  25. 21/26 git-prompt: prepare for reftable refs backendSZEDER Gábor via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  26. 18/26 reftable: implement stack, a mutable database of reftable files.Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  27. 22/26 Add "test-tool dump-reftable" command.Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jul 20, 2021
  28. 00/25 Support reftable ref backend for GitHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  29. 01/25 hash.h: provide constants for the hash IDsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  30. 02/25 init-db: set the_repository->hash_algo early onHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  31. 03/25 reftable: RFC: add LICENSEHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  32. 04/25 reftable: add error related functionalityHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  33. 05/25 reftable: utility functionsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  34. 06/25 reftable: add blocksource, an abstraction for random access readsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  35. 08/25 Provide zlib's uncompress2 from compat/zlib-compat.cHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  36. 07/25 reftable: (de)serialization for the polymorphic record type.Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  37. Carlo Marcelo Arenas BelónAug 16, 2021
  38. Han-Wen NienhuysAug 17, 2021
  39. 09/25 reftable: reading/writing blocksHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  40. 10/25 reftable: a generic binary tree implementationHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  41. 11/25 reftable: write reftable filesHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  42. 12/25 reftable: generic interface to tablesHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  43. 13/25 reftable: read reftable filesHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  44. 14/25 reftable: reftable file level testsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  45. 15/25 reftable: add a heap-based priority queue for reftable recordsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  46. 16/25 reftable: add merged table viewHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  47. 17/25 reftable: implement refname validationHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  48. 18/25 reftable: implement stack, a mutable database of reftable files.Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  49. 19/25 reftable: add dump utilityHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  50. 21/25 git-prompt: prepare for reftable refs backendSZEDER Gábor via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  51. 20/25 refs: RFC: Reftable support for git-coreHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  52. 22/25 Add "test-tool dump-reftable" command.Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  53. 23/25 t1301: document what needs to be done for reftableHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  54. 24/25 t1401,t2011: parameterize HEAD.lock for REFFILESHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  55. 25/25 t1404: annotate test cases with REFFILESHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 16, 2021
  56. Junio C HamanoAug 16, 2021
  57. Han-Wen NienhuysAug 17, 2021
  58. 00/25 Support reftable ref backend for GitHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  59. 01/25 hash.h: provide constants for the hash IDsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  60. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 23, 2021
  61. 06/25 reftable: add blocksource, an abstraction for random access readsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  62. 08/25 Provide zlib's uncompress2 from compat/zlib-compat.cHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  63. Philip OakleyAug 18, 2021
  64. Han-Wen NienhuysAug 18, 2021
  65. Philip OakleyAug 18, 2021
  66. 09/25 reftable: reading/writing blocksHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  67. 05/25 reftable: utility functionsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  68. 03/25 reftable: RFC: add LICENSEHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  69. 04/25 reftable: add error related functionalityHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  70. 12/25 reftable: generic interface to tablesHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  71. 07/25 reftable: (de)serialization for the polymorphic record type.Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  72. 11/25 reftable: write reftable filesHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  73. 10/25 reftable: a generic binary tree implementationHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  74. 21/25 git-prompt: prepare for reftable refs backendSZEDER Gábor via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  75. 20/25 refs: RFC: Reftable support for git-coreHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  76. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 23, 2021
  77. Han-Wen NienhuysAug 30, 2021
  78. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 30, 2021
  79. 19/25 reftable: add dump utilityHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  80. 15/25 reftable: add a heap-based priority queue for reftable recordsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  81. 13/25 reftable: read reftable filesHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  82. 25/25 t1404: annotate test cases with REFFILESHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  83. 16/25 reftable: add merged table viewHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  84. 18/25 reftable: implement stack, a mutable database of reftable files.Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  85. 24/25 t1401,t2011: parameterize HEAD.lock for REFFILESHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  86. 22/25 Add "test-tool dump-reftable" command.Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  87. 17/25 reftable: implement refname validationHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  88. 23/25 t1301: document what needs to be done for reftableHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  89. 14/25 reftable: reftable file level testsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  90. 02/25 init-db: set the_repository->hash_algo early onHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Aug 17, 2021
  91. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 23, 2021
  92. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 26, 2021
  93. 00/28 Support reftable ref backend for GitÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  94. 01/28 hash.h: provide constants for the hash IDsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  95. 02/28 init-db: set the_repository->hash_algo early onÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  96. 03/28 reftable: RFC: add LICENSEÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  97. 04/28 reftable: add error related functionalityÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  98. 05/28 reftable: utility functionsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  99. 06/28 reftable: add blocksource, an abstraction for random access readsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  100. 07/28 reftable: (de)serialization for the polymorphic record type.Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  101. 08/28 Provide zlib's uncompress2 from compat/zlib-compat.cÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  102. 09/28 reftable: reading/writing blocksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  103. 10/28 reftable: a generic binary tree implementationÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  104. 12/28 reftable: generic interface to tablesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  105. 13/28 reftable: read reftable filesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  106. 14/28 reftable: reftable file level testsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  107. 15/28 reftable: add a heap-based priority queue for reftable recordsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  108. 16/28 reftable: add merged table viewÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  109. 17/28 reftable: implement refname validationÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  110. 19/28 reftable: add dump utilityÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  111. 18/28 reftable: implement stack, a mutable database of reftable files.Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  112. Junio C HamanoAug 27, 2021
  113. reftable: fixup for broken __FUNCTION__ useÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 27, 2021
  114. Carlo ArenasAug 27, 2021
  115. Han-Wen NienhuysAug 30, 2021
  116. 21/28 git-prompt: prepare for reftable refs backendÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  117. 20/28 refs: RFC: Reftable support for git-coreÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  118. 22/28 Add "test-tool dump-reftable" command.Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  119. 23/28 t1301: document what needs to be done for reftableÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  120. 26/28 reftable: fixup for new base topic 1/3Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  121. 25/28 t1404: annotate test cases with REFFILESÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  122. 24/28 t1401,t2011: parameterize HEAD.lock for REFFILESÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  123. 27/28 reftable: fixup for new base topic 2/3Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  124. Han-Wen NienhuysAug 30, 2021
  125. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 30, 2021
  126. Han-Wen NienhuysAug 30, 2021
  127. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 30, 2021
  128. 28/28 reftable: fixup for new base topic 3/3Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  129. 11/28 reftable: write reftable filesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Aug 23, 2021
  130. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2021
  131. Han-Wen NienhuysAug 26, 2021
  132. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2021

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