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[PATCH v2 4/7] fetch: only populate existing_refs if needed

From
JTJonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com>
Date
Aug 11, 2020, 22:52 UTC
Message-ID
<77bc83e7f2c0a9c95e2ff31aa7a11295bbdf054c.1597184949.git.jonathantanmy@google.com>
In-Reply-To
<cover.1597184948.git.jonathantanmy@google.com>

When fetching tags, Git only writes tags that do not already exist in the client repository. This necessitates an iteration over all the refs, but fetch performs this iteration even if no tags are fetched.

This issue is more severe in a partial clone because the iteration over refs also checks that the targets of those refs are present, necessitating a lazy fetch if the target is missing.

Therefore, iterate over the refs only when necessary. The user can avoid this iteration by refraining from fetching tags, for example, by passing --no-tags as an argument. A subsequent patch will also teach Git to use "git fetch" to lazy-fetch missing objects in a partial clone, thus also making use of this change.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com>
---
 builtin/fetch.c | 13 +++++++++----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 29db219c68..6460ce3f4e 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ static struct ref *get_ref_map(struct remote *remote,
 	struct ref *orefs = NULL, **oref_tail = &orefs;
 
 	struct hashmap existing_refs;
+	int existing_refs_populated = 0;
 
 	if (rs->nr) {
 		struct refspec *fetch_refspec;
@@ -542,15 +543,18 @@ static struct ref *get_ref_map(struct remote *remote,
 
 	ref_map = ref_remove_duplicates(ref_map);
 
-	refname_hash_init(&existing_refs);
-	for_each_ref(add_one_refname, &existing_refs);
-
 	for (rm = ref_map; rm; rm = rm->next) {
 		if (rm->peer_ref) {
 			const char *refname = rm->peer_ref->name;
 			struct refname_hash_entry *peer_item;
 			unsigned int hash = strhash(refname);
 
+			if (!existing_refs_populated) {
+				refname_hash_init(&existing_refs);
+				for_each_ref(add_one_refname, &existing_refs);
+				existing_refs_populated = 1;
+			}
+
 			peer_item = hashmap_get_entry_from_hash(&existing_refs,
 						hash, refname,
 						struct refname_hash_entry, ent);
@@ -560,7 +564,8 @@ static struct ref *get_ref_map(struct remote *remote,
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	hashmap_free_entries(&existing_refs, struct refname_hash_entry, ent);
+	if (existing_refs_populated)
+		hashmap_free_entries(&existing_refs, struct refname_hash_entry, ent);
 
 	return ref_map;
 }
-- 
2.28.0.236.gb10cc79966-goog
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  4. Jeff KingJul 25, 2020
  5. Junio C HamanoJul 25, 2020
  6. Jeff KingJul 27, 2020
  7. Jonathan TanJul 28, 2020
  8. Jeff KingJul 28, 2020
  9. Jonathan TanJul 29, 2020
  10. Jeff KingJul 29, 2020
  11. Junio C HamanoJul 29, 2020
  12. Jonathan TanJul 29, 2020
  13. 0/7 Lazy fetch with subprocessJonathan Tan, Aug 5, 2020
  14. 1/7 fetch-pack: allow NULL negotiator->add_tipJonathan Tan, Aug 5, 2020
  15. Junio C HamanoAug 5, 2020
  16. Jonathan TanAug 7, 2020
  17. 3/7 negotiator/null: add null fetch negotiatorJonathan Tan, Aug 5, 2020
  18. 2/7 fetch-pack: allow NULL negotiator->known_commonJonathan Tan, Aug 5, 2020
  19. Junio C HamanoAug 5, 2020
  20. Junio C HamanoAug 5, 2020
  21. Jonathan TanAug 7, 2020
  22. 4/7 fetch: --stdinJonathan Tan, Aug 5, 2020
  23. Junio C HamanoAug 5, 2020
  24. Jonathan TanAug 7, 2020
  25. Junio C HamanoAug 7, 2020
  26. Jonathan TanAug 7, 2020
  27. 5/7 fetch: submodule configJonathan Tan, Aug 5, 2020
  28. 7/7 promisor-remote: use subprocess to fetchJonathan Tan, Aug 5, 2020
  29. 6/7 fetch: only populate existing_refs if neededJonathan Tan, Aug 5, 2020
  30. 0/7 Lazy fetch with subprocessJonathan Tan, Aug 11, 2020
  31. 1/7 negotiator/null: add null fetch negotiatorJonathan Tan, Aug 11, 2020
  32. Derrick StoleeAug 12, 2020
  33. Junio C HamanoAug 12, 2020
  34. Jonathan TanAug 12, 2020
  35. 2/7 fetch: allow refspecs specified through stdinJonathan Tan, Aug 11, 2020
  36. 3/7 fetch: avoid reading submodule config until neededJonathan Tan, Aug 11, 2020
  37. Junio C HamanoAug 12, 2020
  38. 4/7 fetch: only populate existing_refs if neededJonathan Tan, Aug 11, 2020
  39. Junio C HamanoAug 12, 2020
  40. 5/7 fetch-pack: do not lazy-fetch during ref iterationJonathan Tan, Aug 11, 2020
  41. Junio C HamanoAug 12, 2020
  42. 6/7 promisor-remote: lazy-fetch objects in subprocessJonathan Tan, Aug 11, 2020
  43. Junio C HamanoAug 12, 2020
  44. 7/7 fetch-pack: remove no_dependents codeJonathan Tan, Aug 11, 2020
  45. Derrick StoleeAug 12, 2020
  46. 0/7 Lazy fetch with subprocessJonathan Tan, Aug 18, 2020
  47. 1/7 negotiator/noop: add noop fetch negotiatorJonathan Tan, Aug 18, 2020
  48. 2/7 fetch: allow refspecs specified through stdinJonathan Tan, Aug 18, 2020
  49. 4/7 fetch: only populate existing_refs if neededJonathan Tan, Aug 18, 2020
  50. 5/7 fetch-pack: do not lazy-fetch during ref iterationJonathan Tan, Aug 18, 2020
  51. 3/7 fetch: avoid reading submodule config until neededJonathan Tan, Aug 18, 2020
  52. 6/7 promisor-remote: lazy-fetch objects in subprocessJonathan Tan, Aug 18, 2020
  53. 7/7 fetch-pack: remove no_dependents codeJonathan Tan, Aug 18, 2020
  54. Junio C HamanoAug 18, 2020
  55. Junio C HamanoAug 18, 2020
  56. fixup! promisor-remote: lazy-fetch objects in subprocessJonathan Tan, Aug 18, 2020
  57. Junio C HamanoAug 18, 2020

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