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Re: [PATCH v2 04/12] refs: implement simple transactions for the packed-refs file

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jun 20, 2013, 18:36 UTC
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Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu> writes:
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> On 06/20/2013 07:11 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> Perhaps I am missing something from the previous discussions, but I
>> am having trouble understanding the "main packed ref cache" part of
>> the above.  "main" as opposed to...?
>
> "main" as opposed to "submodule".
I see.
> No, the scenario would be that a git process wants to change a reference
> in a submodule directly, as opposed to starting another git process
> within the submodule, as I believe is done now.  Maybe it's too
> far-fetched even to consider...

Perhaps. But the "singleton lock because we only handle main packed ref cache" does not prevent us from doing so later, so I think v3 is OK.

Thanks.
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Message 13 of 24 in “Fix some reference-related races”
  1. 00/12 Fix some reference-related racesMichael Haggerty, Jun 19, 2013
  2. 01/12 repack_without_ref(): split list curation and entry writingMichael Haggerty, Jun 19, 2013
  3. 02/12 pack_refs(): split creation of packed refs and entry writingMichael Haggerty, Jun 19, 2013
  4. 03/12 refs: wrap the packed refs cache in a level of indirectionMichael Haggerty, Jun 19, 2013
  5. 04/12 refs: implement simple transactions for the packed-refs fileMichael Haggerty, Jun 19, 2013
  6. Junio C HamanoJun 19, 2013
  7. Michael HaggertyJun 20, 2013
  8. Jeff KingJun 20, 2013
  9. Michael HaggertyJun 20, 2013
  10. Jeff KingJun 20, 2013
  11. Junio C HamanoJun 20, 2013
  12. Michael HaggertyJun 20, 2013
  13. Junio C HamanoJun 20, 2013
  14. 05/12 refs: manage lifetime of packed refs cache via reference countingMichael Haggerty, Jun 19, 2013
  15. 06/12 do_for_each_entry(): increment the packed refs cache refcountMichael Haggerty, Jun 19, 2013
  16. 07/12 packed_ref_cache: increment refcount when lockedMichael Haggerty, Jun 19, 2013
  17. 08/12 Extract a struct stat_data from cache_entryMichael Haggerty, Jun 19, 2013
  18. 09/12 add a stat_validity structMichael Haggerty, Jun 19, 2013
  19. 10/12 get_packed_ref_cache: reload packed-refs file when it changesMichael Haggerty, Jun 19, 2013
  20. 11/12 for_each_ref: load all loose refs before packed refsMichael Haggerty, Jun 19, 2013
  21. 12/12 refs: do not invalidate the packed-refs cache unnecessarilyMichael Haggerty, Jun 19, 2013
  22. Jeff KingJun 19, 2013
  23. Michael HaggertyJun 20, 2013
  24. Jeff KingJun 20, 2013

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