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Re: [PATCH 5/5] maintenance: allow custom refspecs during prefetch

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 7, 2021, 13:47 UTC
Message-ID
<87ft02jjfq.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com>
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<7f6c127dac48409ddc8d30ad236182bee21c1957.1617627856.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
On Mon, Apr 05 2021, Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget wrote:
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> This changes the names of the refs that would be fetched by the default
> refspec. Instead of "refs/prefetch/<remote>/<branch>" they will now go
> to "refs/prefetch/remotes/<remote>/<branch>". While this is a change, it
> is not a seriously breaking one: these refs are intended to be hidden
> and not used.

Not "a seriously breaking one" just because we'll assume nobody had a remote they'd named "remotes" and they'll need to manually clean that mess up (if needed), or ...?

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> [...]
>  	objects from all registered remotes. For each remote, a `git fetch`
>  	command is run. The refmap is custom to avoid updating local or remote
>  	branches (those in `refs/heads` or `refs/remotes`). Instead, the
> -	remote refs are stored in `refs/prefetch/<remote>/`. Also, tags are
> -	not updated.
> +	refs are stored in `refs/prefetch/`. Also, tags are not updated.
So, "tags are not updated", but:
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>  
> -	strvec_pushf(&child.args, "+refs/heads/*:refs/prefetch/%s/*", remote->name);
> +	for (i = 0; i < remote->fetch.nr; i++) {
> +		struct refspec_item replace;
> +		struct refspec_item *rsi = &remote->fetch.items[i];
> +		struct strbuf new_dst = STRBUF_INIT;
> +		size_t ignore_len = 0;
> +
> +		if (rsi->negative) {
> +			strvec_push(&child.args, remote->fetch.raw[i]);
> +			continue;
> +		}
> +
> +		refspec_item_init(&replace, remote->fetch.raw[i], 1);
> +
> +		/*
> +		 * If a refspec dst starts with "refs/" at the start,
> +		 * then we will replace "refs/" with "refs/prefetch/".
> +		 * Otherwise, we will prepend the dst string with
> +		 * "refs/prefetch/".
> +		 */
> +		if (!strncmp(replace.dst, "refs/", 5))
> +			ignore_len = 5;
> +
> +		strbuf_addstr(&new_dst, "refs/prefetch/");
> +		strbuf_addstr(&new_dst, replace.dst + ignore_len);
> +		free(replace.dst);
> +		replace.dst = strbuf_detach(&new_dst, NULL);
> +
> +		strvec_push(&child.args, refspec_item_format(&replace));
> +
> +		refspec_item_clear(&replace);
> +	}

Isn't a blanket replacement of refs/heads/* with refs/* going to change that? I haven't tested this so maybe it still doesn't work, but:

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>  	GIT_TRACE2_EVENT="$(pwd)/run-prefetch.txt" git maintenance run --task=prefetch 2>/dev/null &&
>  	fetchargs="--prune --no-tags --no-write-fetch-head --recurse-submodules=no --refmap= --quiet" &&
> -	test_subcommand git fetch remote1 $fetchargs +refs/heads/*:refs/prefetch/remote1/* <run-prefetch.txt &&
> -	test_subcommand git fetch remote2 $fetchargs +refs/heads/*:refs/prefetch/remote2/* <run-prefetch.txt &&
> +	test_subcommand git fetch remote1 $fetchargs +refs/heads/*:refs/prefetch/remotes/remote1/* <run-prefetch.txt &&
> +	test_subcommand git fetch remote2 $fetchargs +refs/heads/*:refs/prefetch/remotes/remote2/* <run-prefetch.txt &&
> [...]
>
> +	fetchargs="--prune --no-tags --no-write-fetch-head --recurse-submodules=no --refmap= --quiet" &&

It seems we should at least have a test for the case of having a refspec that pulls down tags.

I suspect that we could document this as an absolute before, as refs/heads/* is the only namespace that'll refuse tags, but now that we fetch refs/<whatever> that'll no longer be the case.

I'd think that this new behavior (if I'm right) is a feature, but that we need to update the docs/tests appropriately.

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  1. 0/5 Maintenance: adapt custom refspecsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 5, 2021
  2. 2/5 test-lib: use exact match for test_subcommandDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 5, 2021
  3. Eric SunshineApr 5, 2021
  4. Junio C HamanoApr 5, 2021
  5. 1/5 maintenance: simplify prefetch logicDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 5, 2021
  6. Tom SaegerApr 5, 2021
  7. 3/5 refspec: output a refspec itemDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 5, 2021
  8. Tom SaegerApr 5, 2021
  9. Eric SunshineApr 5, 2021
  10. Junio C HamanoApr 5, 2021
  11. Derrick StoleeApr 6, 2021
  12. Eric SunshineApr 6, 2021
  13. Derrick StoleeApr 6, 2021
  14. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 7, 2021
  15. Derrick StoleeApr 7, 2021
  16. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 7, 2021
  17. Junio C HamanoApr 7, 2021
  18. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 7, 2021
  19. Junio C HamanoApr 8, 2021
  20. 4/5 test-tool: test refspec input/outputDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 5, 2021
  21. Eric SunshineApr 5, 2021
  22. Derrick StoleeApr 6, 2021
  23. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 7, 2021
  24. 5/5 maintenance: allow custom refspecs during prefetchDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 5, 2021
  25. Tom SaegerApr 5, 2021
  26. Derrick StoleeApr 6, 2021
  27. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 7, 2021
  28. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 7, 2021
  29. Derrick StoleeApr 9, 2021
  30. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 9, 2021
  31. Derrick StoleeApr 10, 2021
  32. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 10, 2021
  33. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 7, 2021
  34. 0/5 Maintenance: adapt custom refspecsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 6, 2021
  35. 1/5 maintenance: simplify prefetch logicDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 6, 2021
  36. Emily ShafferApr 7, 2021
  37. Derrick StoleeApr 9, 2021
  38. 2/5 test-lib: use exact match for test_subcommandDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 6, 2021
  39. 4/5 test-tool: test refspec input/outputDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 6, 2021
  40. Josh SteadmonApr 7, 2021
  41. Emily ShafferApr 7, 2021
  42. 3/5 refspec: output a refspec itemDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 6, 2021
  43. 5/5 maintenance: allow custom refspecs during prefetchDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 6, 2021
  44. Tom SaegerApr 6, 2021
  45. Derrick StoleeApr 6, 2021
  46. Josh SteadmonApr 7, 2021
  47. Emily ShafferApr 7, 2021
  48. Jonathan TanApr 8, 2021
  49. 0/3 Maintenance: adapt custom refspecsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 10, 2021
  50. 2/3 fetch: add --prefetch optionDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 10, 2021
  51. Ramsay JonesApr 11, 2021
  52. Derrick StoleeApr 12, 2021
  53. 3/3 maintenance: use 'git fetch --prefetch'Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 10, 2021
  54. 1/3 maintenance: simplify prefetch logicDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 10, 2021
  55. Tom SaegerApr 12, 2021
  56. Derrick StoleeApr 12, 2021
  57. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2021
  58. Tom SaegerApr 12, 2021
  59. Tom SaegerApr 12, 2021
  60. Tom SaegerApr 12, 2021
  61. Derrick StoleeApr 12, 2021
  62. 0/4 Maintenance: adapt custom refspecsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 16, 2021
  63. 1/4 maintenance: simplify prefetch logicDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 16, 2021
  64. Tom SaegerApr 16, 2021
  65. 2/4 fetch: add --prefetch optionDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 16, 2021
  66. Tom SaegerApr 16, 2021
  67. Tom SaegerApr 16, 2021
  68. 3/4 maintenance: use 'git fetch --prefetch'Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 16, 2021
  69. 4/4 maintenance: respect remote.*.skipFetchAllDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Apr 16, 2021
  70. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 16, 2021
  71. Tom SaegerApr 16, 2021
  72. Tom SaegerApr 16, 2021

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