Re: [PATCH v2 04/14] dir: select directories correctly

>
> From: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>
>
> When matching a path against a list of patterns, the ones that require a
> directory match previously did not work when a filename is specified.
> This was fine when all pattern-matching was done within methods such as
> unpack_trees() that check a directory before recursing into the
> contained files. However, other commands will start matching individual
> files against pattern lists without that recursive approach.
>
> We modify path_matches_dir_pattern() to take a strbuf 'path_parent' that
> is used to store the parent directory of 'pathname' between multiple
> pattern matching tests. This is loaded lazily, only on the first pattern
> it finds that has the PATTERN_FLAG_MUSTBEDIR flag.
>
> If we find that a path has a parent directory, we start by checking to
> see if that parent directory matches the pattern. If so, then we do not
> need to query the index for the type (which can be expensive). If we
> find that the parent does not match, then we still must check the type
> from the index for the given pathname.
>
> Note that this does not affect cone mode pattern matching, but instead
> the more general -- and slower -- full pattern set. Thus, this does not
> affect the sparse index.
>
> Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>
> ---
>  dir.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
> index 652135df896..fe5ee87bb5f 100644
> --- a/dir.c
> +++ b/dir.c
> @@ -1305,10 +1305,38 @@ int match_pathname(const char *pathname, int pathlen,
>
>  static int path_matches_dir_pattern(const char *pathname,
>                                     int pathlen,
> +                                   struct strbuf *path_parent,
>                                     int *dtype,
>                                     struct path_pattern *pattern,
>                                     struct index_state *istate)
>  {
> +       /*
> +        * Use 'alloc' as an indicator that the string has not been
> +        * initialized, in case the parent is the root directory.
> +        */
> +       if (!path_parent->alloc) {
> +               char *slash;
> +               strbuf_addstr(path_parent, pathname);
> +               slash = find_last_dir_sep(path_parent->buf);
> +
> +               if (slash)
> +                       *slash = '\0';

> +               else
> +                       strbuf_setlen(path_parent, 0);
> +       }
> +
> +       /*
> +        * If the parent directory matches the pattern, then we do not
> +        * need to check for dtype.
> +        */
> +       if (path_parent->len &&
> +           match_pathname(path_parent->buf, path_parent->len,
> +                          pattern->base,
> +                          pattern->baselen ? pattern->baselen - 1 : 0,
> +                          pattern->pattern, pattern->nowildcardlen,
> +                          pattern->patternlen, pattern->flags))
> +               return 1;
> +
>         *dtype = resolve_dtype(*dtype, istate, pathname, pathlen);
>         if (*dtype != DT_DIR)
>                 return 0;
> @@ -1331,6 +1359,7 @@ static struct path_pattern *last_matching_pattern_from_list(const char *pathname
>  {
>         struct path_pattern *res = NULL; /* undecided */
>         int i;
> +       struct strbuf path_parent = STRBUF_INIT;
>
>         if (!pl->nr)
>                 return NULL;    /* undefined */
> @@ -1340,8 +1369,8 @@ static struct path_pattern *last_matching_pattern_from_list(const char *pathname
>                 const char *exclude = pattern->pattern;
>                 int prefix = pattern->nowildcardlen;
>
> -               if ((pattern->flags & PATTERN_FLAG_MUSTBEDIR) &&
> -                   !path_matches_dir_pattern(pathname, pathlen,
> +               if (pattern->flags & PATTERN_FLAG_MUSTBEDIR &&
> +                   !path_matches_dir_pattern(pathname, pathlen, &path_parent,
>                                               dtype, pattern, istate))
>                         continue;
>
> @@ -1367,6 +1396,7 @@ static struct path_pattern *last_matching_pattern_from_list(const char *pathname
>                         break;
>                 }
>         }
> +       strbuf_release(&path_parent);
>         return res;
>  }
>
> --
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