Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] submodule: use the submodule repository to abbreviate commits
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- Srujith Poojary <poojarysrujith@gmail.com>
- Date
- Nov 2, 2026, 19:49 UTC
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- <CABh_KWhHP0bxE0PAGvn-1=DNSoLUCmr_Aq6n-p3wC+VFXkCjZA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Nov 3, 2026 at 1:10 AM Srujith A Poojary via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> wrote:
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> From: Srujith A Poojary <poojarysrujith@gmail.com>
>
> The commit IDs shown in a submodule diff header belong to the
> submodule's object database. However, strbuf_add_unique_abbrev()
> uses the_repository, so it checks the superproject's object
> database when abbreviating those IDs.
>
> Use the submodule repository when it is available, and fall back
> to the repository from the diff options when it is not.
>
> Signed-off-by: Srujith A Poojary <poojarysrujith@gmail.com>
> ---
> submodule.c | 5 +++--
> t/t4041-diff-submodule-option.sh | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
> index 6fcb606f7e..1302c11ddf 100644
> --- a/submodule.c
> +++ b/submodule.c
> @@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ static void show_submodule_header(struct diff_options *o,
> struct commit **left, struct commit **right,
> struct commit_list **merge_bases)
> {
> + struct repository *repo = sub ? sub : o->repo;
> const char *message = NULL;
> struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
> int fast_forward = 0, fast_backward = 0;
> @@ -599,9 +600,9 @@ static void show_submodule_header(struct diff_options *o,
>
> output_header:
> strbuf_addf(&sb, "Submodule %s ", path);
> - strbuf_add_unique_abbrev(&sb, one, DEFAULT_ABBREV);
> + strbuf_repo_add_unique_abbrev(&sb, repo, one, DEFAULT_ABBREV);
> strbuf_addstr(&sb, (fast_backward || fast_forward) ? ".." : "...");
> - strbuf_add_unique_abbrev(&sb, two, DEFAULT_ABBREV);
> + strbuf_repo_add_unique_abbrev(&sb, repo, two, DEFAULT_ABBREV);
> if (message)
> strbuf_addf(&sb, " %s\n", message);
> else
> diff --git a/t/t4041-diff-submodule-option.sh b/t/t4041-diff-submodule-option.sh
> index 4dd4954260..e80472af32 100755
> --- a/t/t4041-diff-submodule-option.sh
> +++ b/t/t4041-diff-submodule-option.sh
> @@ -14,6 +14,24 @@ export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME
>
> . ./test-lib.sh
>
> +test_expect_success SHA1 'submodule commit abbreviation uses submodule object database' '
> + test_when_finished "rm -rf collision-super" &&
> + git init -q collision-super &&
> + git init -q collision-super/sm1 &&
> + printf "0\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n\nb1rwzyc3\n" >collision-super/sm1/a0blgqsjc &&
> + git -C collision-super/sm1 add a0blgqsjc &&
> + tree=$(git -C collision-super/sm1 write-tree) &&
> + commit1=$(GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="1112911993 -0700" GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="1112911993 -0700" git -C collision-super/sm1 commit-tree "$tree" -m a2onsxbvj) &&
> + commit2=$(printf "child\n" | GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="1112912053 -0700" GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="1112912053 -0700" git -C collision-super/sm1 commit-tree "$tree" -p "$commit1") &&
> + git -C collision-super/sm1 checkout -q "$commit2" &&
> + git -C collision-super update-index --add --cacheinfo 160000,"$commit1",sm1 &&
> + git -C collision-super commit -q -m "Add submodule" &&
> + git -C collision-super diff --submodule=log >actual &&
> + printf "Submodule sm1 0000000000e..%s:\n > child\n" \
> + "$(git -C collision-super/sm1 rev-parse --short "$commit2")" >expected &&
> + test_cmp expected actual
> +'
> +
> # Test non-UTF-8 encoding in case iconv is available.
> if test_have_prereq ICONV
> then
> --
> gitgitgadget
>Hi Junio,
Thanks for the suggestion.
I've updated the t4041 test to use `test_oid_cache` with separate expected abbreviations for SHA-1 and SHA-256. I've also removed the SHA1-only prerequisite so that the test runs with both hash algorithms.
I tested the updated test script using both configurations:
- SHA-1: all 48 tests passed. - SHA-256: all 48 tests passed.
I've updated the commit message, added the Signed-off-by trailer, and submitted the revised v4 patch series.
The updated patch series is available here: https://lore.kernel.org/git/pull.2288.v4.git.1793648490.gitgitgadget@gmail.com/
Thanks for the suggestion and review.
Regards, Srujith