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Re: [PATCH 12/16] packfile: introduce function to load and add packfiles

From
Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 20, 2025, 13:41 UTC
Message-ID
<CAOLa=ZQ7MXCRbLk1S53urSxE8CmLza17684Yg2S6rhOSo+tyTA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20250819-b4-pks-packfiles-store-v1-12-1660842e125a@pks.im>
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:
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> We have a recurring pattern where we essentially perform an upsert of a
> packfile in case it isn't yet known by the packfile store. The logic to
> do so is non-trivial as we have to reconstruct the packfile's key, check
> the map of packfiles, then create the new packfile and finally add it to
> the store.
>

I was just thinking about this in the previous patch and how it seemed weird that the midx.c file was checking and adding a packfile, so good to see this.

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> Introduce a new function that does this dance for us. Refactor callsites
> to use it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
> ---
>  builtin/fast-import.c |  4 ++--
>  builtin/index-pack.c  | 10 +++-------
>  midx.c                | 18 ++----------------
>  packfile.c            | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
>  packfile.h            |  8 ++++++++
>  5 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/builtin/fast-import.c b/builtin/fast-import.c
> index e9d82b31c3..a26e79689d 100644
> --- a/builtin/fast-import.c
> +++ b/builtin/fast-import.c
> @@ -897,11 +897,11 @@ static void end_packfile(void)
>  		idx_name = keep_pack(create_index());
>
>  		/* Register the packfile with core git's machinery. */
> -		new_p = add_packed_git(pack_data->repo, idx_name, strlen(idx_name), 1);
> +		new_p = packfile_store_load_pack(pack_data->repo->objects->packfiles,
> +						 idx_name, 1);
>

I assume that the 'packfile_store_load_pack' function here returns a new/existing packfile.

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>  		if (!new_p)
>  			die("core git rejected index %s", idx_name);
>  		all_packs[pack_id] = new_p;
> -		packfile_store_add_pack(the_repository->objects->packfiles, new_p);
>  		free(idx_name);
>
>  		/* Print the boundary */
> diff --git a/builtin/index-pack.c b/builtin/index-pack.c
> index ed490dfad4..2b78ba7fe4 100644
> --- a/builtin/index-pack.c
> +++ b/builtin/index-pack.c
> @@ -1640,13 +1640,9 @@ static void final(const char *final_pack_name, const char *curr_pack_name,
>  	rename_tmp_packfile(&final_index_name, curr_index_name, &index_name,
>  			    hash, "idx", 1);
>
> -	if (do_fsck_object) {
> -		struct packed_git *p;
> -		p = add_packed_git(the_repository, final_index_name,
> -				   strlen(final_index_name), 0);
> -		if (p)
> -			packfile_store_add_pack(the_repository->objects->packfiles, p);
> -	}
> +	if (do_fsck_object)
> +		packfile_store_load_pack(the_repository->objects->packfiles,
> +					 final_index_name, 0);
>
>  	if (!from_stdin) {
>  		printf("%s\n", hash_to_hex(hash));
> diff --git a/midx.c b/midx.c
> index 3cfe7884ad..d30feda019 100644
> --- a/midx.c
> +++ b/midx.c
> @@ -454,7 +454,6 @@ int prepare_midx_pack(struct repository *r, struct multi_pack_index *m,
>  		      uint32_t pack_int_id)
>  {
>  	struct strbuf pack_name = STRBUF_INIT;
> -	struct strbuf key = STRBUF_INIT;
>  	struct packed_git *p;
>
>  	pack_int_id = midx_for_pack(&m, pack_int_id);
> @@ -466,22 +465,9 @@ int prepare_midx_pack(struct repository *r, struct multi_pack_index *m,
>
>  	strbuf_addf(&pack_name, "%s/pack/%s", m->object_dir,
>  		    m->pack_names[pack_int_id]);
> -
> -	/* pack_map holds the ".pack" name, but we have the .idx */
> -	strbuf_addbuf(&key, &pack_name);
> -	strbuf_strip_suffix(&key, ".idx");
> -	strbuf_addstr(&key, ".pack");
> -	p = hashmap_get_entry_from_hash(&r->objects->packfiles->map,
> -					strhash(key.buf), key.buf,
> -					struct packed_git, packmap_ent);
> -	if (!p) {
> -		p = add_packed_git(r, pack_name.buf, pack_name.len, m->local);
> -		if (p)
> -			packfile_store_add_pack(r->objects->packfiles, p);
> -	}
> -
> +	p = packfile_store_load_pack(r->objects->packfiles,
> +				     pack_name.buf, m->local);
>  	strbuf_release(&pack_name);
> -	strbuf_release(&key);
>
>  	if (!p) {
>  		m->packs[pack_int_id] = MIDX_PACK_ERROR;
> diff --git a/packfile.c b/packfile.c
> index 8b5e6b96ce..f7916543a6 100644
> --- a/packfile.c
> +++ b/packfile.c
> @@ -793,6 +793,33 @@ void packfile_store_add_pack(struct packfile_store *store,
>  	list_add_tail(&pack->mru, &store->mru);
>  }
>
> +struct packed_git *packfile_store_load_pack(struct packfile_store *store,
> +					    const char *idx_path, int local)
> +{
> +	struct strbuf key = STRBUF_INIT;
> +	struct packed_git *p;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * We're being called with the path to the index file, but `pack_map`
> +	 * holds the path to the packfile itself.
> +	 */
> +	strbuf_addstr(&key, idx_path);
> +	strbuf_strip_suffix(&key, ".idx");
> +	strbuf_addstr(&key, ".pack");
> +
> +	p = hashmap_get_entry_from_hash(&store->map, strhash(key.buf), key.buf,
> +					struct packed_git, packmap_ent);

I was wondering from an earlier patch too, is there a reason to simply not use 'strmap' for 'packfile_store.map'?

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> +	if (!p) {
> +		p = add_packed_git(store->odb->repo, idx_path,
> +				   strlen(idx_path), local);
> +		if (p)
> +			packfile_store_add_pack(store, p);
> +	}
> +
> +	strbuf_release(&key);
> +	return p;
> +}
> +
>  void (*report_garbage)(unsigned seen_bits, const char *path);
>
>  static void report_helper(const struct string_list *list,
> @@ -892,23 +919,14 @@ static void prepare_pack(const char *full_name, size_t full_name_len,
>  			 const char *file_name, void *_data)
>  {
>  	struct prepare_pack_data *data = (struct prepare_pack_data *)_data;
> -	struct packed_git *p;
>  	size_t base_len = full_name_len;
>
>  	if (strip_suffix_mem(full_name, &base_len, ".idx") &&
>  	    !(data->m && midx_contains_pack(data->m, file_name))) {
> -		struct hashmap_entry hent;
> -		char *pack_name = xstrfmt("%.*s.pack", (int)base_len, full_name);
> -		unsigned int hash = strhash(pack_name);
> -		hashmap_entry_init(&hent, hash);
> -
> -		/* Don't reopen a pack we already have. */
> -		if (!hashmap_get(&data->r->objects->packfiles->map, &hent, pack_name)) {
> -			p = add_packed_git(data->r, full_name, full_name_len, data->local);
> -			if (p)
> -				packfile_store_add_pack(data->r->objects->packfiles, p);
> -		}
> -		free(pack_name);
> +		char *trimmed_path = xstrndup(full_name, full_name_len);
> +		packfile_store_load_pack(data->r->objects->packfiles,
> +					 trimmed_path, data->local);
> +		free(trimmed_path);
>  	}
>
>  	if (!report_garbage)
> diff --git a/packfile.h b/packfile.h
> index e751a5d93e..4971f18f51 100644
> --- a/packfile.h
> +++ b/packfile.h
> @@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ void packfile_store_reprepare(struct packfile_store *store);
>  void packfile_store_add_pack(struct packfile_store *store,
>  			     struct packed_git *pack);
>
> +/*
> + * Open the packfile and add it to the store if it isn't yet known. Returns
> + * either the newly opened packfile or the preexisting packfile. Returns a
> + * `NULL` pointer in case the packfile could not be opened.
> + */
> +struct packed_git *packfile_store_load_pack(struct packfile_store *store,
> +					    const char *idx_path, int local);
> +
This seems inline with my expectations.
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>  struct pack_window {
>  	struct pack_window *next;
>  	unsigned char *base;
>
> --
> 2.51.0.261.g7ce5a0a67e.dirty
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  1. 00/16 packfile: carve out a new packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 19, 2025
  2. 01/16 packfile: introduce a new `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 19, 2025
  3. Karthik NayakAug 19, 2025
  4. Patrick SteinhardtAug 20, 2025
  5. Junio C HamanoAug 19, 2025
  6. Patrick SteinhardtAug 20, 2025
  7. 02/16 odb: move list of packfiles into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 19, 2025
  8. 03/16 odb: move initialization bit into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 19, 2025
  9. Karthik NayakAug 19, 2025
  10. Junio C HamanoAug 19, 2025
  11. Karthik NayakAug 20, 2025
  12. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2025
  13. Documentation: note styling for bit fieldsKarthik Nayak, Aug 26, 2025
  14. Patrick SteinhardtAug 20, 2025
  15. Junio C HamanoAug 20, 2025
  16. 04/16 odb: move packfile map into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 19, 2025
  17. 05/16 odb: move MRU list of packfiles into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 19, 2025
  18. Karthik NayakAug 20, 2025
  19. Jeff KingAug 20, 2025
  20. Patrick SteinhardtAug 21, 2025
  21. 06/16 odb: move kept cache into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 19, 2025
  22. Junio C HamanoAug 19, 2025
  23. Patrick SteinhardtAug 20, 2025
  24. 07/16 packfile: reorder functions to avoid function declarationPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 19, 2025
  25. Junio C HamanoAug 19, 2025
  26. 08/16 packfile: refactor `prepare_packed_git()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 19, 2025
  27. 09/16 packfile: split up responsibilities of `reprepare_packed_git()`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 19, 2025
  28. Karthik NayakAug 20, 2025
  29. 10/16 packfile: refactor `install_packed_git()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 19, 2025
  30. 11/16 packfile: always add packfiles to MRU when adding a packPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 19, 2025
  31. Karthik NayakAug 20, 2025
  32. 12/16 packfile: introduce function to load and add packfilesPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 19, 2025
  33. Karthik NayakAug 20, 2025
  34. Patrick SteinhardtAug 21, 2025
  35. 13/16 packfile: move `get_multi_pack_index()` into "midx.c"Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 19, 2025
  36. 14/16 packfile: remove `get_packed_git()`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 19, 2025
  37. Karthik NayakAug 20, 2025
  38. Patrick SteinhardtAug 21, 2025
  39. Karthik NayakAug 20, 2025
  40. 15/16 packfile: refactor `get_all_packs()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 19, 2025
  41. Karthik NayakAug 20, 2025
  42. Patrick SteinhardtAug 21, 2025
  43. 16/16 packfile: refactor `get_packed_git_mru()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 19, 2025
  44. Junio C HamanoAug 19, 2025
  45. Karthik NayakAug 20, 2025
  46. 00/16 packfile: carve out a new packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2025
  47. 01/16 packfile: introduce a new `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2025
  48. 02/16 odb: move list of packfiles into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2025
  49. Taylor BlauAug 25, 2025
  50. Patrick SteinhardtSep 2, 2025
  51. Taylor BlauSep 2, 2025
  52. Junio C HamanoSep 2, 2025
  53. Patrick SteinhardtSep 3, 2025
  54. Taylor BlauSep 11, 2025
  55. Patrick SteinhardtSep 15, 2025
  56. 03/16 odb: move initialization bit into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2025
  57. Taylor BlauAug 26, 2025
  58. 04/16 odb: move packfile map into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2025
  59. Taylor BlauAug 26, 2025
  60. 05/16 odb: move MRU list of packfiles into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2025
  61. 06/16 odb: move kept cache into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2025
  62. Taylor BlauAug 26, 2025
  63. Patrick SteinhardtSep 2, 2025
  64. 07/16 packfile: reorder functions to avoid function declarationPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2025
  65. Taylor BlauAug 26, 2025
  66. 08/16 packfile: refactor `prepare_packed_git()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2025
  67. Taylor BlauAug 26, 2025
  68. 09/16 packfile: split up responsibilities of `reprepare_packed_git()`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2025
  69. Taylor BlauAug 26, 2025
  70. Patrick SteinhardtSep 2, 2025
  71. 10/16 packfile: refactor `install_packed_git()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2025
  72. Taylor BlauAug 26, 2025
  73. Patrick SteinhardtSep 2, 2025
  74. 11/16 packfile: always add packfiles to MRU when adding a packPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2025
  75. Taylor BlauAug 27, 2025
  76. Patrick SteinhardtSep 2, 2025
  77. 12/16 packfile: introduce function to load and add packfilesPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2025
  78. Taylor BlauAug 27, 2025
  79. 13/16 packfile: move `get_multi_pack_index()` into "midx.c"Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2025
  80. Taylor BlauAug 27, 2025
  81. 14/16 packfile: remove `get_packed_git()`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2025
  82. Taylor BlauAug 27, 2025
  83. Patrick SteinhardtSep 2, 2025
  84. Taylor BlauSep 11, 2025
  85. Patrick SteinhardtSep 15, 2025
  86. 15/16 packfile: refactor `get_all_packs()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2025
  87. Taylor BlauAug 27, 2025
  88. Patrick SteinhardtSep 2, 2025
  89. Taylor BlauSep 11, 2025
  90. Patrick SteinhardtSep 15, 2025
  91. 16/16 packfile: refactor `get_packed_git_mru()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2025
  92. 00/15 packfile: carve out a new packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 2, 2025
  93. 01/15 packfile: introduce a new `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 2, 2025
  94. Karthik NayakSep 9, 2025
  95. 02/15 odb: move list of packfiles into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 2, 2025
  96. Karthik NayakSep 9, 2025
  97. Patrick SteinhardtSep 9, 2025
  98. 03/15 odb: move initialization bit into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 2, 2025
  99. 04/15 odb: move packfile map into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 2, 2025
  100. Karthik NayakSep 9, 2025
  101. Patrick SteinhardtSep 9, 2025
  102. 05/15 odb: move MRU list of packfiles into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 2, 2025
  103. 06/15 odb: move kept cache into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 2, 2025
  104. 07/15 packfile: reorder functions to avoid function declarationPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 2, 2025
  105. 08/15 packfile: refactor `prepare_packed_git()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 2, 2025
  106. 09/15 packfile: split up responsibilities of `reprepare_packed_git()`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 2, 2025
  107. 10/15 packfile: refactor `install_packed_git()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 2, 2025
  108. 11/15 packfile: introduce function to load and add packfilesPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 2, 2025
  109. 12/15 packfile: move `get_multi_pack_index()` into "midx.c"Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 2, 2025
  110. 13/15 packfile: remove `get_packed_git()`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 2, 2025
  111. 14/15 packfile: refactor `get_all_packs()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 2, 2025
  112. 15/15 packfile: refactor `get_packed_git_mru()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 2, 2025
  113. Junio C HamanoSep 2, 2025
  114. Taylor BlauSep 11, 2025
  115. Karthik NayakSep 9, 2025
  116. 00/15 packfile: carve out a new packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 9, 2025
  117. 01/15 packfile: introduce a new `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 9, 2025
  118. 02/15 odb: move list of packfiles into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 9, 2025
  119. 03/15 odb: move initialization bit into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 9, 2025
  120. 04/15 odb: move packfile map into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 9, 2025
  121. 05/15 odb: move MRU list of packfiles into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 9, 2025
  122. 06/15 odb: move kept cache into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 9, 2025
  123. 07/15 packfile: reorder functions to avoid function declarationPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 9, 2025
  124. 08/15 packfile: refactor `prepare_packed_git()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 9, 2025
  125. 09/15 packfile: split up responsibilities of `reprepare_packed_git()`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 9, 2025
  126. 10/15 packfile: refactor `install_packed_git()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 9, 2025
  127. 11/15 packfile: introduce function to load and add packfilesPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 9, 2025
  128. 12/15 packfile: move `get_multi_pack_index()` into "midx.c"Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 9, 2025
  129. 13/15 packfile: remove `get_packed_git()`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 9, 2025
  130. Taylor BlauSep 11, 2025
  131. 14/15 packfile: refactor `get_all_packs()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 9, 2025
  132. 15/15 packfile: refactor `get_packed_git_mru()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 9, 2025
  133. Karthik NayakSep 10, 2025
  134. Taylor BlauSep 11, 2025
  135. Taylor BlauSep 11, 2025
  136. Patrick SteinhardtSep 15, 2025
  137. 00/15 packfile: carve out a new packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 15, 2025
  138. 01/15 packfile: introduce a new `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 15, 2025
  139. Justin ToblerSep 17, 2025
  140. Patrick SteinhardtSep 23, 2025
  141. Justin ToblerSep 24, 2025
  142. 02/15 odb: move list of packfiles into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 15, 2025
  143. 03/15 odb: move initialization bit into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 15, 2025
  144. 04/15 odb: move packfile map into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 15, 2025
  145. Justin ToblerSep 17, 2025
  146. Patrick SteinhardtSep 23, 2025
  147. 05/15 odb: move MRU list of packfiles into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 15, 2025
  148. Justin ToblerSep 17, 2025
  149. 06/15 odb: move kept cache into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 15, 2025
  150. 07/15 packfile: reorder functions to avoid function declarationPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 15, 2025
  151. 08/15 packfile: refactor `prepare_packed_git()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 15, 2025
  152. 09/15 packfile: split up responsibilities of `reprepare_packed_git()`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 15, 2025
  153. Justin ToblerSep 17, 2025
  154. Patrick SteinhardtSep 23, 2025
  155. 10/15 packfile: refactor `install_packed_git()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 15, 2025
  156. 11/15 packfile: introduce function to load and add packfilesPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 15, 2025
  157. 12/15 packfile: move `get_multi_pack_index()` into "midx.c"Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 15, 2025
  158. 13/15 packfile: refactor `get_packed_git()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 15, 2025
  159. 14/15 packfile: refactor `get_all_packs()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 15, 2025
  160. 15/15 packfile: refactor `get_packed_git_mru()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 15, 2025
  161. 00/15 packfile: carve out a new packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 23, 2025
  162. 01/15 packfile: introduce a new `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 23, 2025
  163. 02/15 odb: move list of packfiles into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 23, 2025
  164. 03/15 odb: move initialization bit into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 23, 2025
  165. 04/15 odb: move packfile map into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 23, 2025
  166. 05/15 odb: move MRU list of packfiles into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 23, 2025
  167. 06/15 odb: move kept cache into `struct packfile_store`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 23, 2025
  168. 07/15 packfile: reorder functions to avoid function declarationPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 23, 2025
  169. 08/15 packfile: refactor `prepare_packed_git()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 23, 2025
  170. 09/15 packfile: split up responsibilities of `reprepare_packed_git()`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 23, 2025
  171. 10/15 packfile: refactor `install_packed_git()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 23, 2025
  172. 11/15 packfile: introduce function to load and add packfilesPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 23, 2025
  173. 12/15 packfile: move `get_multi_pack_index()` into "midx.c"Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 23, 2025
  174. 13/15 packfile: refactor `get_packed_git()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 23, 2025
  175. 14/15 packfile: refactor `get_all_packs()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 23, 2025
  176. 15/15 packfile: refactor `get_packed_git_mru()` to work on packfile storePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 23, 2025
  177. Justin ToblerSep 24, 2025
  178. Junio C HamanoSep 25, 2025
  179. Patrick SteinhardtSep 26, 2025
  180. Taylor BlauSep 28, 2025
  181. Patrick SteinhardtSep 29, 2025

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