Re: [PATCH v6 0/3] reftable/stack: use geometric table compaction

> Hello again,
> 
> This is the sixth version my patch series that refactors the reftable
> compaction strategy to instead follow a geometric sequence. Changes compared
> to v5:
> 
>  * Reworded commit message to more clearly explain that the already existing
>    configuration to disable auto-compaction is being exposed to callers of
>    the library.
>  * Simplified expression to set the disable_auto_compact configuration.
> 
> Thanks for taking a look!

> -Justin
> 
> Justin Tobler (3):
>   reftable/stack: expose option to disable auto-compaction
>   reftable/stack: add env to disable autocompaction
>   reftable/stack: use geometric table compaction
> 
>  refs/reftable-backend.c    |   3 +
>  reftable/reftable-writer.h |   3 +
>  reftable/stack.c           | 125 +++++++++++++++++++------------------
>  reftable/stack.h           |   4 --
>  reftable/stack_test.c      |  77 ++++++-----------------
>  t/t0610-reftable-basics.sh |  71 ++++++++++++++++-----
>  6 files changed, 145 insertions(+), 138 deletions(-)
> 
> 
> base-commit: 4b32163adf4863c6df3bb6b43540fa2ca3494e28
> Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-1683%2Fjltobler%2Fjt%2Freftable-geometric-compaction-v6
> Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-1683/jltobler/jt/reftable-geometric-compaction-v6
> Pull-Request: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pull/1683
> 
> Range-diff vs v5:
> 
>  1:  a7011dbc6aa ! 1:  9c8f6b336ec reftable/stack: allow disabling of auto-compaction
>      @@ Metadata
>       Author: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
>       
>        ## Commit message ##
>      -    reftable/stack: allow disabling of auto-compaction
>      +    reftable/stack: expose option to disable auto-compaction
>      +
>      +    The reftable stack already has a variable to configure whether or not to
>      +    run auto-compaction, but it is inaccessible to users of the library.
>      +    There exist use cases where a caller may want to have more control over
>      +    auto-compaction.
>       
>           Move the `disable_auto_compact` option into `reftable_write_options` to
>      -    allow a stack to be configured with auto-compaction disabled. In a
>      -    subsequent commit, this is used to disable auto-compaction when a
>      -    specific environment variable is set.
>      +    allow external callers to disable auto-compaction. This will be used in
>      +    a subsequent commit.
>       
>           Signed-off-by: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
>       
>  2:  7c4fe0e9ec5 ! 2:  c7bc7346540 reftable/stack: add env to disable autocompaction
>      @@ refs/reftable-backend.c
>        
>        /*
>       @@ refs/reftable-backend.c: static struct ref_store *reftable_be_init(struct repository *repo,
>      + 	refs->write_options.block_size = 4096;
>        	refs->write_options.hash_id = repo->hash_algo->format_id;
>        	refs->write_options.default_permissions = calc_shared_perm(0666 & ~mask);
>      ++	refs->write_options.disable_auto_compact =
>      ++		!git_env_bool("GIT_TEST_REFTABLE_AUTOCOMPACTION", 1);
>        
>      -+	if (!git_env_bool("GIT_TEST_REFTABLE_AUTOCOMPACTION", 1))
>      -+		refs->write_options.disable_auto_compact = 1;
>      -+
>        	/*
>        	 * Set up the main reftable stack that is hosted in GIT_COMMON_DIR.
>      - 	 * This stack contains both the shared and the main worktree refs.
>       
>        ## t/t0610-reftable-basics.sh ##
>       @@ t/t0610-reftable-basics.sh: test_expect_success 'ref transaction: writes cause auto-compaction' '
>  3:  8f124acf0f8 = 3:  d75494a88b0 reftable/stack: use geometric table compaction
> 
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