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[PATCH v2 9/9] dir: new flag to remove_dir_recurse() to spare the original_cwd

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Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 25, 2021, 08:39 UTC
Message-ID
<adaad7aeaac20357f1b83d21085257b8b8fe4591.1637829556.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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<pull.1140.v2.git.git.1637829556.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
From: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>

remove_dir_recurse(), and its non-static wrapper called remove_dir_recursively(), both take flags for modifying its behavior. As with the previous commits, we would generally like to protect the original_cwd, but we want to forced user commands (e.g. 'git rm -rf ...') or other special cases to remove it. Add a flag for this purpose. After reading through every caller of remove_dir_recursively() in the current codebase, there was only one that should be adjusted and that one only in a very unusual circumstance. Add a pair of new testcases to highlight that very specific case involving submodules && --git-dir && --work-tree.

Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/rm.c         |  3 ++-
 dir.c                | 12 +++++++++---
 dir.h                |  3 +++
 t/t2501-cwd-empty.sh | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/rm.c b/builtin/rm.c
index 3d0967cdc11..b4132e5d8ee 100644
--- a/builtin/rm.c
+++ b/builtin/rm.c
@@ -399,12 +399,13 @@ int cmd_rm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (!index_only) {
 		int removed = 0, gitmodules_modified = 0;
 		struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+		int flag = force ? REMOVE_DIR_PURGE_ORIGINAL_CWD : 0;
 		for (i = 0; i < list.nr; i++) {
 			const char *path = list.entry[i].name;
 			if (list.entry[i].is_submodule) {
 				strbuf_reset(&buf);
 				strbuf_addstr(&buf, path);
-				if (remove_dir_recursively(&buf, 0))
+				if (remove_dir_recursively(&buf, flag))
 					die(_("could not remove '%s'"), path);
 
 				removed = 1;
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 97d6b71c872..52064345a6b 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -3204,6 +3204,7 @@ static int remove_dir_recurse(struct strbuf *path, int flag, int *kept_up)
 	int ret = 0, original_len = path->len, len, kept_down = 0;
 	int only_empty = (flag & REMOVE_DIR_EMPTY_ONLY);
 	int keep_toplevel = (flag & REMOVE_DIR_KEEP_TOPLEVEL);
+	int purge_original_cwd = (flag & REMOVE_DIR_PURGE_ORIGINAL_CWD);
 	struct object_id submodule_head;
 
 	if ((flag & REMOVE_DIR_KEEP_NESTED_GIT) &&
@@ -3259,9 +3260,14 @@ static int remove_dir_recurse(struct strbuf *path, int flag, int *kept_up)
 	closedir(dir);
 
 	strbuf_setlen(path, original_len);
-	if (!ret && !keep_toplevel && !kept_down)
-		ret = (!rmdir(path->buf) || errno == ENOENT) ? 0 : -1;
-	else if (kept_up)
+	if (!ret && !keep_toplevel && !kept_down) {
+		if (!purge_original_cwd &&
+		    startup_info->original_cwd &&
+		    !strcmp(startup_info->original_cwd, path->buf))
+			ret = -1; /* Do not remove current working directory */
+		else
+			ret = (!rmdir(path->buf) || errno == ENOENT) ? 0 : -1;
+	} else if (kept_up)
 		/*
 		 * report the uplevel that it is not an error that we
 		 * did not rmdir() our directory.
diff --git a/dir.h b/dir.h
index d6a5d03bec2..8e02dfb505d 100644
--- a/dir.h
+++ b/dir.h
@@ -495,6 +495,9 @@ int get_sparse_checkout_patterns(struct pattern_list *pl);
 /* Remove the contents of path, but leave path itself. */
 #define REMOVE_DIR_KEEP_TOPLEVEL 04
 
+/* Remove the_original_cwd too */
+#define REMOVE_DIR_PURGE_ORIGINAL_CWD 0x08
+
 /*
  * Remove path and its contents, recursively. flags is a combination
  * of the above REMOVE_DIR_* constants. Return 0 on success.
diff --git a/t/t2501-cwd-empty.sh b/t/t2501-cwd-empty.sh
index 4362e7b15e5..8da3fb1f5d3 100755
--- a/t/t2501-cwd-empty.sh
+++ b/t/t2501-cwd-empty.sh
@@ -252,4 +252,46 @@ test_expect_success 'stash does not remove cwd incidentally' '
 	test_path_is_dir untracked
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'rm -r leaves submodule if cwd inside' '
+	test_when_finished "git reset --hard HEAD~1" &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf .git/modules/my_submodule" &&
+
+	git checkout foo/bar/baz &&
+
+	git init my_submodule &&
+	touch my_submodule/file &&
+	git -C my_submodule add file &&
+	git -C my_submodule commit -m "initial commit" &&
+	git submodule add ./my_submodule &&
+	git commit -m "Add the submodule" &&
+
+	(
+		cd my_submodule &&
+		test_must_fail git --git-dir=../.git --work-tree=.. rm -r ../my_submodule/
+	) &&
+
+	test_path_is_dir my_submodule
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rm -rf removes submodule even if cwd inside' '
+	test_when_finished "git reset --hard HEAD~1" &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf .git/modules/my_submodule" &&
+
+	git checkout foo/bar/baz &&
+
+	git init my_submodule &&
+	touch my_submodule/file &&
+	git -C my_submodule add file &&
+	git -C my_submodule commit -m "initial commit" &&
+	git submodule add ./my_submodule &&
+	git commit -m "Add the submodule" &&
+
+	(
+		cd my_submodule &&
+		git --git-dir=../.git --work-tree=.. rm -rf ../my_submodule/
+	) &&
+
+	test_path_is_missing my_submodule
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
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  2. 2/8 repository, setup: introduce the_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 21, 2021
  3. Junio C HamanoNov 21, 2021
  4. Elijah NewrenNov 22, 2021
  5. René ScharfeNov 21, 2021
  6. Elijah NewrenNov 22, 2021
  7. 1/8 t2501: add various tests for removing the current working directoryElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 21, 2021
  8. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 21, 2021
  9. Elijah NewrenNov 23, 2021
  10. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 23, 2021
  11. Elijah NewrenNov 23, 2021
  12. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 25, 2021
  13. 4/8 unpack-trees: add special cwd handlingElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 21, 2021
  14. 3/8 unpack-trees: refuse to remove the current working directoryElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 21, 2021
  15. 7/8 stash: do not attempt to remove current working directoryElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 21, 2021
  16. 6/8 clean: do not attempt to remove current working directoryElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 21, 2021
  17. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 21, 2021
  18. Elijah NewrenNov 23, 2021
  19. 5/8 symlinks: do not include current working directory in dir removalElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 21, 2021
  20. René ScharfeNov 21, 2021
  21. Elijah NewrenNov 23, 2021
  22. 8/8 dir: avoid removing the current working directoryElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 21, 2021
  23. Glen ChooNov 23, 2021
  24. Elijah NewrenNov 23, 2021
  25. Glen ChooNov 23, 2021
  26. Elijah NewrenNov 23, 2021
  27. Glen ChooNov 23, 2021
  28. Junio C HamanoNov 23, 2021
  29. Elijah NewrenNov 23, 2021
  30. Junio C HamanoNov 24, 2021
  31. Elijah NewrenNov 23, 2021
  32. Glen ChooNov 24, 2021
  33. Junio C HamanoNov 24, 2021
  34. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 24, 2021
  35. Elijah NewrenNov 24, 2021
  36. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 24, 2021
  37. Philip OakleyNov 24, 2021
  38. Junio C HamanoNov 24, 2021
  39. Philip OakleyNov 25, 2021
  40. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 25, 2021
  41. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 24, 2021
  42. Elijah NewrenNov 25, 2021
  43. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 25, 2021
  44. The overhead of bin-wrappers/ (was: [PATCH 8/8] dir: avoid removing the current working directory)Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 26, 2021
  45. Elijah NewrenNov 25, 2021
  46. Junio C HamanoNov 24, 2021
  47. Junio C HamanoNov 21, 2021
  48. 0/9 Avoid removing the current working directory, even if it becomes emptyElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 25, 2021
  49. 1/9 t2501: add various tests for removing the current working directoryElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 25, 2021
  50. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 25, 2021
  51. 2/9 setup: introduce startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 25, 2021
  52. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 25, 2021
  53. Elijah NewrenNov 26, 2021
  54. Junio C HamanoNov 26, 2021
  55. Elijah NewrenNov 26, 2021
  56. Derrick StoleeNov 29, 2021
  57. Junio C HamanoNov 29, 2021
  58. Elijah NewrenNov 29, 2021
  59. Derrick StoleeNov 29, 2021
  60. 3/9 unpack-trees: refuse to remove startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 25, 2021
  61. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 25, 2021
  62. Elijah NewrenNov 26, 2021
  63. Derrick StoleeNov 29, 2021
  64. Elijah NewrenNov 29, 2021
  65. 4/9 unpack-trees: add special cwd handlingElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 25, 2021
  66. Derrick StoleeNov 29, 2021
  67. Elijah NewrenNov 29, 2021
  68. 5/9 symlinks: do not include startup_info->original_cwd in dir removalElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 25, 2021
  69. 7/9 stash: do not attempt to remove startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 25, 2021
  70. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 25, 2021
  71. Elijah NewrenNov 26, 2021
  72. 6/9 clean: do not attempt to remove startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 25, 2021
  73. 8/9 dir: avoid incidentally removing the original_cwd in remove_path()Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 25, 2021
  74. 9/9 dir: new flag to remove_dir_recurse() to spare the original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 25, 2021
  75. 00/11 Avoid removing the current working directory, even if it becomes emptyElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 26, 2021
  76. 01/11 t2501: add various tests for removing the current working directoryElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 26, 2021
  77. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 27, 2021
  78. Elijah NewrenNov 27, 2021
  79. 02/11 setup: introduce startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 26, 2021
  80. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 27, 2021
  81. Elijah NewrenNov 27, 2021
  82. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 27, 2021
  83. Elijah NewrenNov 27, 2021
  84. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 28, 2021
  85. Elijah NewrenNov 29, 2021
  86. 03/11 unpack-trees: refuse to remove startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 26, 2021
  87. 04/11 unpack-trees: add special cwd handlingElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 26, 2021
  88. 05/11 symlinks: do not include startup_info->original_cwd in dir removalElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 26, 2021
  89. 06/11 clean: do not attempt to remove startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 26, 2021
  90. 10/11 dir: new flag to remove_dir_recurse() to spare the original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 26, 2021
  91. 07/11 rebase: do not attempt to remove startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 26, 2021
  92. Derrick StoleeNov 29, 2021
  93. Elijah NewrenNov 29, 2021
  94. Derrick StoleeNov 29, 2021
  95. 09/11 dir: avoid incidentally removing the original_cwd in remove_path()Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 26, 2021
  96. 08/11 stash: do not attempt to remove startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 26, 2021
  97. 11/11 t2501: simplify the tests since we can now assume desired behaviorElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 26, 2021
  98. Derrick StoleeNov 29, 2021
  99. 00/11 Avoid removing the current working directory, even if it becomes emptyElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 29, 2021
  100. 06/11 clean: do not attempt to remove startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 29, 2021
  101. 04/11 unpack-trees: add special cwd handlingElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 29, 2021
  102. 10/11 dir: new flag to remove_dir_recurse() to spare the original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 29, 2021
  103. 05/11 symlinks: do not include startup_info->original_cwd in dir removalElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 29, 2021
  104. 08/11 stash: do not attempt to remove startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 29, 2021
  105. 03/11 unpack-trees: refuse to remove startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 29, 2021
  106. 07/11 rebase: do not attempt to remove startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 29, 2021
  107. 09/11 dir: avoid incidentally removing the original_cwd in remove_path()Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 29, 2021
  108. 01/11 t2501: add various tests for removing the current working directoryElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 29, 2021
  109. Junio C HamanoNov 30, 2021
  110. Elijah NewrenNov 30, 2021
  111. 11/11 t2501: simplify the tests since we can now assume desired behaviorElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 29, 2021
  112. 02/11 setup: introduce startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Nov 29, 2021
  113. Eric SunshineNov 29, 2021
  114. Elijah NewrenNov 30, 2021
  115. 00/11 Avoid removing the current working directory, even if it becomes emptyElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 1, 2021
  116. 01/11 t2501: add various tests for removing the current working directoryElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 1, 2021
  117. 02/11 setup: introduce startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 1, 2021
  118. 03/11 unpack-trees: refuse to remove startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 1, 2021
  119. 04/11 unpack-trees: add special cwd handlingElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 1, 2021
  120. 05/11 symlinks: do not include startup_info->original_cwd in dir removalElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 1, 2021
  121. 06/11 clean: do not attempt to remove startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 1, 2021
  122. 07/11 rebase: do not attempt to remove startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 1, 2021
  123. [Bug] Rebase from worktree subdir is broken (was Re: [PATCH v5 07/11] rebase: do not attempt to remove startup_info->original_cwd)Glen Choo, Jan 25, 2022
  124. Elijah NewrenJan 25, 2022
  125. Glen ChooJan 26, 2022
  126. Elijah NewrenJan 26, 2022
  127. Eric SunshineJan 26, 2022
  128. Eric SunshineJan 26, 2022
  129. Elijah NewrenJan 26, 2022
  130. Glen ChooJan 26, 2022
  131. Elijah NewrenJan 26, 2022
  132. Phillip WoodJan 26, 2022
  133. Eric SunshineJan 26, 2022
  134. Phillip WoodJan 27, 2022
  135. Elijah NewrenJan 27, 2022
  136. Eric SunshineFeb 5, 2022
  137. Eric SunshineFeb 5, 2022
  138. Elijah NewrenFeb 5, 2022
  139. 08/11 stash: do not attempt to remove startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 1, 2021
  140. 09/11 dir: avoid incidentally removing the original_cwd in remove_path()Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 1, 2021
  141. 10/11 dir: new flag to remove_dir_recurse() to spare the original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 1, 2021
  142. 11/11 t2501: simplify the tests since we can now assume desired behaviorElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 1, 2021
  143. Derrick StoleeDec 7, 2021
  144. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 7, 2021
  145. Derrick StoleeDec 7, 2021
  146. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 8, 2021
  147. Elijah NewrenDec 7, 2021
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  149. 00/11 Avoid removing the current working directory, even if it becomes emptyElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 9, 2021
  150. 01/11 t2501: add various tests for removing the current working directoryElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 9, 2021
  151. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMar 11, 2022
  152. 02/11 setup: introduce startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 9, 2021
  153. 03/11 unpack-trees: refuse to remove startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 9, 2021
  154. 04/11 unpack-trees: add special cwd handlingElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 9, 2021
  155. 06/11 clean: do not attempt to remove startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 9, 2021
  156. 05/11 symlinks: do not include startup_info->original_cwd in dir removalElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 9, 2021
  157. 07/11 rebase: do not attempt to remove startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 9, 2021
  158. 08/11 stash: do not attempt to remove startup_info->original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 9, 2021
  159. 09/11 dir: avoid incidentally removing the original_cwd in remove_path()Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 9, 2021
  160. 10/11 dir: new flag to remove_dir_recurse() to spare the original_cwdElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 9, 2021
  161. 11/11 t2501: simplify the tests since we can now assume desired behaviorElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Dec 9, 2021
  162. Phillip WoodNov 30, 2021
  163. Elijah NewrenDec 1, 2021

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