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[PATCH 2/2] fetch-pack: accept "pack" output for packfile URIs

From
Ted Nyman <tnyman@openai.com>
Date
Jul 13, 2026, 22:34 UTC
Message-ID
<alVoA5-fDDPwKPZZ@com-76773>
In-Reply-To
<cover.1783982021.git.tnyman@openai.com>

When "index-pack --keep" creates a .keep file, it reports "keep<TAB><hash>". If the file already exists, index-pack leaves it untouched and reports "pack<TAB><hash>" instead.

Since dd4b732df7 (upload-pack: send part of packfile response as uri, 2020-06-10), fetch-pack has accepted only the "keep" form for packs downloaded through packfile URIs. A concurrent fetch can install the same pack and create its .keep file before another process reaches index-pack. The latter process then fails even though index-pack completed successfully.

Accept both successful forms. Add a path to pack_lockfiles only for the "keep" form, so cleanup removes only a keep file created by the current process and preserves a pre-existing one.

Add a regression test which pre-creates a keep file and verifies that a fetch succeeds without changing it.

Signed-off-by: Ted Nyman <tnyman@openai.com>
---
 fetch-pack.c           | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fetch-pack.c b/fetch-pack.c
index 120e01f3cf..a16b80177a 100644
--- a/fetch-pack.c
+++ b/fetch-pack.c
@@ -1887,9 +1887,12 @@ static struct ref *do_fetch_pack_v2(struct fetch_pack_args *args,
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < packfile_uris.nr; i++) {
+		int created_keep = 0;
 		int j;
 		struct child_process cmd = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
-		char packname[GIT_MAX_HEXSZ + 1];
+		char packname[GIT_MAX_HEXSZ + 6];
+		const char *packhash;
+		const int packname_len = the_hash_algo->hexsz + 6;
 		const char *uri = packfile_uris.items[i].string +
 			the_hash_algo->hexsz + 1;
 
@@ -1907,16 +1910,16 @@ static struct ref *do_fetch_pack_v2(struct fetch_pack_args *args,
 		if (start_command(&cmd))
 			die("fetch-pack: unable to spawn http-fetch");
 
-		if (read_in_full(cmd.out, packname, 5) < 0 ||
-		    memcmp(packname, "keep\t", 5))
-			die("fetch-pack: expected keep then TAB at start of http-fetch output");
-
-		if (read_in_full(cmd.out, packname,
-				 the_hash_algo->hexsz + 1) < 0 ||
-		    packname[the_hash_algo->hexsz] != '\n')
-			die("fetch-pack: expected hash then LF at end of http-fetch output");
-
-		packname[the_hash_algo->hexsz] = '\0';
+		if (read_in_full(cmd.out, packname, packname_len) != packname_len ||
+		    packname[packname_len - 1] != '\n')
+			die("fetch-pack: expected pack or keep, TAB, hash, "
+			    "then LF in http-fetch output");
+		packname[packname_len - 1] = '\0';
+		if (skip_prefix(packname, "keep\t", &packhash))
+			created_keep = 1;
+		else if (!skip_prefix(packname, "pack\t", &packhash))
+			die("fetch-pack: expected pack or keep, TAB, hash, "
+			    "then LF in http-fetch output");
 
 		parse_gitmodules_oids(cmd.out, &fsck_options.gitmodules_found);
 
@@ -1925,16 +1928,17 @@ static struct ref *do_fetch_pack_v2(struct fetch_pack_args *args,
 		if (finish_command(&cmd))
 			die("fetch-pack: unable to finish http-fetch");
 
-		if (memcmp(packfile_uris.items[i].string, packname,
+		if (memcmp(packfile_uris.items[i].string, packhash,
 			   the_hash_algo->hexsz))
 			die("fetch-pack: pack downloaded from %s does not match expected hash %.*s",
 			    uri, (int) the_hash_algo->hexsz,
 			    packfile_uris.items[i].string);
 
-		string_list_append_nodup(pack_lockfiles,
-					 xstrfmt("%s/pack/pack-%s.keep",
-						 repo_get_object_directory(the_repository),
-						 packname));
+		if (created_keep)
+			string_list_append_nodup(pack_lockfiles,
+						 xstrfmt("%s/pack/pack-%s.keep",
+							 repo_get_object_directory(the_repository),
+							 packhash));
 	}
 	string_list_clear(&packfile_uris, 0);
 	strvec_clear(&index_pack_args);
diff --git a/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh b/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh
index 9f6cf4142d..1861eb7d7c 100755
--- a/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh
+++ b/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh
@@ -1291,6 +1291,37 @@ test_expect_success 'packfile URIs with fetch instead of clone' '
 		fetch "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent"
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'packfile URI preserves an existing keep file' '
+	P="$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
+	rm -rf "$P" http_child keep.expect &&
+
+	git init "$P" &&
+	git -C "$P" config uploadpack.allowsidebandall true &&
+
+	echo my-blob >"$P/my-blob" &&
+	git -C "$P" add my-blob &&
+	git -C "$P" commit -m x &&
+	configure_exclusion "$P" my-blob >h &&
+
+	git init http_child &&
+	packhash=$(cat packh) &&
+	keep="http_child/.git/objects/pack/pack-$packhash.keep" &&
+	echo pre-existing >"$keep" &&
+	cp "$keep" keep.expect &&
+
+	GIT_TEST_SIDEBAND_ALL=1 \
+	git -C http_child -c protocol.version=2 \
+		-c fetch.uriprotocols=http,https \
+		fetch "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" &&
+
+	test_path_is_file \
+		"http_child/.git/objects/pack/pack-$packhash.pack" &&
+	test_path_is_file \
+		"http_child/.git/objects/pack/pack-$packhash.idx" &&
+	test_cmp keep.expect "$keep" &&
+	git -C http_child cat-file -e "$(cat h)"
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'fetching with valid packfile URI but invalid hash fails' '
 	P="$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
 	rm -rf "$P" http_child log &&
-- 
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  1. 0/2 packfile URIs: support concurrent downloadsTed Nyman, Jul 13, 2026
  2. 1/2 http: use unique tempfiles for packfile URI downloadsTed Nyman, Jul 13, 2026
  3. Junio C HamanoJul 14, 2026
  4. Ted NymanJul 14, 2026
  5. Taylor BlauJul 14, 2026
  6. Jeff KingJul 14, 2026
  7. Junio C HamanoJul 14, 2026
  8. Ted NymanJul 14, 2026
  9. Taylor BlauJul 14, 2026
  10. Jeff KingJul 14, 2026
  11. Jeff KingJul 14, 2026
  12. 2/2 fetch-pack: accept "pack" output for packfile URIsTed Nyman, Jul 13, 2026
  13. Jeff KingJul 14, 2026
  14. Jeff KingJul 14, 2026
  15. Ted NymanJul 14, 2026
  16. Jeff KingJul 14, 2026
  17. Taylor BlauJul 14, 2026
  18. 0/2 packfile URIs: support concurrent downloadsTed Nyman, Jul 20, 2026
  19. 1/2 http: avoid concurrent appends to partial packsTed Nyman, Jul 20, 2026
  20. Junio C HamanoJul 21, 2026
  21. 2/2 fetch-pack: accept "pack" output for packfile URIsTed Nyman, Jul 20, 2026
  22. 0/3 packfile URIs: support concurrent downloadsTed Nyman, Jul 21, 2026
  23. 1/3 http-fetch: correct --index-pack-arg documentationTed Nyman, Jul 21, 2026
  24. 2/3 http: avoid concurrent appends to partial packsTed Nyman, Jul 21, 2026
  25. 3/3 fetch-pack: accept "pack" output for packfile URIsTed Nyman, Jul 21, 2026
  26. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2026
  27. Jeff KingJul 25, 2026
  28. Jeff KingJul 25, 2026
  29. Jeff KingJul 25, 2026
  30. Jeff KingJul 25, 2026
  31. Junio C HamanoJul 25, 2026
  32. 0/3 packfile URIs: support concurrent downloadsTed Nyman, Jul 24, 2026
  33. 1/3 http-fetch: correct --index-pack-arg documentationTed Nyman, Jul 24, 2026
  34. Taylor BlauJul 24, 2026
  35. 2/3 http: avoid concurrent appends to partial packsTed Nyman, Jul 24, 2026
  36. 3/3 fetch-pack: accept "pack" output for packfile URIsTed Nyman, Jul 24, 2026
  37. Taylor BlauJul 24, 2026
  38. 0/3 packfile URIs: support concurrent downloadsTed Nyman, Jul 26, 2026
  39. 1/3 http-fetch: correct --index-pack-arg documentationTed Nyman, Jul 26, 2026
  40. 2/3 http: avoid concurrent appends to partial packsTed Nyman, Jul 26, 2026
  41. Jeff KingJul 26, 2026
  42. Ted NymanJul 26, 2026
  43. Jeff KingJul 26, 2026
  44. 3/3 fetch-pack: accept "pack" output for packfile URIsTed Nyman, Jul 26, 2026
  45. Jeff KingJul 26, 2026
  46. 0/6 packfile URIs: support concurrent downloadsTed Nyman, Jul 27, 2026
  47. 1/6 http-fetch: correct --index-pack-arg documentationTed Nyman, Jul 27, 2026
  48. 2/6 http: avoid closing index-pack input twiceTed Nyman, Jul 27, 2026
  49. Jeff KingAug 1, 2026
  50. 3/6 http: accept HTTP 416 for complete partial packsTed Nyman, Jul 27, 2026
  51. Jeff KingAug 1, 2026
  52. 4/6 http: avoid concurrent appends to partial packsTed Nyman, Jul 27, 2026
  53. 5/6 http: permit unlinking partial packs on WindowsTed Nyman, Jul 27, 2026
  54. 6/6 fetch-pack: accept "pack" output for packfile URIsTed Nyman, Jul 27, 2026
  55. Junio C HamanoJul 29, 2026
  56. Jeff KingAug 1, 2026
  57. Junio C HamanoAug 8, 2026

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