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[PATCH] rebase -i: avoid 'git reset' when possible

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Feb 27, 2009, 12:56 UTC
Message-ID
<alpine.DEB.1.00.0902271354130.6600@intel-tinevez-2-302>
In-Reply-To
<alpine.DEB.1.00.0902271146460.6600@intel-tinevez-2-302>

When picking commits whose parents have not changed, we do not need to rewrite the commit. We do not need to reset the working directory to the parent's state, either.

Requested by Sverre Rabbelier.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
	On Fri, 27 Feb 2009, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
	> Having said that, I think yours might be such a common case that
	> it is worth optimizing for.
	And so I did.
 git-rebase--interactive.sh    |   23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh |   11 +++++++++++
 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/git-rebase--interactive.sh b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
index 3dc659d..a9617a2 100755
--- a/git-rebase--interactive.sh
+++ b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
@@ -442,6 +442,27 @@ do_rest () {
 	done
 }
 
+# skip picking commits whose parents are unchanged
+skip_unnecessary_picks () {
+	current=$ONTO
+	i=0
+	while read command sha1 rest
+	do
+		test pick = "$command" &&
+		test $current = "$(git rev-parse $sha1^)" ||
+		break
+		current=$(git rev-parse $sha1)
+		i=$(($i+1))
+	done < "$TODO"
+	test $i = 0 || {
+		sed -e "${i}q" < "$TODO" >> "$DONE" &&
+		sed -e "1,${i}d" < "$TODO" >> "$TODO".new &&
+		mv -f "$TODO".new "$TODO" &&
+		ONTO=$current ||
+		die "Could not skip $i pick commands"
+	}
+}
+
 # check if no other options are set
 is_standalone () {
 	test $# -eq 2 -a "$2" = '--' &&
@@ -746,6 +767,8 @@ EOF
 		has_action "$TODO" ||
 			die_abort "Nothing to do"
 
+		test -d "$REWRITTEN" || skip_unnecessary_picks
+
 		git update-ref ORIG_HEAD $HEAD
 		output git checkout $ONTO && do_rest
 		;;
diff --git a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
index 603b003..c32ff66 100755
--- a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
@@ -459,4 +459,15 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule rebase -i' '
 	FAKE_LINES="1 squash 2 3" git rebase -i A
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'avoid unnecessary reset' '
+	git checkout master &&
+	test-chmtime =123456789 file3 &&
+	git update-index --refresh &&
+	HEAD=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	git rebase -i HEAD~4 &&
+	test $HEAD = $(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	MTIME=$(test-chmtime -v +0 file3 | sed 's/[^0-9].*$//') &&
+	test 123456789 = $MTIME
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
1.6.2.rc1.350.g6caf6
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Message 6 of 16 in “[RFH] rebase -i optimization”
  1. Sverre RabbelierFeb 26, 2009
  2. Johannes SchindelinFeb 26, 2009
  3. Sverre RabbelierFeb 26, 2009
  4. Johannes SchindelinFeb 27, 2009
  5. Sverre RabbelierFeb 27, 2009
  6. rebase -i: avoid 'git reset' when possibleJohannes Schindelin, Feb 27, 2009
  7. Sverre RabbelierFeb 27, 2009
  8. Johannes SchindelinFeb 27, 2009
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2009
  10. Johannes SchindelinMar 1, 2009
  11. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2009
  12. Johannes SchindelinMar 3, 2009
  13. rebase -i: avoid 'git reset' when possibleJohannes Schindelin, Mar 3, 2009
  14. Johannes SixtMar 3, 2009
  15. Johannes SchindelinMar 3, 2009
  16. Sitaram ChamartyFeb 27, 2009

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