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Re: [PATCH] Add --no-reuse-delta, --window, and --depth options to

From
Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Date
May 8, 2007, 15:30 UTC
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On Tue, 8 May 2007, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
> OK, here's a patch to implement pack.depth (with the default tweaked
> to 50 --- is that too high?),

This is most likely to affect runtime performances, but some benchmarks would be needed to find out how much.

Having both pack.depth and pack.window as config options (with current defaults of 10) would certainly be a good thing. Tweaking those defaults should probably be investigated separately.

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> followed by a simplified and reworked
> patch to git-gc that only implements --no-reuse-delta.
> 
> I don't imagine that most users will want to use that feature most of
> the time, hence the long option name, but occasionally, it might be
> useful.  Yes, the user could just run "git-repack -a -d -f -l" after
> running git-gc, but then the "git-repack -a -d -l" in git-gc is just a
> wasted disk i/o.

In which case, it is git-gc that needs to get a bit smarter. Maybe something like this:

----- >* Avoid running git-repack from git-gc if there is evidently nothing to repack.

Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
---
diff --git a/builtin-count-objects.c b/builtin-count-objects.c
index ff90ebd..8d79764 100644
--- a/builtin-count-objects.c
+++ b/builtin-count-objects.c
@@ -67,13 +67,40 @@ static void count_objects(DIR *d, char *path, int len, int verbose,
 	}
 }
 
-int cmd_count_objects(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
+static void count_loose_objects(int verbose,
+				unsigned long *loose,
+				unsigned long *loose_size,
+				unsigned long *packed_loose,
+				unsigned long *garbage)
 {
-	int i;
-	int verbose = 0;
 	const char *objdir = get_object_directory();
-	int len = strlen(objdir);
+	int i, len = strlen(objdir);
 	char *path = xmalloc(len + 50);
+	memcpy(path, objdir, len);
+	if (len && objdir[len-1] != '/')
+		path[len++] = '/';
+	for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+		DIR *d;
+		sprintf(path + len, "%02x", i);
+		d = opendir(path);
+		if (!d)
+			continue;
+		count_objects(d, path, len, verbose,
+			      loose, loose_size, packed_loose, garbage);
+		closedir(d);
+	}
+}
+
+unsigned long num_loose_objects(void)
+{
+	unsigned long loose = 0, packed_loose = 0, garbage = 0, loose_size = 0;
+	count_loose_objects(0, &loose, &loose_size, &packed_loose, &garbage);
+	return loose;
+}
+
+int cmd_count_objects(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
+{
+	int i, verbose = 0;
 	unsigned long loose = 0, packed = 0, packed_loose = 0, garbage = 0;
 	unsigned long loose_size = 0;
 
@@ -90,19 +117,8 @@ int cmd_count_objects(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 	/* we do not take arguments other than flags for now */
 	if (i < ac)
 		usage(count_objects_usage);
-	memcpy(path, objdir, len);
-	if (len && objdir[len-1] != '/')
-		path[len++] = '/';
-	for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
-		DIR *d;
-		sprintf(path + len, "%02x", i);
-		d = opendir(path);
-		if (!d)
-			continue;
-		count_objects(d, path, len, verbose,
-			      &loose, &loose_size, &packed_loose, &garbage);
-		closedir(d);
-	}
+
+	count_loose_objects(verbose, &loose, &loose_size, &packed_loose, &garbage);
 	if (verbose) {
 		struct packed_git *p;
 		unsigned long num_pack = 0;
diff --git a/builtin-gc.c b/builtin-gc.c
index 3b1f8c2..b9b3c05 100644
--- a/builtin-gc.c
+++ b/builtin-gc.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static int gc_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 int cmd_gc(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int i;
-	int prune = 0;
+	int prune = 0, do_repack = 0;
 
 	git_config(gc_config);
 
@@ -65,7 +65,20 @@ int cmd_gc(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (run_command_v_opt(argv_reflog, RUN_GIT_CMD))
 		return error(FAILED_RUN, argv_reflog[0]);
 
-	if (run_command_v_opt(argv_repack, RUN_GIT_CMD))
+	if (num_loose_objects() > 0) {
+		do_repack = 1;
+	} else {
+		struct packed_git *p;
+		unsigned long num_pack = 0;
+		if (!packed_git)
+			prepare_packed_git();
+		for (p = packed_git; p; p = p->next)
+			if (p->pack_local)
+				num_pack++;
+		if (num_pack > 1)
+			do_repack = 1;
+	}
+	if (do_repack && run_command_v_opt(argv_repack, RUN_GIT_CMD))
 		return error(FAILED_RUN, argv_repack[0]);
 
 	if (prune && run_command_v_opt(argv_prune, RUN_GIT_CMD))
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 8e76152..3a140f1 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ extern int legacy_loose_object(unsigned char *);
 extern int has_pack_file(const unsigned char *sha1);
 extern int has_pack_index(const unsigned char *sha1);
 
+extern unsigned long num_loose_objects(void);
+
 extern signed char hexval_table[256];
 static inline unsigned int hexval(unsigned int c)
 {
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Message 37 of 40 in “Add --no-reuse-delta, --window, and --depth options to git-gc”
  1. Add --no-reuse-delta, --window, and --depth options to git-gcTheodore Ts'o, May 8, 2007
  2. Nicolas PitreMay 8, 2007
  3. Theodore TsoMay 8, 2007
  4. Dana HowMay 8, 2007
  5. Junio C HamanoMay 8, 2007
  6. Theodore Ts'oMay 8, 2007
  7. Add pack.depth option to git-pack-objects and change default depth to 50Theodore Ts'o, May 8, 2007
  8. Add --no-reuse-delta option to git-gcTheodore Ts'o, May 8, 2007
  9. Nicolas PitreMay 8, 2007
  10. Daniel BarkalowMay 9, 2007
  11. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2007
  12. Steven GrimmMay 9, 2007
  13. Johannes SchindelinMay 9, 2007
  14. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2007
  15. Shawn O. PearceMay 9, 2007
  16. Sam VilainJun 10, 2007
  17. Nicolas PitreJun 11, 2007
  18. Steven GrimmJun 11, 2007
  19. Shawn O. PearceJun 11, 2007
  20. Johannes SchindelinJun 11, 2007
  21. Nicolas PitreJun 11, 2007
  22. Johannes SchindelinJun 11, 2007
  23. Add --aggressive option to 'git gc'Theodore Tso, May 9, 2007
  24. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2007
  25. Theodore TsoMay 9, 2007
  26. Junio C HamanoMay 10, 2007
  27. Nicolas PitreMay 8, 2007
  28. Theodore TsoMay 8, 2007
  29. Johannes SchindelinMay 8, 2007
  30. Theodore TsoMay 8, 2007
  31. Nicolas PitreMay 8, 2007
  32. Theodore TsoMay 9, 2007
  33. Johannes SchindelinMay 9, 2007
  34. Dana HowMay 8, 2007
  35. Nicolas PitreMay 8, 2007
  36. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2007
  37. Nicolas PitreMay 8, 2007
  38. Junio C HamanoMay 8, 2007
  39. Nicolas PitreMay 8, 2007
  40. Nicolas PitreMay 8, 2007

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