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[PATCH 1/2] t1404: add a bunch of tests of D/F conflicts

From
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Oct 24, 2017, 15:16 UTC
Message-ID
<be088bd57e61f4ea0dc974a65829a928ecd30534.1508856679.git.mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
In-Reply-To
<cover.1508856679.git.mhagger@alum.mit.edu>

It is currently not allowed, in a single transaction, to add one reference and delete another reference if the two reference names D/F conflict with each other (e.g., like `refs/foo/bar` and `refs/foo`). The reason is that the code would need to take locks

    $GIT_DIR/refs/foo.lock
    $GIT_DIR/refs/foo/bar.lock
But the latter lock couldn't coexist with the loose reference file
    $GIT_DIR/refs/foo

, because `$GIT_DIR/refs/foo` cannot be both a directory and a file at the same time (hence the name "D/F conflict).

Add a bunch of tests that we cleanly reject such transactions.

In fact, many of the new tests currently fail. They will be fixed in the next commit along with an explanation.

Reported-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 t/t1404-update-ref-errors.sh | 146 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 146 insertions(+)
diff --git a/t/t1404-update-ref-errors.sh b/t/t1404-update-ref-errors.sh
index 100d50e362..8b5e9a83c5 100755
--- a/t/t1404-update-ref-errors.sh
+++ b/t/t1404-update-ref-errors.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,86 @@ test_update_rejected () {
 
 Q="'"
 
+# Test adding and deleting D/F-conflicting references in a single
+# transaction.
+df_test() {
+	local prefix="$1"
+	shift
+	local pack=:
+	local symadd=false
+	local symdel=false
+	local add_del=false
+	local addref
+	local delref
+	while test $# -gt 0
+	do
+		case "$1" in
+		--pack)
+			pack="git pack-refs --all"
+			shift
+			;;
+		--sym-add)
+			# Perform the add via a symbolic reference
+			symadd=true
+			shift
+			;;
+		--sym-del)
+			# Perform the del via a symbolic reference
+			symdel=true
+			shift
+			;;
+		--del-add)
+			# Delete first reference then add second
+			add_del=false
+			delref="$prefix/r/$2"
+			addref="$prefix/r/$3"
+			shift 3
+			;;
+		--add-del)
+			# Add first reference then delete second
+			add_del=true
+			addref="$prefix/r/$2"
+			delref="$prefix/r/$3"
+			shift 3
+			;;
+		*)
+			echo 1>&2 "Extra args to df_test: $*"
+			return 1
+			;;
+		esac
+	done
+	git update-ref "$delref" $C &&
+	if $symadd
+	then
+		addname="$prefix/s/symadd" &&
+		git symbolic-ref "$addname" "$addref"
+	else
+		addname="$addref"
+	fi &&
+	if $symdel
+	then
+		delname="$prefix/s/symdel" &&
+		git symbolic-ref "$delname" "$delref"
+	else
+		delname="$delref"
+	fi &&
+	cat >expected-err <<-EOF &&
+	fatal: cannot lock ref $Q$addname$Q: $Q$delref$Q exists; cannot create $Q$addref$Q
+	EOF
+	$pack &&
+	if $add_del
+	then
+		printf "%s\n" "create $addname $D" "delete $delname"
+	else
+		printf "%s\n" "delete $delname" "create $addname $D"
+	fi >commands &&
+	test_must_fail git update-ref --stdin <commands 2>output.err &&
+	test_cmp expected-err output.err &&
+	printf "%s\n" "$C $delref" >expected-refs &&
+	git for-each-ref --format="%(objectname) %(refname)" $prefix/r >actual-refs &&
+	test_cmp expected-refs actual-refs
+}
+
 test_expect_success 'setup' '
 
 	git commit --allow-empty -m Initial &&
@@ -188,6 +268,72 @@ test_expect_success 'empty directory should not fool 1-arg delete' '
 	git update-ref --stdin
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'D/F conflict prevents add long + delete short' '
+	df_test refs/df-al-ds --add-del foo/bar foo
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'D/F conflict prevents add short + delete long' '
+	df_test refs/df-as-dl --add-del foo foo/bar
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'D/F conflict prevents delete long + add short' '
+	df_test refs/df-dl-as --del-add foo/bar foo
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'D/F conflict prevents delete short + add long' '
+	df_test refs/df-ds-al --del-add foo foo/bar
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'D/F conflict prevents add long + delete short packed' '
+	df_test refs/df-al-dsp --pack --add-del foo/bar foo
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'D/F conflict prevents add short + delete long packed' '
+	df_test refs/df-as-dlp --pack --add-del foo foo/bar
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'D/F conflict prevents delete long packed + add short' '
+	df_test refs/df-dlp-as --pack --del-add foo/bar foo
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'D/F conflict prevents delete short packed + add long' '
+	df_test refs/df-dsp-al --pack --del-add foo foo/bar
+'
+
+# Try some combinations involving symbolic refs...
+
+test_expect_failure 'D/F conflict prevents indirect add long + delete short' '
+	df_test refs/df-ial-ds --sym-add --add-del foo/bar foo
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'D/F conflict prevents indirect add long + indirect delete short' '
+	df_test refs/df-ial-ids --sym-add --sym-del --add-del foo/bar foo
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'D/F conflict prevents indirect add short + indirect delete long' '
+	df_test refs/df-ias-idl --sym-add --sym-del --add-del foo foo/bar
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'D/F conflict prevents indirect delete long + indirect add short' '
+	df_test refs/df-idl-ias --sym-add --sym-del --del-add foo/bar foo
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'D/F conflict prevents indirect add long + delete short packed' '
+	df_test refs/df-ial-dsp --sym-add --pack --add-del foo/bar foo
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'D/F conflict prevents indirect add long + indirect delete short packed' '
+	df_test refs/df-ial-idsp --sym-add --sym-del --pack --add-del foo/bar foo
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'D/F conflict prevents add long + indirect delete short packed' '
+	df_test refs/df-al-idsp --sym-del --pack --add-del foo/bar foo
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'D/F conflict prevents indirect delete long packed + indirect add short' '
+	df_test refs/df-idlp-ias --sym-add --sym-del --pack --del-add foo/bar foo
+'
+
 # Test various errors when reading the old values of references...
 
 test_expect_success 'missing old value blocks update' '
-- 
2.14.1
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Message 2 of 14 in “Fix an error-handling path when locking refs”
  1. 0/2 Fix an error-handling path when locking refsMichael Haggerty, Oct 24, 2017
  2. 1/2 t1404: add a bunch of tests of D/F conflictsMichael Haggerty, Oct 24, 2017
  3. Eric SunshineOct 24, 2017
  4. Jeff KingOct 24, 2017
  5. Michael HaggertyOct 25, 2017
  6. Michael HaggertyOct 25, 2017
  7. Jeff KingOct 26, 2017
  8. brian m. carlsonOct 28, 2017
  9. Junio C HamanoOct 29, 2017
  10. brian m. carlsonOct 29, 2017
  11. 2/2 files_transaction_prepare(): fix handling of ref lock failureMichael Haggerty, Oct 24, 2017
  12. Jeff KingOct 24, 2017
  13. Junio C HamanoOct 25, 2017
  14. Jeff KingOct 24, 2017

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