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[PATCH 8/8] pseudo-merge.c: ensure pseudo-merge groups are closed

From
Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Date
Aug 15, 2024, 17:31 UTC
Message-ID
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When generating pseudo-merge bitmaps, it's possible that concurrent reference updates may reveal some pseudo-merge candidates which reach objects that are not contained in the bitmap's pack or pseudo-pack order (in the case of MIDX bitmaps).

The latter case is relatively easy to demonstrate: if we generate a MIDX bitmap with only half of the repository packed, then the unpacked contents are not part of the MIDX's object order.

If we happen to select one or more commit(s) from the unpacked portion of the repository for inclusion in a pseudo-merge, we'll get the following message when trying to generate its bitmap:

    $ git multi-pack-index write --bitmap
    [...]
    Selecting pseudo-merge commits: 100% (1/1), done.
    warning: Failed to write bitmap index. Packfile doesn't have full closure (object ... is missing)
    Building bitmaps:  50% (1/2), done.
    error: could not write multi-pack bitmap

, and the attempted bitmap write will fail, leaving the repository without a current bitmap.

Rectify this by ensuring that the commits which are pseudo-merge candidates can only be so if they appear somewhere in the packing order.

This is sufficient, since we know that the original packing order is closed under reachability, so if a commit appears in that list as a potential pseudo-merge candidate, we know that everything reachable from it also appears in the list (and thus the candidate is a good one).

Noticed-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
---
 pseudo-merge.c                  |  2 ++
 t/t5333-pseudo-merge-bitmaps.sh | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+)
diff --git a/pseudo-merge.c b/pseudo-merge.c
index 6422be979c..7ec9d4c51c 100644
--- a/pseudo-merge.c
+++ b/pseudo-merge.c
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ static int find_pseudo_merge_group_for_ref(const char *refname,
 	c = lookup_commit(the_repository, oid);
 	if (!c)
 		return 0;
+	if (!packlist_find(writer->to_pack, oid))
+		return 0;
 
 	has_bitmap = bitmap_writer_has_bitmapped_object_id(writer, oid);
 
diff --git a/t/t5333-pseudo-merge-bitmaps.sh b/t/t5333-pseudo-merge-bitmaps.sh
index aa1a7d26f1..1dd6284756 100755
--- a/t/t5333-pseudo-merge-bitmaps.sh
+++ b/t/t5333-pseudo-merge-bitmaps.sh
@@ -410,4 +410,40 @@ test_expect_success 'empty pseudo-merge group' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'pseudo-merge closure' '
+	git init pseudo-merge-closure &&
+	(
+		cd pseudo-merge-closure &&
+
+		test_commit A &&
+		git repack -d &&
+
+		test_commit B &&
+
+		# Note that the contents of A is packed, but B is not. A
+		# (and the objects reachable from it) are thus visible
+		# to the MIDX, but the same is not true for B and its
+		# objects.
+		#
+		# Ensure that we do not attempt to create a pseudo-merge
+		# for B, depsite it matching the below pseudo-merge
+		# group pattern, as doing so would result in a failure
+		# to write a non-closed bitmap.
+		git config bitmapPseudoMerge.test.pattern refs/ &&
+		git config bitmapPseudoMerge.test.threshold now &&
+
+		git multi-pack-index write --bitmap &&
+
+		test-tool bitmap dump-pseudo-merges >pseudo-merges &&
+		test_line_count = 1 pseudo-merges &&
+
+		git rev-parse A >expect &&
+
+		test-tool bitmap list-commits >actual &&
+		test_cmp expect actual &&
+		test-tool bitmap dump-pseudo-merge-commits 0 >actual &&
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	)
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
2.46.0.54.gc9a64b1d2a
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Message 17 of 20 in “pseudo-merge: avoid empty and non-closed pseudo-merge commits”
  1. 0/8 pseudo-merge: avoid empty and non-closed pseudo-merge commitsTaylor Blau, Aug 15, 2024
  2. 1/8 pack-bitmap: initialize `bitmap_writer_init()` with packing_dataTaylor Blau, Aug 15, 2024
  3. Jeff KingAug 17, 2024
  4. Taylor BlauAug 29, 2024
  5. Jeff KingAug 29, 2024
  6. 2/8 pack-bitmap: drop redundant args from `bitmap_writer_build_type_index()`Taylor Blau, Aug 15, 2024
  7. 3/8 pack-bitmap: drop redundant args from `bitmap_writer_build()`Taylor Blau, Aug 15, 2024
  8. 4/8 pack-bitmap: drop redundant args from `bitmap_writer_finish()`Taylor Blau, Aug 15, 2024
  9. 5/8 pack-bitmap-write.c: select pseudo-merges even for small bitmapsTaylor Blau, Aug 15, 2024
  10. Jeff KingAug 17, 2024
  11. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2024
  12. Taylor BlauAug 29, 2024
  13. 6/8 t/t5333-pseudo-merge-bitmaps.sh: demonstrate empty pseudo-merge groupsTaylor Blau, Aug 15, 2024
  14. 7/8 pseudo-merge.c: do not generate empty pseudo-merge commitsTaylor Blau, Aug 15, 2024
  15. Jeff KingAug 17, 2024
  16. Taylor BlauAug 29, 2024
  17. 8/8 pseudo-merge.c: ensure pseudo-merge groups are closedTaylor Blau, Aug 15, 2024
  18. Jeff KingAug 17, 2024
  19. Jeff KingAug 17, 2024
  20. Taylor BlauAug 29, 2024

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