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Re: [PATCH v2 04/18] unpack-trees: simplify pattern_list freeing

From
Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 23, 2020, 15:57 UTC
Message-ID
<d99a17b6-49ab-51d9-621d-adf6eb0b7ffa@gmail.com>
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On 3/21/2020 1:59 PM, Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget wrote:
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> From: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
> 
> commit e091228e17 ("sparse-checkout: update working directory
> in-process", 2019-11-21) allowed passing a pre-defined set of patterns
> to unpack_trees().  However, if o->pl was NULL, it would still read the
> existing patterns and use those.  If those patterns were read into a
> data structure that was allocated, naturally they needed to be free'd.
> However, despite the same function being responsible for knowing about
> both the allocation and the free'ing, the logic for tracking whether to
> free the pattern_list was hoisted to an outer function with an
> additional flag in unpack_trees_options.  Put the logic back in the
> relevant function and discard the now unnecessary flag.
Your approach here is much cleaner. Thanks!
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> Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
> ---
>  builtin/sparse-checkout.c | 1 -
>  unpack-trees.c            | 6 ++++--
>  unpack-trees.h            | 3 +--
>  3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/builtin/sparse-checkout.c b/builtin/sparse-checkout.c
> index 740da4b6d54..d102a9697fd 100644
> --- a/builtin/sparse-checkout.c
> +++ b/builtin/sparse-checkout.c
> @@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ static int update_working_directory(struct pattern_list *pl)
>  	o.dst_index = r->index;
>  	o.skip_sparse_checkout = 0;
>  	o.pl = pl;
> -	o.keep_pattern_list = !!pl;
>  
>  	resolve_undo_clear_index(r->index);
>  	setup_work_tree();
> diff --git a/unpack-trees.c b/unpack-trees.c
> index 3af2e126abf..d2863fa0310 100644
> --- a/unpack-trees.c
> +++ b/unpack-trees.c
> @@ -1503,6 +1503,7 @@ int unpack_trees(unsigned len, struct tree_desc *t, struct unpack_trees_options
>  	int i, ret;
>  	static struct cache_entry *dfc;
>  	struct pattern_list pl;
> +	int free_pattern_list = 0;
>  
>  	if (len > MAX_UNPACK_TREES)
>  		die("unpack_trees takes at most %d trees", MAX_UNPACK_TREES);
> @@ -1519,6 +1520,7 @@ int unpack_trees(unsigned len, struct tree_desc *t, struct unpack_trees_options
>  		else
>  			o->pl = &pl;
>  		free(sparse);
> +		free_pattern_list = 1;
>  	}
>  
>  	memset(&o->result, 0, sizeof(o->result));
> @@ -1686,9 +1688,9 @@ int unpack_trees(unsigned len, struct tree_desc *t, struct unpack_trees_options
>  	o->src_index = NULL;
>  
>  done:
> -	trace_performance_leave("unpack_trees");
> -	if (!o->keep_pattern_list)
> +	if (free_pattern_list)
>  		clear_pattern_list(&pl);
> +	trace_performance_leave("unpack_trees");
>  	return ret;
>  
>  return_failed:
> diff --git a/unpack-trees.h b/unpack-trees.h
> index 6d7c7b6c2e0..d3516267f36 100644
> --- a/unpack-trees.h
> +++ b/unpack-trees.h
> @@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ struct unpack_trees_options {
>  		     quiet,
>  		     exiting_early,
>  		     show_all_errors,
> -		     dry_run,
> -		     keep_pattern_list;
> +		     dry_run;
>  	const char *prefix;
>  	int cache_bottom;
>  	struct dir_struct *dir;
> 
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Message 24 of 69 in “Sparse checkout improvements -- improved sparsity updating”
  1. 0/7 Sparse checkout improvements -- improved sparsity updatingElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 14, 2020
  2. 7/7 sparse-checkout: provide a new update subcommandElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 14, 2020
  3. Derrick StoleeMar 15, 2020
  4. Elijah NewrenMar 16, 2020
  5. Derrick StoleeMar 16, 2020
  6. Elijah NewrenMar 16, 2020
  7. 1/7 unpack-trees: fix minor typo in commentElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 14, 2020
  8. 3/7 unpack-trees: allow check_updates() to work on a different indexElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 14, 2020
  9. 4/7 unpack-trees: do not mark a dirty path with SKIP_WORKTREEElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 14, 2020
  10. Derrick StoleeMar 15, 2020
  11. 5/7 unpack-trees: add a new update_sparsity() functionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 14, 2020
  12. Derrick StoleeMar 15, 2020
  13. Elijah NewrenMar 16, 2020
  14. 2/7 t1091: make some tests a little more defensive against failuresElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 14, 2020
  15. 6/7 sparse-checkout: use new update_sparsity() functionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 14, 2020
  16. Derrick StoleeMar 15, 2020
  17. Elijah NewrenMar 16, 2020
  18. Derrick StoleeMar 15, 2020
  19. 00/18 Sparse checkout improvements -- improved sparsity updatingElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  20. 01/18 unpack-trees: fix minor typo in commentElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  21. 03/18 unpack-trees: simplify verify_absent_sparse()Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  22. 02/18 unpack-trees: remove unused error typeElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  23. 04/18 unpack-trees: simplify pattern_list freeingElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  24. Derrick StoleeMar 23, 2020
  25. 06/18 unpack-trees: allow check_updates() to work on a different indexElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  26. 05/18 t1091: make some tests a little more defensive against failuresElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  27. 08/18 unpack-trees: pull sparse-checkout pattern reading into a new functionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  28. 09/18 unpack-trees: add a new update_sparsity() functionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  29. Derrick StoleeMar 23, 2020
  30. Elijah NewrenMar 23, 2020
  31. Derrick StoleeMar 23, 2020
  32. Junio C HamanoMar 23, 2020
  33. 11/18 sparse-checkout: use improved unpack_trees porcelain messagesElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  34. 13/18 unpack-trees: rename ERROR_* fields meant for warnings to WARNING_*Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  35. 10/18 sparse-checkout: use new update_sparsity() functionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  36. Derrick StoleeMar 23, 2020
  37. Elijah NewrenMar 23, 2020
  38. Derrick StoleeMar 23, 2020
  39. 15/18 unpack-trees: make sparse path messages sound like warningsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  40. 18/18 sparse-checkout: provide a new reapply subcommandElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  41. Derrick StoleeMar 23, 2020
  42. 17/18 unpack-trees: failure to set SKIP_WORKTREE bits always just a warningElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  43. 14/18 unpack-trees: split display_error_msgs() into twoElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  44. Derrick StoleeMar 23, 2020
  45. 16/18 unpack-trees: provide warnings on sparse updates for unmerged paths tooElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  46. 07/18 unpack-trees: do not mark a dirty path with SKIP_WORKTREEElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  47. 12/18 unpack-trees: move ERROR_WOULD_LOSE_SUBMODULE earlierElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  48. Derrick StoleeMar 23, 2020
  49. Junio C HamanoMar 23, 2020
  50. 00/18 Sparse checkout improvements -- improved sparsity updatingElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  51. 01/18 unpack-trees: fix minor typo in commentElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  52. 02/18 unpack-trees: remove unused error typeElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  53. 06/18 unpack-trees: allow check_updates() to work on a different indexElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  54. 04/18 unpack-trees: simplify pattern_list freeingElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  55. 05/18 t1091: make some tests a little more defensive against failuresElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  56. 03/18 unpack-trees: simplify verify_absent_sparse()Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  57. 07/18 unpack-trees: do not mark a dirty path with SKIP_WORKTREEElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  58. 08/18 unpack-trees: pull sparse-checkout pattern reading into a new functionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  59. 09/18 unpack-trees: add a new update_sparsity() functionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  60. 10/18 sparse-checkout: use new update_sparsity() functionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  61. 11/18 sparse-checkout: use improved unpack_trees porcelain messagesElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  62. 13/18 unpack-trees: rename ERROR_* fields meant for warnings to WARNING_*Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  63. 16/18 unpack-trees: provide warnings on sparse updates for unmerged paths tooElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  64. 18/18 sparse-checkout: provide a new reapply subcommandElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  65. 15/18 unpack-trees: make sparse path messages sound like warningsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  66. 14/18 unpack-trees: split display_error_msgs() into twoElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  67. 17/18 unpack-trees: failure to set SKIP_WORKTREE bits always just a warningElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  68. 12/18 unpack-trees: move ERROR_WOULD_LOSE_SUBMODULE earlierElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  69. Derrick StoleeMar 27, 2020

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