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Re: [PATCH v1 3/4] environment: move 'trust_executable_bit' into repo_config_values

From
Tian Yuchen <cat@malon.dev>
Date
Jun 1, 2026, 10:10 UTC
Message-ID
<e0d5b1af-b040-49e2-90f9-d8325682826b@malon.dev>
In-Reply-To
<xmqq7bokebct.fsf@gitster.g>
Hi Junio,
Thanks for the feedback!
On 5/31/26 07:17, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Tian Yuchen <cat@malon.dev> writes:
> 
>> diff --git a/apply.c b/apply.c
>> index 249248d4f2..73ca9907f8 100644
>> --- a/apply.c
>> +++ b/apply.c
>> @@ -3890,10 +3890,12 @@ static int check_preimage(struct apply_state *state,
>>   	}
>>   
>>   	if (!state->cached && !previous) {
>> +		struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
>> +
>>   		if (*ce && !(*ce)->ce_mode)
>>   			BUG("ce_mode == 0 for path '%s'", old_name);
>>   
>> -		if (trust_executable_bit || !S_ISREG(st->st_mode))
>> +		if (cfg->trust_executable_bit || !S_ISREG(st->st_mode))
>>   			st_mode = ce_mode_from_stat(*ce, st->st_mode);
>>   		else if (*ce)
>>   			st_mode = (*ce)->ce_mode;
>> diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
>> index 54150fe756..18af533649 100644
>> --- a/read-cache.c
>> +++ b/read-cache.c
>> @@ -204,10 +204,12 @@ void fill_stat_cache_info(struct index_state *istate, struct cache_entry *ce, st
>>   
>>   unsigned int ce_mode_from_stat(const struct cache_entry *ce, unsigned int mode)
>>   {
>> +	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
>> +
>>   	if (!has_symlinks && S_ISREG(mode) &&
>>   	    ce && S_ISLNK(ce->ce_mode))
>>   		return ce->ce_mode;
>> -	if (!trust_executable_bit && S_ISREG(mode)) {
>> +	if (!cfg->trust_executable_bit && S_ISREG(mode)) {
>>   		if (ce && S_ISREG(ce->ce_mode))
>>   			return ce->ce_mode;
>>   		return create_ce_mode(0666);
> 
> How hot are the code paths that call into this helper function?  In
> the original under some condition, it was possible to return without
> even consulting the trust_executable_bit variable, but in the
> updated code, the helper unconditionally makes a call to the
> repo_config_values() helper function even before it knows it needs
> to know the value of trust_executable_bit.

That sounds reasonable to me. I’ll adjust the conditional logic in some of the statements so that they short-circuit appropriately to avoid performance overhead.

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> 
>> @@ -217,11 +219,13 @@ unsigned int ce_mode_from_stat(const struct cache_entry *ce, unsigned int mode)
>>   
>>   static unsigned int st_mode_from_ce(const struct cache_entry *ce)
>>   {
>> +	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
>> +
>>   	switch (ce->ce_mode & S_IFMT) {
>>   	case S_IFLNK:
>>   		return has_symlinks ? S_IFLNK : (S_IFREG | 0644);
>>   	case S_IFREG:
>> -		return (ce->ce_mode & (trust_executable_bit ? 0755 : 0644)) | S_IFREG;
>> +		return (ce->ce_mode & (cfg->trust_executable_bit ? 0755 : 0644)) | S_IFREG;
>>   	case S_IFGITLINK:
>>   		return S_IFDIR | 0755;
>>   	case S_IFDIR:
> 
> Ditto.
> 
>> @@ -321,6 +325,7 @@ static int ce_modified_check_fs(struct index_state *istate,
>>   static int ce_match_stat_basic(const struct cache_entry *ce, struct stat *st)
>>   {
>>   	unsigned int changed = 0;
>> +	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
>>   
>>   	if (ce->ce_flags & CE_REMOVE)
>>   		return MODE_CHANGED | DATA_CHANGED | TYPE_CHANGED;
>> @@ -331,7 +336,7 @@ static int ce_match_stat_basic(const struct cache_entry *ce, struct stat *st)
>>   		/* We consider only the owner x bit to be relevant for
>>   		 * "mode changes"
>>   		 */
>> -		if (trust_executable_bit &&
>> +		if (cfg->trust_executable_bit &&
>>   		    (0100 & (ce->ce_mode ^ st->st_mode)))
>>   			changed |= MODE_CHANGED;
>>   		break;
> 
> Ditto.
> 
>> @@ -732,6 +737,8 @@ int add_to_index(struct index_state *istate, const char *path, struct stat *st,
>>   			  (intent_only ? ADD_CACHE_NEW_ONLY : 0));
>>   	unsigned hash_flags = pretend ? 0 : INDEX_WRITE_OBJECT;
>>   
>> +	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
>> +
> 
> Lose the excess blank line before the new declaration.
> 
>>   	if (flags & ADD_CACHE_RENORMALIZE)
>>   		hash_flags |= INDEX_RENORMALIZE;
>>   
>> @@ -752,7 +759,7 @@ int add_to_index(struct index_state *istate, const char *path, struct stat *st,
>>   		ce->ce_flags |= CE_INTENT_TO_ADD;
>>   
>>   
>> -	if (trust_executable_bit && has_symlinks) {
>> +	if (cfg->trust_executable_bit && has_symlinks) {
>>   		ce->ce_mode = create_ce_mode(st_mode);
>>   	} else {
>>   		/* If there is an existing entry, pick the mode bits and type
> 
> Almost all of these places that care about trust_executable_bit also
> cares about has_symlinks.  I wonder if they should be converted to
> repo-local settings in the same series.

That’s true: I had actually planned to start migrating has_symlinks as soon as this series was approved. Since you think it would be better to merge them into a single series, I’ll go ahead and do that ;)

Thanks, yuchen
Previous: Junio C HamanoNext: Tian Yuchen
Message 8 of 62 in “environment.c: migrate 'trust_executable_bit' into 'repo_config_values'”
  1. 0/4 environment.c: migrate 'trust_executable_bit' into 'repo_config_values'Tian Yuchen, May 30, 2026
  2. 2/4 read-cache: move 'ce_mode_from_stat()' to 'read-cache.c'Tian Yuchen, May 30, 2026
  3. Patrick SteinhardtJun 4, 2026
  4. Tian YuchenJun 10, 2026
  5. 3/4 environment: move 'trust_executable_bit' into repo_config_valuesTian Yuchen, May 30, 2026
  6. Christian CouderMay 30, 2026
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 30, 2026
  8. Tian YuchenJun 1, 2026
  9. Tian YuchenJun 1, 2026
  10. Junio C HamanoJun 9, 2026
  11. 4/4 read-cache: pass 'istate' to stat/mode helper functionsTian Yuchen, May 30, 2026
  12. Christian CouderMay 30, 2026
  13. 1/4 read-cache: remove redundant extern declarationsTian Yuchen, May 30, 2026
  14. 0/3 environment: migrate 'trust_executable_bit' into 'repo_config_values'Tian Yuchen, Jun 10, 2026
  15. 1/3 read-cache: remove redundant extern declarationsTian Yuchen, Jun 10, 2026
  16. 2/3 read-cache: move 'ce_mode_from_stat()' to 'read-cache.c'Tian Yuchen, Jun 10, 2026
  17. Christian CouderJun 12, 2026
  18. 3/3 environment: move trust_executable_bit into repo_config_valuesTian Yuchen, Jun 10, 2026
  19. Tian YuchenJun 11, 2026
  20. Christian CouderJun 12, 2026
  21. Junio C HamanoJun 12, 2026
  22. 0/3 environment: migrate 'trust_executable_bit' into 'repo_config_values'Tian Yuchen, Jun 12, 2026
  23. 2/3 read-cache: move 'ce_mode_from_stat()' to 'read-cache.c'Tian Yuchen, Jun 12, 2026
  24. 1/3 read-cache: remove redundant extern declarationsTian Yuchen, Jun 12, 2026
  25. 3/3 environment: move trust_executable_bit into repo_config_valuesTian Yuchen, Jun 12, 2026
  26. 0/3 environment: migrate 'trust_executable_bit' into 'repo_config_values'Tian Yuchen, Jun 19, 2026
  27. 1/3 read-cache: remove redundant extern declarationsTian Yuchen, Jun 19, 2026
  28. 2/3 read-cache: move 'ce_mode_from_stat()' to 'read-cache.c'Tian Yuchen, Jun 19, 2026
  29. 3/3 environment: move trust_executable_bit into repo_config_valuesTian Yuchen, Jun 19, 2026
  30. Junio C HamanoJun 29, 2026
  31. Tian YuchenJul 15, 2026
  32. 0/4 environment: migrate 'trust_executable_bit' and 'has_symlinks' into 'repo_config_values'Tian Yuchen, Jul 15, 2026
  33. 1/4 read-cache: remove redundant extern declarationsTian Yuchen, Jul 15, 2026
  34. 2/4 read-cache: move 'ce_mode_from_stat()' to 'read-cache.c'Tian Yuchen, Jul 15, 2026
  35. 3/4 environment: move trust_executable_bit into repo_config_valuesTian Yuchen, Jul 15, 2026
  36. 4/4 environment: move has_symlinks into repo_config_valuesTian Yuchen, Jul 15, 2026
  37. Christian CouderJul 15, 2026
  38. Junio C HamanoJul 15, 2026
  39. Junio C HamanoJul 15, 2026
  40. 0/4 environment: migrate 'trust_executable_bit' and 'has_symlinks' into 'repo_config_values'Tian Yuchen, Jul 16, 2026
  41. 1/4 read-cache: remove redundant extern declarationsTian Yuchen, Jul 16, 2026
  42. 2/4 read-cache: move 'ce_mode_from_stat()' to 'read-cache.c'Tian Yuchen, Jul 16, 2026
  43. Junio C HamanoJul 16, 2026
  44. 3/4 environment: move trust_executable_bit into repo_config_valuesTian Yuchen, Jul 16, 2026
  45. 4/4 environment: move has_symlinks into repo_config_valuesTian Yuchen, Jul 16, 2026
  46. Junio C HamanoJul 16, 2026
  47. 0/4 environment: migrate 'trust_executable_bit' and 'has_symlinks' into 'repo_config_values'Tian Yuchen, Jul 17, 2026
  48. 2/4 read-cache: pass 'repo' to 'ce_mode_from_stat()'Tian Yuchen, Jul 17, 2026
  49. SZEDER GáborJul 18, 2026
  50. Tian YuchenJul 20, 2026
  51. SZEDER GáborJul 20, 2026
  52. Tian YuchenJul 20, 2026
  53. 1/4 read-cache: remove redundant extern declarationsTian Yuchen, Jul 17, 2026
  54. 3/4 environment: move trust_executable_bit into repo_config_valuesTian Yuchen, Jul 17, 2026
  55. Junio C HamanoJul 17, 2026
  56. Tian YuchenJul 20, 2026
  57. 4/4 environment: move has_symlinks into repo_config_valuesTian Yuchen, Jul 17, 2026
  58. 0/4 environment: migrate 'trust_executable_bit' and 'has_symlinks' into 'repo_config_values'Tian Yuchen, Jul 20, 2026
  59. 1/4 read-cache: remove redundant extern declarationsTian Yuchen, Jul 20, 2026
  60. 2/4 read-cache: pass 'repo' to 'ce_mode_from_stat()'Tian Yuchen, Jul 20, 2026
  61. 3/4 environment: move trust_executable_bit into repo_config_valuesTian Yuchen, Jul 20, 2026
  62. 4/4 environment: move has_symlinks into repo_config_valuesTian Yuchen, Jul 20, 2026

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