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[PATCH v4 7/7] path-walk: reorder object visits

From
Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 20, 2024, 16:21 UTC
Message-ID
<ef543429ed9cb92e209900e7c7fc4f8e0698a306.1734711676.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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<pull.1818.v4.git.1734711675.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
From: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>

The path-walk API currently uses a stack-based approach to recursing through the list of paths within the repository. This guarantees that after a tree path is explored, all paths contained within that tree path will be explored before continuing to explore siblings of that tree path.

The initial motivation of this depth-first approach was to minimize memory pressure while exploring the repository. A breadth-first approach would have too many "active" paths being stored in the paths_to_lists map.

We can take this approach one step further by making sure that blob paths are visited before tree paths. This allows the API to free the memory for these blob objects before continuing to perform the depth-first search. This modifies the order in which we visit siblings, but does not change the fact that we are performing depth-first search.

To achieve this goal, use a priority queue with a custom sorting method. The sort needs to handle tags, blobs, and trees (commits are handled slightly differently). When objects share a type, we can sort by path name. This will keep children of the latest path to leave the stack be preferred over the rest of the paths in the stack, since they agree in prefix up to and including a directory separator. When the types are different, we can prefer tags over other types and blobs over trees.

This causes significant adjustments to t6601-path-walk.sh to rearrange the order of the visited paths.

Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
---
 path-walk.c          |  60 ++++++++++++++++-----
 t/t6601-path-walk.sh | 124 +++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
 2 files changed, 110 insertions(+), 74 deletions(-)
diff --git a/path-walk.c b/path-walk.c
index 4013569e9e4..136ec08fb0e 100644
--- a/path-walk.c
+++ b/path-walk.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "list-objects.h"
 #include "object.h"
 #include "oid-array.h"
+#include "prio-queue.h"
 #include "revision.h"
 #include "string-list.h"
 #include "strmap.h"
@@ -49,16 +50,50 @@ struct path_walk_context {
 	struct strmap paths_to_lists;
 
 	/**
-	 * Store the current list of paths in a stack, to
-	 * facilitate depth-first-search without recursion.
+	 * Store the current list of paths in a priority queue,
+	 * using object type as a sorting mechanism, mostly to
+	 * make sure blobs are popped off the stack first. No
+	 * other sort is made, so within each object type it acts
+	 * like a stack and performs a DFS within the trees.
 	 *
 	 * Use path_stack_pushed to indicate whether a path
 	 * was previously added to path_stack.
 	 */
-	struct string_list path_stack;
+	struct prio_queue path_stack;
 	struct strset path_stack_pushed;
 };
 
+static int compare_by_type(const void *one, const void *two, void *cb_data)
+{
+	struct type_and_oid_list *list1, *list2;
+	const char *str1 = one;
+	const char *str2 = two;
+	struct path_walk_context *ctx = cb_data;
+
+	list1 = strmap_get(&ctx->paths_to_lists, str1);
+	list2 = strmap_get(&ctx->paths_to_lists, str2);
+
+	/*
+	 * If object types are equal, then use path comparison.
+	 */
+	if (!list1 || !list2 || list1->type == list2->type)
+		return strcmp(str1, str2);
+
+	/* Prefer tags to be popped off first. */
+	if (list1->type == OBJ_TAG)
+		return -1;
+	if (list2->type == OBJ_TAG)
+		return 1;
+
+	/* Prefer blobs to be popped off second. */
+	if (list1->type == OBJ_BLOB)
+		return -1;
+	if (list2->type == OBJ_BLOB)
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void push_to_stack(struct path_walk_context *ctx,
 			  const char *path)
 {
@@ -66,7 +101,7 @@ static void push_to_stack(struct path_walk_context *ctx,
 		return;
 
 	strset_add(&ctx->path_stack_pushed, path);
-	string_list_append(&ctx->path_stack, path);
+	prio_queue_put(&ctx->path_stack, xstrdup(path));
 }
 
 static int add_tree_entries(struct path_walk_context *ctx,
@@ -378,8 +413,8 @@ static int setup_pending_objects(struct path_walk_info *info,
 			const char *tagged_blob_path = "/tagged-blobs";
 			tagged_blobs->type = OBJ_BLOB;
 			tagged_blobs->maybe_interesting = 1;
-			push_to_stack(ctx, tagged_blob_path);
 			strmap_put(&ctx->paths_to_lists, tagged_blob_path, tagged_blobs);
+			push_to_stack(ctx, tagged_blob_path);
 		} else {
 			oid_array_clear(&tagged_blobs->oids);
 			free(tagged_blobs);
@@ -390,8 +425,8 @@ static int setup_pending_objects(struct path_walk_info *info,
 			const char *tag_path = "/tags";
 			tags->type = OBJ_TAG;
 			tags->maybe_interesting = 1;
-			push_to_stack(ctx, tag_path);
 			strmap_put(&ctx->paths_to_lists, tag_path, tags);
+			push_to_stack(ctx, tag_path);
 		} else {
 			oid_array_clear(&tags->oids);
 			free(tags);
@@ -418,7 +453,10 @@ int walk_objects_by_path(struct path_walk_info *info)
 		.repo = info->revs->repo,
 		.revs = info->revs,
 		.info = info,
-		.path_stack = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP,
+		.path_stack = {
+			.compare = compare_by_type,
+			.cb_data = &ctx
+		},
 		.path_stack_pushed = STRSET_INIT,
 		.paths_to_lists = STRMAP_INIT
 	};
@@ -504,8 +542,7 @@ int walk_objects_by_path(struct path_walk_info *info)
 
 	trace2_region_enter("path-walk", "path-walk", info->revs->repo);
 	while (!ret && ctx.path_stack.nr) {
-		char *path = ctx.path_stack.items[ctx.path_stack.nr - 1].string;
-		ctx.path_stack.nr--;
+		char *path = prio_queue_get(&ctx.path_stack);
 		paths_nr++;
 
 		ret = walk_path(&ctx, path);
@@ -522,8 +559,7 @@ int walk_objects_by_path(struct path_walk_info *info)
 			push_to_stack(&ctx, entry->key);
 
 		while (!ret && ctx.path_stack.nr) {
-			char *path = ctx.path_stack.items[ctx.path_stack.nr - 1].string;
-			ctx.path_stack.nr--;
+			char *path = prio_queue_get(&ctx.path_stack);
 			paths_nr++;
 
 			ret = walk_path(&ctx, path);
@@ -537,7 +573,7 @@ int walk_objects_by_path(struct path_walk_info *info)
 
 	clear_paths_to_lists(&ctx.paths_to_lists);
 	strset_clear(&ctx.path_stack_pushed);
-	string_list_clear(&ctx.path_stack, 0);
+	clear_prio_queue(&ctx.path_stack);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/t/t6601-path-walk.sh b/t/t6601-path-walk.sh
index a317cdf289e..5f04acb8a2f 100755
--- a/t/t6601-path-walk.sh
+++ b/t/t6601-path-walk.sh
@@ -84,20 +84,20 @@ test_expect_success 'all' '
 	3:tree::$(git rev-parse refs/tags/tree-tag^{})
 	3:tree::$(git rev-parse refs/tags/tree-tag2^{})
 	4:blob:a:$(git rev-parse base~2:a)
-	5:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse topic:right)
-	5:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse base~1:right)
-	5:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse base~2:right)
-	6:blob:right/d:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/d)
-	7:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse base~2:right/c)
-	7:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse topic:right/c)
-	8:tree:left/:$(git rev-parse base:left)
-	8:tree:left/:$(git rev-parse base~2:left)
-	9:blob:left/b:$(git rev-parse base~2:left/b)
-	9:blob:left/b:$(git rev-parse base:left/b)
-	10:tree:a/:$(git rev-parse base:a)
-	11:blob:file2:$(git rev-parse refs/tags/tree-tag2^{}:file2)
-	12:tree:child/:$(git rev-parse refs/tags/tree-tag:child)
-	13:blob:child/file:$(git rev-parse refs/tags/tree-tag:child/file)
+	5:blob:file2:$(git rev-parse refs/tags/tree-tag2^{}:file2)
+	6:tree:a/:$(git rev-parse base:a)
+	7:tree:child/:$(git rev-parse refs/tags/tree-tag:child)
+	8:blob:child/file:$(git rev-parse refs/tags/tree-tag:child/file)
+	9:tree:left/:$(git rev-parse base:left)
+	9:tree:left/:$(git rev-parse base~2:left)
+	10:blob:left/b:$(git rev-parse base~2:left/b)
+	10:blob:left/b:$(git rev-parse base:left/b)
+	11:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse topic:right)
+	11:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse base~1:right)
+	11:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse base~2:right)
+	12:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse base~2:right/c)
+	12:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse topic:right/c)
+	13:blob:right/d:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/d)
 	blobs:10
 	commits:4
 	tags:7
@@ -154,19 +154,19 @@ test_expect_success 'branches and indexed objects mix well' '
 	1:tree::$(git rev-parse base^{tree})
 	1:tree::$(git rev-parse base~1^{tree})
 	1:tree::$(git rev-parse base~2^{tree})
-	2:blob:a:$(git rev-parse base~2:a)
-	3:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse topic:right)
-	3:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse base~1:right)
-	3:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse base~2:right)
-	4:blob:right/d:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/d)
-	4:blob:right/d:$(git rev-parse :right/d)
-	5:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse base~2:right/c)
-	5:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse topic:right/c)
-	6:tree:left/:$(git rev-parse base:left)
-	6:tree:left/:$(git rev-parse base~2:left)
-	7:blob:left/b:$(git rev-parse base:left/b)
-	7:blob:left/b:$(git rev-parse base~2:left/b)
-	8:tree:a/:$(git rev-parse refs/tags/third:a)
+	2:tree:a/:$(git rev-parse refs/tags/third:a)
+	3:tree:left/:$(git rev-parse base:left)
+	3:tree:left/:$(git rev-parse base~2:left)
+	4:blob:left/b:$(git rev-parse base:left/b)
+	4:blob:left/b:$(git rev-parse base~2:left/b)
+	5:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse topic:right)
+	5:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse base~1:right)
+	5:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse base~2:right)
+	6:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse base~2:right/c)
+	6:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse topic:right/c)
+	7:blob:right/d:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/d)
+	7:blob:right/d:$(git rev-parse :right/d)
+	8:blob:a:$(git rev-parse base~2:a)
 	blobs:7
 	commits:4
 	tags:0
@@ -186,15 +186,15 @@ test_expect_success 'topic only' '
 	1:tree::$(git rev-parse topic^{tree})
 	1:tree::$(git rev-parse base~1^{tree})
 	1:tree::$(git rev-parse base~2^{tree})
-	2:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse topic:right)
-	2:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse base~1:right)
-	2:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse base~2:right)
-	3:blob:right/d:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/d)
-	4:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse base~2:right/c)
-	4:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse topic:right/c)
-	5:tree:left/:$(git rev-parse base~2:left)
-	6:blob:left/b:$(git rev-parse base~2:left/b)
-	7:blob:a:$(git rev-parse base~2:a)
+	2:blob:a:$(git rev-parse base~2:a)
+	3:tree:left/:$(git rev-parse base~2:left)
+	4:blob:left/b:$(git rev-parse base~2:left/b)
+	5:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse topic:right)
+	5:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse base~1:right)
+	5:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse base~2:right)
+	6:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse base~2:right/c)
+	6:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse topic:right/c)
+	7:blob:right/d:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/d)
 	blobs:5
 	commits:3
 	tags:0
@@ -210,12 +210,12 @@ test_expect_success 'topic, not base' '
 	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
 	0:commit::$(git rev-parse topic)
 	1:tree::$(git rev-parse topic^{tree})
-	2:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse topic:right)
-	3:blob:right/d:$(git rev-parse topic:right/d):UNINTERESTING
-	4:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse topic:right/c)
-	5:tree:left/:$(git rev-parse topic:left):UNINTERESTING
-	6:blob:left/b:$(git rev-parse topic:left/b):UNINTERESTING
-	7:blob:a:$(git rev-parse topic:a):UNINTERESTING
+	2:blob:a:$(git rev-parse topic:a):UNINTERESTING
+	3:tree:left/:$(git rev-parse topic:left):UNINTERESTING
+	4:blob:left/b:$(git rev-parse topic:left/b):UNINTERESTING
+	5:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse topic:right)
+	6:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse topic:right/c)
+	7:blob:right/d:$(git rev-parse topic:right/d):UNINTERESTING
 	blobs:4
 	commits:1
 	tags:0
@@ -233,12 +233,12 @@ test_expect_success 'fourth, blob-tag2, not base' '
 	1:tag:/tags:$(git rev-parse fourth)
 	2:blob:/tagged-blobs:$(git rev-parse refs/tags/blob-tag2^{})
 	3:tree::$(git rev-parse topic^{tree})
-	4:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse topic:right)
-	5:blob:right/d:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/d):UNINTERESTING
-	6:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse topic:right/c)
-	7:tree:left/:$(git rev-parse base~1:left):UNINTERESTING
-	8:blob:left/b:$(git rev-parse base~1:left/b):UNINTERESTING
-	9:blob:a:$(git rev-parse base~1:a):UNINTERESTING
+	4:blob:a:$(git rev-parse base~1:a):UNINTERESTING
+	5:tree:left/:$(git rev-parse base~1:left):UNINTERESTING
+	6:blob:left/b:$(git rev-parse base~1:left/b):UNINTERESTING
+	7:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse topic:right)
+	8:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse topic:right/c)
+	9:blob:right/d:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/d):UNINTERESTING
 	blobs:5
 	commits:1
 	tags:1
@@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ test_expect_success 'topic, not base, only blobs' '
 		-- topic --not base >out &&
 
 	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
-	0:blob:right/d:$(git rev-parse topic:right/d):UNINTERESTING
-	1:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse topic:right/c)
-	2:blob:left/b:$(git rev-parse topic:left/b):UNINTERESTING
-	3:blob:a:$(git rev-parse topic:a):UNINTERESTING
+	0:blob:a:$(git rev-parse topic:a):UNINTERESTING
+	1:blob:left/b:$(git rev-parse topic:left/b):UNINTERESTING
+	2:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse topic:right/c)
+	3:blob:right/d:$(git rev-parse topic:right/d):UNINTERESTING
 	blobs:4
 	commits:0
 	tags:0
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ test_expect_success 'topic, not base, only trees' '
 
 	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
 	0:tree::$(git rev-parse topic^{tree})
-	1:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse topic:right)
-	2:tree:left/:$(git rev-parse topic:left):UNINTERESTING
+	1:tree:left/:$(git rev-parse topic:left):UNINTERESTING
+	2:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse topic:right)
 	commits:0
 	blobs:0
 	tags:0
@@ -308,14 +308,14 @@ test_expect_success 'topic, not base, boundary' '
 	0:commit::$(git rev-parse base~1):UNINTERESTING
 	1:tree::$(git rev-parse topic^{tree})
 	1:tree::$(git rev-parse base~1^{tree}):UNINTERESTING
-	2:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse topic:right)
-	2:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse base~1:right):UNINTERESTING
-	3:blob:right/d:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/d):UNINTERESTING
-	4:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/c):UNINTERESTING
-	4:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse topic:right/c)
-	5:tree:left/:$(git rev-parse base~1:left):UNINTERESTING
-	6:blob:left/b:$(git rev-parse base~1:left/b):UNINTERESTING
-	7:blob:a:$(git rev-parse base~1:a):UNINTERESTING
+	2:blob:a:$(git rev-parse base~1:a):UNINTERESTING
+	3:tree:left/:$(git rev-parse base~1:left):UNINTERESTING
+	4:blob:left/b:$(git rev-parse base~1:left/b):UNINTERESTING
+	5:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse topic:right)
+	5:tree:right/:$(git rev-parse base~1:right):UNINTERESTING
+	6:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/c):UNINTERESTING
+	6:blob:right/c:$(git rev-parse topic:right/c)
+	7:blob:right/d:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/d):UNINTERESTING
 	blobs:5
 	commits:2
 	tags:0
-- 
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  2. 1/6 path-walk: introduce an object walk by pathDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Oct 31, 2024
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  4. Derrick StoleeNov 1, 2024
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  6. 3/6 t6601: add helper for testing path-walk APIDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Oct 31, 2024
  7. karthik nayakNov 1, 2024
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  9. Derrick StoleeNov 4, 2024
  10. Jonathan TanNov 4, 2024
  11. Derrick StoleeNov 8, 2024
  12. Patrick SteinhardtNov 6, 2024
  13. Derrick StoleeNov 8, 2024
  14. 4/6 path-walk: allow consumer to specify object typesDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Oct 31, 2024
  15. 5/6 path-walk: visit tags and cached objectsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Oct 31, 2024
  16. karthik nayakNov 1, 2024
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  18. 6/6 path-walk: mark trees and blobs as UNINTERESTINGDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Oct 31, 2024
  19. Derrick StoleeOct 31, 2024
  20. Taylor BlauNov 1, 2024
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  22. Jeff KingNov 4, 2024
  23. Junio C HamanoNov 5, 2024
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  26. Derrick StoleeNov 11, 2024
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  29. Jeff KingNov 11, 2024
  30. 0/6 PATH WALK I: The path-walk APIDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 9, 2024
  31. 1/6 path-walk: introduce an object walk by pathDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 9, 2024
  32. 2/6 test-lib-functions: add test_cmp_sortedDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 9, 2024
  33. 3/6 t6601: add helper for testing path-walk APIDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 9, 2024
  34. Taylor BlauNov 21, 2024
  35. 4/6 path-walk: allow consumer to specify object typesDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 9, 2024
  36. Taylor BlauNov 21, 2024
  37. 5/6 path-walk: visit tags and cached objectsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 9, 2024
  38. 6/6 path-walk: mark trees and blobs as UNINTERESTINGDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Nov 9, 2024
  39. Taylor BlauNov 21, 2024
  40. Patrick SteinhardtNov 25, 2024
  41. Junio C HamanoNov 26, 2024
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  45. 1/7 path-walk: introduce an object walk by pathDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Dec 6, 2024
  46. Patrick SteinhardtDec 13, 2024
  47. Derrick StoleeDec 18, 2024
  48. Patrick SteinhardtDec 27, 2024
  49. 2/7 test-lib-functions: add test_cmp_sortedDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Dec 6, 2024
  50. 3/7 t6601: add helper for testing path-walk APIDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Dec 6, 2024
  51. 4/7 path-walk: allow consumer to specify object typesDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Dec 6, 2024
  52. 5/7 path-walk: visit tags and cached objectsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Dec 6, 2024
  53. Patrick SteinhardtDec 13, 2024
  54. Derrick StoleeDec 18, 2024
  55. 6/7 path-walk: mark trees and blobs as UNINTERESTINGDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Dec 6, 2024
  56. 7/7 path-walk: reorder object visitsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Dec 6, 2024
  57. Patrick SteinhardtDec 13, 2024
  58. 0/7 PATH WALK I: The path-walk APIDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Dec 20, 2024
  59. 1/7 path-walk: introduce an object walk by pathDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Dec 20, 2024
  60. Patrick SteinhardtDec 27, 2024
  61. 2/7 test-lib-functions: add test_cmp_sortedDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Dec 20, 2024
  62. 3/7 t6601: add helper for testing path-walk APIDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Dec 20, 2024
  63. 4/7 path-walk: allow consumer to specify object typesDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Dec 20, 2024
  64. 5/7 path-walk: visit tags and cached objectsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Dec 20, 2024
  65. 6/7 path-walk: mark trees and blobs as UNINTERESTINGDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Dec 20, 2024
  66. 7/7 path-walk: reorder object visitsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Dec 20, 2024
  67. karthik nayakNov 1, 2024

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