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[PATCH v2 09/14] simple-ipc: add t/helper/test-simple-ipc and t0052

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JGJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 1, 2021, 19:45 UTC
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From: Jeff Hostetler <jeffhost@microsoft.com>

Create unit tests for "simple-ipc". These are currently only enabled on Windows.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Hostetler <jeffhost@microsoft.com>
---
 Makefile                   |   1 +
 t/helper/test-simple-ipc.c | 485 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 t/helper/test-tool.c       |   1 +
 t/helper/test-tool.h       |   1 +
 t/t0052-simple-ipc.sh      | 129 ++++++++++
 5 files changed, 617 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 t/helper/test-simple-ipc.c
 create mode 100755 t/t0052-simple-ipc.sh
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c94d5847919..e7ba8853ea6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -740,6 +740,7 @@ TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-serve-v2.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-sha1.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-sha256.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-sigchain.o
+TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-simple-ipc.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-strcmp-offset.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-string-list.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-submodule-config.o
diff --git a/t/helper/test-simple-ipc.c b/t/helper/test-simple-ipc.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4960e79cf18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/helper/test-simple-ipc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,485 @@
+/*
+ * test-simple-ipc.c: verify that the Inter-Process Communication works.
+ */
+
+#include "test-tool.h"
+#include "cache.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
+#include "simple-ipc.h"
+#include "parse-options.h"
+#include "thread-utils.h"
+
+#ifndef SUPPORTS_SIMPLE_IPC
+int cmd__simple_ipc(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	die("simple IPC not available on this platform");
+}
+#else
+
+/*
+ * The test daemon defines an "application callback" that supports a
+ * series of commands (see `test_app_cb()`).
+ *
+ * Unknown commands are caught here and we send an error message back
+ * to the client process.
+ */
+static int app__unhandled_command(const char *command,
+				  ipc_server_reply_cb *reply_cb,
+				  struct ipc_server_reply_data *reply_data)
+{
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int ret;
+
+	strbuf_addf(&buf, "unhandled command: %s", command);
+	ret = reply_cb(reply_data, buf.buf, buf.len);
+	strbuf_release(&buf);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Reply with a single very large buffer.  This is to ensure that
+ * long response are properly handled -- whether the chunking occurs
+ * in the kernel or in the (probably pkt-line) layer.
+ */
+#define BIG_ROWS (10000)
+static int app__big_command(ipc_server_reply_cb *reply_cb,
+			    struct ipc_server_reply_data *reply_data)
+{
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int row;
+	int ret;
+
+	for (row = 0; row < BIG_ROWS; row++)
+		strbuf_addf(&buf, "big: %.75d\n", row);
+
+	ret = reply_cb(reply_data, buf.buf, buf.len);
+	strbuf_release(&buf);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Reply with a series of lines.  This is to ensure that we can incrementally
+ * compute the response and chunk it to the client.
+ */
+#define CHUNK_ROWS (10000)
+static int app__chunk_command(ipc_server_reply_cb *reply_cb,
+			      struct ipc_server_reply_data *reply_data)
+{
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int row;
+	int ret;
+
+	for (row = 0; row < CHUNK_ROWS; row++) {
+		strbuf_setlen(&buf, 0);
+		strbuf_addf(&buf, "big: %.75d\n", row);
+		ret = reply_cb(reply_data, buf.buf, buf.len);
+	}
+
+	strbuf_release(&buf);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Slowly reply with a series of lines.  This is to model an expensive to
+ * compute chunked response (which might happen if this callback is running
+ * in a thread and is fighting for a lock with other threads).
+ */
+#define SLOW_ROWS     (1000)
+#define SLOW_DELAY_MS (10)
+static int app__slow_command(ipc_server_reply_cb *reply_cb,
+			     struct ipc_server_reply_data *reply_data)
+{
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int row;
+	int ret;
+
+	for (row = 0; row < SLOW_ROWS; row++) {
+		strbuf_setlen(&buf, 0);
+		strbuf_addf(&buf, "big: %.75d\n", row);
+		ret = reply_cb(reply_data, buf.buf, buf.len);
+		sleep_millisec(SLOW_DELAY_MS);
+	}
+
+	strbuf_release(&buf);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * The client sent a command followed by a (possibly very) large buffer.
+ */
+static int app__sendbytes_command(const char *received,
+				  ipc_server_reply_cb *reply_cb,
+				  struct ipc_server_reply_data *reply_data)
+{
+	struct strbuf buf_resp = STRBUF_INIT;
+	const char *p = "?";
+	int len_ballast = 0;
+	int k;
+	int errs = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (skip_prefix(received, "sendbytes ", &p))
+		len_ballast = strlen(p);
+
+	/*
+	 * Verify that the ballast is n copies of a single letter.
+	 * And that the multi-threaded IO layer didn't cross the streams.
+	 */
+	for (k = 1; k < len_ballast; k++)
+		if (p[k] != p[0])
+			errs++;
+
+	if (errs)
+		strbuf_addf(&buf_resp, "errs:%d\n", errs);
+	else
+		strbuf_addf(&buf_resp, "rcvd:%c%08d\n", p[0], len_ballast);
+
+	ret = reply_cb(reply_data, buf_resp.buf, buf_resp.len);
+
+	strbuf_release(&buf_resp);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * An arbitrary fixed address to verify that the application instance
+ * data is handled properly.
+ */
+static int my_app_data = 42;
+
+static ipc_server_application_cb test_app_cb;
+
+/*
+ * This is "application callback" that sits on top of the "ipc-server".
+ * It completely defines the set of command verbs supported by this
+ * application.
+ */
+static int test_app_cb(void *application_data,
+		       const char *command,
+		       ipc_server_reply_cb *reply_cb,
+		       struct ipc_server_reply_data *reply_data)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Verify that we received the application-data that we passed
+	 * when we started the ipc-server.  (We have several layers of
+	 * callbacks calling callbacks and it's easy to get things mixed
+	 * up (especially when some are "void*").)
+	 */
+	if (application_data != (void*)&my_app_data)
+		BUG("application_cb: application_data pointer wrong");
+
+	if (!strcmp(command, "quit")) {
+		/*
+		 * Tell ipc-server to hangup with an empty reply.
+		 */
+		return SIMPLE_IPC_QUIT;
+	}
+
+	if (!strcmp(command, "ping")) {
+		const char *answer = "pong";
+		return reply_cb(reply_data, answer, strlen(answer));
+	}
+
+	if (!strcmp(command, "big"))
+		return app__big_command(reply_cb, reply_data);
+
+	if (!strcmp(command, "chunk"))
+		return app__chunk_command(reply_cb, reply_data);
+
+	if (!strcmp(command, "slow"))
+		return app__slow_command(reply_cb, reply_data);
+
+	if (starts_with(command, "sendbytes "))
+		return app__sendbytes_command(command, reply_cb, reply_data);
+
+	return app__unhandled_command(command, reply_cb, reply_data);
+}
+
+/*
+ * This process will run as a simple-ipc server and listen for IPC commands
+ * from client processes.
+ */
+static int daemon__run_server(const char *path, int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	struct ipc_server_opts opts = {
+		.nr_threads = 5
+	};
+
+	const char * const daemon_usage[] = {
+		N_("test-helper simple-ipc daemon [<options>"),
+		NULL
+	};
+	struct option daemon_options[] = {
+		OPT_INTEGER(0, "threads", &opts.nr_threads,
+			    N_("number of threads in server thread pool")),
+		OPT_END()
+	};
+
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, daemon_options, daemon_usage, 0);
+
+	if (opts.nr_threads < 1)
+		opts.nr_threads = 1;
+
+	/*
+	 * Synchronously run the ipc-server.  We don't need any application
+	 * instance data, so pass an arbitrary pointer (that we'll later
+	 * verify made the round trip).
+	 */
+	return ipc_server_run(path, &opts, test_app_cb, (void*)&my_app_data);
+}
+
+/*
+ * This process will run a quick probe to see if a simple-ipc server
+ * is active on this path.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if the server is alive.
+ */
+static int client__probe_server(const char *path)
+{
+	enum ipc_active_state s;
+
+	s = ipc_get_active_state(path);
+	switch (s) {
+	case IPC_STATE__LISTENING:
+		return 0;
+
+	case IPC_STATE__NOT_LISTENING:
+		return error("no server listening at '%s'", path);
+
+	case IPC_STATE__PATH_NOT_FOUND:
+		return error("path not found '%s'", path);
+
+	case IPC_STATE__INVALID_PATH:
+		return error("invalid pipe/socket name '%s'", path);
+
+	case IPC_STATE__OTHER_ERROR:
+	default:
+		return error("other error for '%s'", path);
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Send an IPC command to an already-running server daemon and print the
+ * response.
+ *
+ * argv[2] contains a simple (1 word) command verb that `test_app_cb()`
+ * (in the daemon process) will understand.
+ */
+static int client__send_ipc(int argc, const char **argv, const char *path)
+{
+	const char *command = argc > 2 ? argv[2] : "(no command)";
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct ipc_client_connect_options options
+		= IPC_CLIENT_CONNECT_OPTIONS_INIT;
+
+	options.wait_if_busy = 1;
+	options.wait_if_not_found = 0;
+
+	if (!ipc_client_send_command(path, &options, command, &buf)) {
+		printf("%s\n", buf.buf);
+		fflush(stdout);
+		strbuf_release(&buf);
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return error("failed to send '%s' to '%s'", command, path);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Send an IPC command followed by ballast to confirm that a large
+ * message can be sent and that the kernel or pkt-line layers will
+ * properly chunk it and that the daemon receives the entire message.
+ */
+static int do_sendbytes(int bytecount, char byte, const char *path)
+{
+	struct strbuf buf_send = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf buf_resp = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct ipc_client_connect_options options
+		= IPC_CLIENT_CONNECT_OPTIONS_INIT;
+
+	options.wait_if_busy = 1;
+	options.wait_if_not_found = 0;
+
+	strbuf_addstr(&buf_send, "sendbytes ");
+	strbuf_addchars(&buf_send, byte, bytecount);
+
+	if (!ipc_client_send_command(path, &options, buf_send.buf, &buf_resp)) {
+		strbuf_rtrim(&buf_resp);
+		printf("sent:%c%08d %s\n", byte, bytecount, buf_resp.buf);
+		fflush(stdout);
+		strbuf_release(&buf_send);
+		strbuf_release(&buf_resp);
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return error("client failed to sendbytes(%d, '%c') to '%s'",
+		     bytecount, byte, path);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Send an IPC command with ballast to an already-running server daemon.
+ */
+static int client__sendbytes(int argc, const char **argv, const char *path)
+{
+	int bytecount = 1024;
+	char *string = "x";
+	const char * const sendbytes_usage[] = {
+		N_("test-helper simple-ipc sendbytes [<options>]"),
+		NULL
+	};
+	struct option sendbytes_options[] = {
+		OPT_INTEGER(0, "bytecount", &bytecount, N_("number of bytes")),
+		OPT_STRING(0, "byte", &string, N_("byte"), N_("ballast")),
+		OPT_END()
+	};
+
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, sendbytes_options, sendbytes_usage, 0);
+
+	return do_sendbytes(bytecount, string[0], path);
+}
+
+struct multiple_thread_data {
+	pthread_t pthread_id;
+	struct multiple_thread_data *next;
+	const char *path;
+	int bytecount;
+	int batchsize;
+	int sum_errors;
+	int sum_good;
+	char letter;
+};
+
+static void *multiple_thread_proc(void *_multiple_thread_data)
+{
+	struct multiple_thread_data *d = _multiple_thread_data;
+	int k;
+
+	trace2_thread_start("multiple");
+
+	for (k = 0; k < d->batchsize; k++) {
+		if (do_sendbytes(d->bytecount + k, d->letter, d->path))
+			d->sum_errors++;
+		else
+			d->sum_good++;
+	}
+
+	trace2_thread_exit();
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Start a client-side thread pool.  Each thread sends a series of
+ * IPC requests.  Each request is on a new connection to the server.
+ */
+static int client__multiple(int argc, const char **argv, const char *path)
+{
+	struct multiple_thread_data *list = NULL;
+	int k;
+	int nr_threads = 5;
+	int bytecount = 1;
+	int batchsize = 10;
+	int sum_join_errors = 0;
+	int sum_thread_errors = 0;
+	int sum_good = 0;
+
+	const char * const multiple_usage[] = {
+		N_("test-helper simple-ipc multiple [<options>]"),
+		NULL
+	};
+	struct option multiple_options[] = {
+		OPT_INTEGER(0, "bytecount", &bytecount, N_("number of bytes")),
+		OPT_INTEGER(0, "threads", &nr_threads, N_("number of threads")),
+		OPT_INTEGER(0, "batchsize", &batchsize, N_("number of requests per thread")),
+		OPT_END()
+	};
+
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, multiple_options, multiple_usage, 0);
+
+	if (bytecount < 1)
+		bytecount = 1;
+	if (nr_threads < 1)
+		nr_threads = 1;
+	if (batchsize < 1)
+		batchsize = 1;
+
+	for (k = 0; k < nr_threads; k++) {
+		struct multiple_thread_data *d = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*d));
+		d->next = list;
+		d->path = path;
+		d->bytecount = bytecount + batchsize*(k/26);
+		d->batchsize = batchsize;
+		d->sum_errors = 0;
+		d->sum_good = 0;
+		d->letter = 'A' + (k % 26);
+
+		if (pthread_create(&d->pthread_id, NULL, multiple_thread_proc, d)) {
+			warning("failed to create thread[%d] skipping remainder", k);
+			free(d);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		list = d;
+	}
+
+	while (list) {
+		struct multiple_thread_data *d = list;
+
+		if (pthread_join(d->pthread_id, NULL))
+			sum_join_errors++;
+
+		sum_thread_errors += d->sum_errors;
+		sum_good += d->sum_good;
+
+		list = d->next;
+		free(d);
+	}
+
+	printf("client (good %d) (join %d), (errors %d)\n",
+	       sum_good, sum_join_errors, sum_thread_errors);
+
+	return (sum_join_errors + sum_thread_errors) ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
+int cmd__simple_ipc(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	const char *path = "ipc-test";
+
+	if (argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "SUPPORTS_SIMPLE_IPC"))
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Use '!!' on all dispatch functions to map from `error()` style
+	 * (returns -1) style to `test_must_fail` style (expects 1) and
+	 * get less confusing shell error messages.
+	 */
+
+	if (argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "is-active"))
+		return !!client__probe_server(path);
+
+	if (argc >= 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "daemon"))
+		return !!daemon__run_server(path, argc, argv);
+
+	/*
+	 * Client commands follow.  Ensure a server is running before
+	 * going any further.
+	 */
+	if (client__probe_server(path))
+		return 1;
+
+	if ((argc == 2 || argc == 3) && !strcmp(argv[1], "send"))
+		return !!client__send_ipc(argc, argv, path);
+
+	if (argc >= 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "sendbytes"))
+		return !!client__sendbytes(argc, argv, path);
+
+	if (argc >= 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "multiple"))
+		return !!client__multiple(argc, argv, path);
+
+	die("Unhandled argv[1]: '%s'", argv[1]);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/t/helper/test-tool.c b/t/helper/test-tool.c
index 9d6d14d9293..a409655f03b 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-tool.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-tool.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ static struct test_cmd cmds[] = {
 	{ "sha1", cmd__sha1 },
 	{ "sha256", cmd__sha256 },
 	{ "sigchain", cmd__sigchain },
+	{ "simple-ipc", cmd__simple_ipc },
 	{ "strcmp-offset", cmd__strcmp_offset },
 	{ "string-list", cmd__string_list },
 	{ "submodule-config", cmd__submodule_config },
diff --git a/t/helper/test-tool.h b/t/helper/test-tool.h
index a6470ff62c4..564eb3c8e91 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-tool.h
+++ b/t/helper/test-tool.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ int cmd__sha1(int argc, const char **argv);
 int cmd__oid_array(int argc, const char **argv);
 int cmd__sha256(int argc, const char **argv);
 int cmd__sigchain(int argc, const char **argv);
+int cmd__simple_ipc(int argc, const char **argv);
 int cmd__strcmp_offset(int argc, const char **argv);
 int cmd__string_list(int argc, const char **argv);
 int cmd__submodule_config(int argc, const char **argv);
diff --git a/t/t0052-simple-ipc.sh b/t/t0052-simple-ipc.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..69588354545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t0052-simple-ipc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='simple command server'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test-tool simple-ipc SUPPORTS_SIMPLE_IPC || {
+	skip_all='simple IPC not supported on this platform'
+	test_done
+}
+
+stop_simple_IPC_server () {
+	test -n "$SIMPLE_IPC_PID" || return 0
+
+	kill "$SIMPLE_IPC_PID" &&
+	SIMPLE_IPC_PID=
+}
+
+test_expect_success 'start simple command server' '
+	{ test-tool simple-ipc daemon --threads=8 & } &&
+	SIMPLE_IPC_PID=$! &&
+	test_atexit stop_simple_IPC_server &&
+
+	sleep 1 &&
+
+	test-tool simple-ipc is-active
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'simple command server' '
+	test-tool simple-ipc send ping >actual &&
+	echo pong >expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'servers cannot share the same path' '
+	test_must_fail test-tool simple-ipc daemon &&
+	test-tool simple-ipc is-active
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'big response' '
+	test-tool simple-ipc send big >actual &&
+	test_line_count -ge 10000 actual &&
+	grep -q "big: [0]*9999\$" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'chunk response' '
+	test-tool simple-ipc send chunk >actual &&
+	test_line_count -ge 10000 actual &&
+	grep -q "big: [0]*9999\$" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'slow response' '
+	test-tool simple-ipc send slow >actual &&
+	test_line_count -ge 100 actual &&
+	grep -q "big: [0]*99\$" actual
+'
+
+# Send an IPC with n=100,000 bytes of ballast.  This should be large enough
+# to force both the kernel and the pkt-line layer to chunk the message to the
+# daemon and for the daemon to receive it in chunks.
+#
+test_expect_success 'sendbytes' '
+	test-tool simple-ipc sendbytes --bytecount=100000 --byte=A >actual &&
+	grep "sent:A00100000 rcvd:A00100000" actual
+'
+
+# Start a series of <threads> client threads that each make <batchsize>
+# IPC requests to the server.  Each (<threads> * <batchsize>) request
+# will open a new connection to the server and randomly bind to a server
+# thread.  Each client thread exits after completing its batch.  So the
+# total number of live client threads will be smaller than the total.
+# Each request will send a message containing at least <bytecount> bytes
+# of ballast.  (Responses are small.)
+#
+# The purpose here is to test threading in the server and responding to
+# many concurrent client requests (regardless of whether they come from
+# 1 client process or many).  And to test that the server side of the
+# named pipe/socket is stable.  (On Windows this means that the server
+# pipe is properly recycled.)
+#
+# On Windows it also lets us adjust the connection timeout in the
+# `ipc_client_send_command()`.
+#
+# Note it is easy to drive the system into failure by requesting an
+# insane number of threads on client or server and/or increasing the
+# per-thread batchsize or the per-request bytecount (ballast).
+# On Windows these failures look like "pipe is busy" errors.
+# So I've chosen fairly conservative values for now.
+#
+# We expect output of the form "sent:<letter><length> ..."
+# With terms (7, 19, 13) we expect:
+#   <letter> in [A-G]
+#   <length> in [19+0 .. 19+(13-1)]
+# and (7 * 13) successful responses.
+#
+test_expect_success 'stress test threads' '
+	test-tool simple-ipc multiple \
+		--threads=7 \
+		--bytecount=19 \
+		--batchsize=13 \
+		>actual &&
+	test_line_count = 92 actual &&
+	grep "good 91" actual &&
+	grep "sent:A" <actual >actual_a &&
+	cat >expect_a <<-EOF &&
+		sent:A00000019 rcvd:A00000019
+		sent:A00000020 rcvd:A00000020
+		sent:A00000021 rcvd:A00000021
+		sent:A00000022 rcvd:A00000022
+		sent:A00000023 rcvd:A00000023
+		sent:A00000024 rcvd:A00000024
+		sent:A00000025 rcvd:A00000025
+		sent:A00000026 rcvd:A00000026
+		sent:A00000027 rcvd:A00000027
+		sent:A00000028 rcvd:A00000028
+		sent:A00000029 rcvd:A00000029
+		sent:A00000030 rcvd:A00000030
+		sent:A00000031 rcvd:A00000031
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect_a actual_a
+'
+
+test_expect_success '`quit` works' '
+	test-tool simple-ipc send quit &&
+	test_must_fail test-tool simple-ipc is-active &&
+	test_must_fail test-tool simple-ipc send ping
+'
+
+test_done
-- 
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  1. 00/10 [RFC] Simple IPC MechanismJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2021
  2. 01/10 pkt-line: use stack rather than static buffer in packet_write_gently()Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2021
  3. Jeff KingJan 13, 2021
  4. Jeff HostetlerJan 25, 2021
  5. 04/10 pkt-line: accept additional options in read_packetized_to_strbuf()Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2021
  6. 02/10 pkt-line: (optionally) libify the packet readersJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2021
  7. 05/10 simple-ipc: design documentation for new IPC mechanismJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2021
  8. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJan 12, 2021
  9. 03/10 pkt-line: optionally skip the flush packet in write_packetized_from_buf()Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2021
  10. 10/10 simple-ipc: add Unix domain socket implementationJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2021
  11. 08/10 unix-socket: add no-chdir option to unix_stream_listen_gently()Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2021
  12. 09/10 simple-ipc: add t/helper/test-simple-ipc and t0052Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2021
  13. 07/10 unix-socket: create gentle version of unix_stream_listen()Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2021
  14. Jeff KingJan 13, 2021
  15. Chris TorekJan 14, 2021
  16. 06/10 simple-ipc: add win32 implementationJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2021
  17. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJan 12, 2021
  18. Jeff HostetlerJan 12, 2021
  19. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2021
  20. Jeff HostetlerJan 12, 2021
  21. Junio C HamanoJan 13, 2021
  22. Jeff HostetlerJan 13, 2021
  23. Jeff KingJan 13, 2021
  24. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJan 13, 2021
  25. 00/14 Simple IPC MechanismJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 1, 2021
  26. 01/14 ci/install-depends: attempt to fix "brew cask" stuffJunio C Hamano via GitGitGadget, Feb 1, 2021
  27. 04/14 pkt-line: optionally skip the flush packet in write_packetized_from_buf()Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Feb 1, 2021
  28. Jeff KingFeb 2, 2021
  29. Johannes SchindelinFeb 2, 2021
  30. Jeff HostetlerFeb 5, 2021
  31. 05/14 pkt-line: (optionally) libify the packet readersJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Feb 1, 2021
  32. 06/14 pkt-line: accept additional options in read_packetized_to_strbuf()Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Feb 1, 2021
  33. Taylor BlauFeb 11, 2021
  34. 13/14 unix-socket: do not call die in unix_stream_connect()Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 1, 2021
  35. 11/14 unix-socket: add options to unix_stream_listen()Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 1, 2021
  36. Jeff KingFeb 2, 2021
  37. Jeff HostetlerFeb 5, 2021
  38. Jeff KingFeb 9, 2021
  39. Jeff HostetlerFeb 9, 2021
  40. Jeff KingFeb 10, 2021
  41. Jeff HostetlerFeb 10, 2021
  42. 07/14 simple-ipc: design documentation for new IPC mechanismJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 1, 2021
  43. 14/14 simple-ipc: add Unix domain socket implementationJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 1, 2021
  44. 08/14 simple-ipc: add win32 implementationJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 1, 2021
  45. 10/14 unix-socket: elimiate static unix_stream_socket() helper functionJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 1, 2021
  46. Jeff KingFeb 2, 2021
  47. Jeff KingFeb 2, 2021
  48. 09/14 simple-ipc: add t/helper/test-simple-ipc and t0052Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 1, 2021
  49. SZEDER GáborFeb 2, 2021
  50. Jeff KingFeb 3, 2021
  51. Jeff HostetlerFeb 9, 2021
  52. SZEDER GáborFeb 5, 2021
  53. 12/14 unix-socket: add no-chdir option to unix_stream_listen()Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 1, 2021
  54. Jeff KingFeb 2, 2021
  55. 03/14 pkt-line: add write_packetized_from_buf2() that takes scratch bufferJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 1, 2021
  56. Jeff KingFeb 2, 2021
  57. 02/14 pkt-line: promote static buffer in packet_write_gently() to callersJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 1, 2021
  58. Jeff KingFeb 2, 2021
  59. Jeff HostetlerFeb 2, 2021
  60. Johannes SchindelinFeb 2, 2021
  61. Jeff KingFeb 3, 2021
  62. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2021
  63. Jeff HostetlerFeb 1, 2021
  64. Johannes SchindelinFeb 2, 2021
  65. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2021
  66. candidate branches for `maint`, was Re: [PATCH v2 00/14] Simple IPC MechanismJohannes Schindelin, Feb 5, 2021
  67. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2021
  68. 00/12 Simple IPC MechanismJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2021
  69. 01/12 pkt-line: eliminate the need for static buffer in packet_write_gently()Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2021
  70. 02/12 pkt-line: do not issue flush packets in write_packetized_*()Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2021
  71. 03/12 pkt-line: (optionally) libify the packet readersJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2021
  72. 04/12 pkt-line: add options argument to read_packetized_to_strbuf()Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2021
  73. 05/12 simple-ipc: design documentation for new IPC mechanismJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2021
  74. 06/12 simple-ipc: add win32 implementationJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2021
  75. 07/12 unix-socket: elimiate static unix_stream_socket() helper functionJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2021
  76. 08/12 unix-socket: add backlog size option to unix_stream_listen()Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2021
  77. 10/12 unix-socket: create `unix_stream_server__listen_with_lock()`Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2021
  78. 09/12 unix-socket: disallow chdir() when creating unix domain socketsJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2021
  79. 12/12 t0052: add simple-ipc tests and t/helper/test-simple-ipc toolJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2021
  80. SZEDER GáborFeb 13, 2021
  81. Jeff HostetlerFeb 16, 2021
  82. 11/12 simple-ipc: add Unix domain socket implementationJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2021
  83. 00/12 Simple IPC MechanismJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2021
  84. 01/12 pkt-line: eliminate the need for static buffer in packet_write_gently()Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2021
  85. Jeff KingFeb 26, 2021
  86. Jeff HostetlerFeb 26, 2021
  87. Jeff KingFeb 26, 2021
  88. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2021
  89. Jeff HostetlerMar 4, 2021
  90. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2021
  91. 02/12 pkt-line: do not issue flush packets in write_packetized_*()Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2021
  92. 03/12 pkt-line: (optionally) libify the packet readersJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2021
  93. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2021
  94. Jeff HostetlerMar 4, 2021
  95. Jeff KingMar 4, 2021
  96. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2021
  97. 04/12 pkt-line: add options argument to read_packetized_to_strbuf()Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2021
  98. 05/12 simple-ipc: design documentation for new IPC mechanismJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2021
  99. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2021
  100. 06/12 simple-ipc: add win32 implementationJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2021
  101. 07/12 unix-socket: elimiate static unix_stream_socket() helper functionJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2021
  102. Jeff KingFeb 26, 2021
  103. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2021
  104. 08/12 unix-socket: add backlog size option to unix_stream_listen()Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2021
  105. Jeff KingFeb 26, 2021
  106. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2021
  107. 09/12 unix-socket: disallow chdir() when creating unix domain socketsJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2021
  108. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2021
  109. Jeff KingMar 4, 2021
  110. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2021
  111. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2021
  112. Jeff KingMar 5, 2021
  113. Jeff KingMar 5, 2021
  114. Chris TorekMar 5, 2021
  115. Jeff HostetlerMar 5, 2021
  116. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2021
  117. Jeff HostetlerMar 5, 2021
  118. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2021
  119. 10/12 unix-socket: create `unix_stream_server__listen_with_lock()`Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2021
  120. Jeff KingFeb 26, 2021
  121. Jeff HostetlerMar 2, 2021
  122. Jeff KingMar 4, 2021
  123. 12/12 t0052: add simple-ipc tests and t/helper/test-simple-ipc toolJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2021
  124. Jeff KingMar 2, 2021
  125. Jeff HostetlerMar 3, 2021
  126. 11/12 simple-ipc: add Unix domain socket implementationJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2021
  127. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2021
  128. Jeff KingFeb 26, 2021
  129. Jeff HostetlerFeb 26, 2021
  130. Jeff KingFeb 26, 2021
  131. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2021
  132. 00/12 Simple IPC MechanismJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 9, 2021
  133. 01/12 pkt-line: eliminate the need for static buffer in packet_write_gently()Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 9, 2021
  134. Junio C HamanoMar 9, 2021
  135. Jeff KingMar 11, 2021
  136. Junio C HamanoMar 11, 2021
  137. Jeff KingMar 11, 2021
  138. 05/12 simple-ipc: design documentation for new IPC mechanismJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 9, 2021
  139. 07/12 unix-socket: eliminate static unix_stream_socket() helper functionJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 9, 2021
  140. 06/12 simple-ipc: add win32 implementationJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 9, 2021
  141. 11/12 simple-ipc: add Unix domain socket implementationJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 9, 2021
  142. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2021
  143. Jeff HostetlerMar 15, 2021
  144. 03/12 pkt-line: add PACKET_READ_GENTLE_ON_READ_ERROR optionJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Mar 9, 2021
  145. 02/12 pkt-line: do not issue flush packets in write_packetized_*()Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Mar 9, 2021
  146. 04/12 pkt-line: add options argument to read_packetized_to_strbuf()Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Mar 9, 2021
  147. 08/12 unix-socket: add backlog size option to unix_stream_listen()Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 9, 2021
  148. 12/12 t0052: add simple-ipc tests and t/helper/test-simple-ipc toolJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 9, 2021
  149. 10/12 unix-stream-server: create unix domain socket under lockJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 9, 2021
  150. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2021
  151. 09/12 unix-socket: disallow chdir() when creating unix domain socketsJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 9, 2021
  152. Junio C HamanoMar 9, 2021
  153. 00/12 Simple IPC MechanismJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 15, 2021
  154. 01/12 pkt-line: eliminate the need for static buffer in packet_write_gently()Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 15, 2021
  155. 03/12 pkt-line: add PACKET_READ_GENTLE_ON_READ_ERROR optionJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Mar 15, 2021
  156. 02/12 pkt-line: do not issue flush packets in write_packetized_*()Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Mar 15, 2021
  157. 05/12 simple-ipc: design documentation for new IPC mechanismJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 15, 2021
  158. 08/12 unix-socket: add backlog size option to unix_stream_listen()Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 15, 2021
  159. 04/12 pkt-line: add options argument to read_packetized_to_strbuf()Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Mar 15, 2021
  160. 10/12 unix-stream-server: create unix domain socket under lockJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 15, 2021
  161. 09/12 unix-socket: disallow chdir() when creating unix domain socketsJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 15, 2021
  162. 06/12 simple-ipc: add win32 implementationJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 15, 2021
  163. 07/12 unix-socket: eliminate static unix_stream_socket() helper functionJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 15, 2021
  164. 11/12 simple-ipc: add Unix domain socket implementationJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 15, 2021
  165. 12/12 t0052: add simple-ipc tests and t/helper/test-simple-ipc toolJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 15, 2021
  166. 00/12 Simple IPC MechanismJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 22, 2021
  167. 01/12 pkt-line: eliminate the need for static buffer in packet_write_gently()Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 22, 2021
  168. 03/12 pkt-line: add PACKET_READ_GENTLE_ON_READ_ERROR optionJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Mar 22, 2021
  169. 02/12 pkt-line: do not issue flush packets in write_packetized_*()Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Mar 22, 2021
  170. 05/12 simple-ipc: design documentation for new IPC mechanismJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 22, 2021
  171. 04/12 pkt-line: add options argument to read_packetized_to_strbuf()Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Mar 22, 2021
  172. 08/12 unix-socket: add backlog size option to unix_stream_listen()Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 22, 2021
  173. 09/12 unix-socket: disallow chdir() when creating unix domain socketsJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 22, 2021
  174. 07/12 unix-socket: eliminate static unix_stream_socket() helper functionJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 22, 2021
  175. 10/12 unix-stream-server: create unix domain socket under lockJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 22, 2021
  176. 12/12 t0052: add simple-ipc tests and t/helper/test-simple-ipc toolJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 22, 2021
  177. 11/12 simple-ipc: add Unix domain socket implementationJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 22, 2021
  178. 06/12 simple-ipc: add win32 implementationJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Mar 22, 2021

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