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[PATCH 04/30] backfill: add --batch-size=<n> option

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Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 10, 2024, 02:28 UTC
Message-ID
<f904b02e08dda5af1620991418755176e0b731e0.1725935335.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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From: Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@github.com>

Users may want to specify a minimum batch size for their needs. This is only a minimum: the path-walk API provides a list of OIDs that correspond to the same path, and thus it is optimal to allow delta compression across those objects in a single server request.

We could consider limiting the request to have a maximum batch size in the future.

Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-backfill.txt | 10 +++++++++-
 builtin/backfill.c             |  4 +++-
 t/t5620-backfill.sh            | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-backfill.txt b/Documentation/git-backfill.txt
index 0e10f066fef..9b0bae04e9d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-backfill.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-backfill.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-backfill - Download missing objects in a partial clone
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git backfill' [<options>]
+'git backfill' [--batch-size=<n>]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ delta compression in the packfile sent by the server.
 By default, `git backfill` downloads all blobs reachable from the `HEAD`
 commit. This set can be restricted or expanded using various options.
 
+OPTIONS
+-------
+
+--batch-size=<n>::
+	Specify a minimum size for a batch of missing objects to request
+	from the server. This size may be exceeded by the last set of
+	blobs seen at a given path. Default batch size is 16,000.
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:git-clone[1].
diff --git a/builtin/backfill.c b/builtin/backfill.c
index 23d40fc02a2..50006f15740 100644
--- a/builtin/backfill.c
+++ b/builtin/backfill.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "path-walk.h"
 
 static const char * const builtin_backfill_usage[] = {
-	N_("git backfill [<options>]"),
+	N_("git backfill [--batch-size=<n>]"),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ int cmd_backfill(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		.batch_size = 16000,
 	};
 	struct option options[] = {
+		OPT_INTEGER(0, "batch-size", &ctx.batch_size,
+			    N_("Minimun number of objects to request at a time")),
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
 
diff --git a/t/t5620-backfill.sh b/t/t5620-backfill.sh
index 43868a4a75f..2d81559d8e9 100755
--- a/t/t5620-backfill.sh
+++ b/t/t5620-backfill.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,24 @@ test_expect_success 'do partial clone 1, backfill gets all objects' '
 	test_line_count = 0 revs2
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'do partial clone 2, backfill batch size' '
+	git clone --no-checkout --filter=blob:none	\
+		--single-branch --branch=main 		\
+		"file://$(pwd)/srv.bare" backfill2 &&
+
+	GIT_TRACE2_EVENT="$(pwd)/batch-trace" git \
+		-C backfill2 backfill --batch-size=20 &&
+
+	# Batches were used
+	test_trace2_data promisor fetch_count 20 <batch-trace >matches &&
+	test_line_count = 2 matches &&
+	test_trace2_data promisor fetch_count 8 <batch-trace &&
+
+	# No more missing objects!
+	git -C backfill2 rev-list --quiet --objects --missing=print HEAD >revs2 &&
+	test_line_count = 0 revs2
+'
+
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-httpd.sh
 start_httpd
 
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  1. 00/30 [RFC] Path-walk API and applicationsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  2. 01/30 path-walk: introduce an object walk by pathDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  3. 02/30 backfill: add builtin boilerplateDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  4. 03/30 backfill: basic functionality and testsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  5. 04/30 backfill: add --batch-size=<n> optionDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  6. 06/30 backfill: assume --sparse when sparse-checkout is enabledDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  7. 05/30 backfill: add --sparse optionDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  8. 07/30 path-walk: allow consumer to specify object typesDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  9. 08/30 path-walk: allow visiting tagsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  10. 09/30 survey: stub in new experimental `git-survey` commandJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  11. 10/30 survey: add command line opts to select referencesJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  12. 11/30 survey: collect the set of requested refsJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  13. 12/30 survey: start pretty printing data in table formDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  14. 13/30 survey: add object count summaryDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  15. 14/30 survey: summarize total sizes by object typeDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  16. 15/30 survey: show progress during object walkDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  17. 16/30 survey: add ability to track prioritized listsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  18. 17/30 survey: add report of "largest" pathsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  19. 18/30 revision: create mark_trees_uninteresting_dense()Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  20. 19/30 path-walk: add prune_all_uninteresting optionDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  21. 20/30 pack-objects: add --path-walk optionDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  22. 21/30 pack-objects: extract should_attempt_deltas()Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  23. 22/30 pack-objects: introduce GIT_TEST_PACK_PATH_WALKDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  24. 23/30 p5313: add size comparison testDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  25. 24/30 repack: add --path-walk optionDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  26. 25/30 pack-objects: enable --path-walk via configDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  27. 26/30 scalar: enable path-walk during push via configDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  28. 27/30 pack-objects: add --full-name-hash optionDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  29. 28/30 test-name-hash: add helper to compute name-hash functionsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  30. 29/30 p5314: add a size test for name-hash collisionsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  31. 30/30 pack-objects: output debug info about deltasDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Sep 10, 2024
  32. Junio C HamanoSep 11, 2024
  33. Christian CouderSep 17, 2024
  34. Derrick StoleeSep 18, 2024
  35. Junio C HamanoSep 22, 2024
  36. Derrick StoleeSep 23, 2024
  37. Junio C HamanoSep 23, 2024
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