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[PATCH 07/14] transport: stop needlessly copying bundle header references

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 2, 2022, 17:10 UTC
Message-ID
<patch-07.14-be62ca89bf5-20220302T170718Z-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<cover-00.14-00000000000-20220302T170718Z-avarab@gmail.com>

Amend the logic added in fddf2ebe388 (transport: teach all vtables to allow fetch first, 2019-08-21) and save ourselves pointless work in fetch_refs_from_bundle().

The fetch_refs_from_bundle() caller doesn't care about the "struct ref *result" return value of get_refs_from_bundle(), and doesn't need any of the work we were doing in looping over the "data->header.references" in get_refs_from_bundle().

So this change saves us work, and also fixes a memory leak that we had when called from fetch_refs_from_bundle(). The other caller of get_refs_from_bundle() is the "get_refs_list" member we set up for the "struct transport_vtable bundle_vtable". That caller does care about the "struct ref *result" return value.

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 transport.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index 253d6671b1f..9a7d32b4b7d 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -125,6 +125,19 @@ struct bundle_transport_data {
 	unsigned get_refs_from_bundle_called : 1;
 };
 
+static void get_refs_from_bundle_inner(struct transport *transport)
+{
+	struct bundle_transport_data *data = transport->data;
+
+	if (data->fd > 0)
+		close(data->fd);
+	data->fd = read_bundle_header(transport->url, &data->header);
+	if (data->fd < 0)
+		die(_("could not read bundle '%s'"), transport->url);
+
+	transport->hash_algo = data->header.hash_algo;
+}
+
 static struct ref *get_refs_from_bundle(struct transport *transport,
 					int for_push,
 					struct transport_ls_refs_options *transport_options)
@@ -136,15 +149,7 @@ static struct ref *get_refs_from_bundle(struct transport *transport,
 	if (for_push)
 		return NULL;
 
-	data->get_refs_from_bundle_called = 1;
-
-	if (data->fd > 0)
-		close(data->fd);
-	data->fd = read_bundle_header(transport->url, &data->header);
-	if (data->fd < 0)
-		die(_("could not read bundle '%s'"), transport->url);
-
-	transport->hash_algo = data->header.hash_algo;
+	get_refs_from_bundle_inner(transport);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < data->header.references.nr; i++) {
 		struct string_list_item *e = data->header.references.items + i;
@@ -168,8 +173,8 @@ static int fetch_refs_from_bundle(struct transport *transport,
 	if (transport->progress)
 		strvec_push(&extra_index_pack_args, "-v");
 
-	if (!data->get_refs_from_bundle_called)
-		get_refs_from_bundle(transport, 0, NULL);
+	if (!data->get_refs_from_bundle_called++)
+		get_refs_from_bundle_inner(transport);
 	ret = unbundle(the_repository, &data->header, data->fd,
 		       &extra_index_pack_args);
 	transport->hash_algo = data->header.hash_algo;
-- 
2.35.1.1228.g56895c6ee86
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  1. 00/14 tree-wide: small fixes for memory leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  2. 01/14 index-pack: fix memory leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  3. Derrick StoleeMar 2, 2022
  4. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMar 3, 2022
  5. 02/14 merge-base: free() allocated "struct commit **" listÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  6. 03/14 diff.c: free "buf" in diff_words_flush()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  7. 05/14 remote-curl.c: free memory in cmd_main()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  8. 04/14 urlmatch.c: add and use a *_release() functionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  9. 06/14 bundle: call strvec_clear() on allocated strvecÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  10. 08/14 submodule--helper: fix trivial leak in module_add()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  11. 07/14 transport: stop needlessly copying bundle header referencesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  12. Derrick StoleeMar 2, 2022
  13. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMar 3, 2022
  14. 09/14 commit-graph: fix memory leak in misused string_list APIÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  15. 10/14 commit-graph: stop fill_oids_from_packs() progress on error and free()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  16. 11/14 lockfile API users: simplify and don't leak "path"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  17. 12/14 range-diff: plug memory leak in common invocationÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  18. 14/14 repository.c: free the "path cache" in repo_clear()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  19. 13/14 range-diff: plug memory leak in read_patches()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 2, 2022
  20. Derrick StoleeMar 2, 2022
  21. 00/14 tree-wide: small fixes for memory leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  22. 01/14 index-pack: fix memory leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  23. 02/14 merge-base: free() allocated "struct commit **" listÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  24. 03/14 diff.c: free "buf" in diff_words_flush()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  25. 04/14 urlmatch.c: add and use a *_release() functionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  26. 05/14 remote-curl.c: free memory in cmd_main()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  27. 06/14 bundle: call strvec_clear() on allocated strvecÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  28. 07/14 transport: stop needlessly copying bundle header referencesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  29. Derrick StoleeMar 4, 2022
  30. 09/14 commit-graph: fix memory leak in misused string_list APIÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  31. 12/14 range-diff: plug memory leak in common invocationÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  32. 13/14 range-diff: plug memory leak in read_patches()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  33. 11/14 lockfile API users: simplify and don't leak "path"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  34. 14/14 repository.c: free the "path cache" in repo_clear()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  35. 10/14 commit-graph: stop fill_oids_from_packs() progress on error and free()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  36. 08/14 submodule--helper: fix trivial leak in module_add()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 4, 2022
  37. Derrick StoleeMar 4, 2022

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