Re: [PATCH 2/3] write_entry: avoid reading blobs in CE_RETRY case

> When retrying a delayed filter-process request, we don't
> need to send the blob to the filter a second time. However,
> we read it unconditionally into a buffer, only to later
> throw away that buffer. We can make this more efficient by
> skipping the read in the first place when it isn't
> necessary.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
> ---
>  entry.c | 25 ++++++++++++++-----------
>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

>
> diff --git a/entry.c b/entry.c
> index 637c5958b0..bec51e37a2 100644
> --- a/entry.c
> +++ b/entry.c
> @@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ static int write_entry(struct cache_entry *ce,
>  		       char *path, const struct checkout *state, int to_tempfile)
>  {
>  	unsigned int ce_mode_s_ifmt = ce->ce_mode & S_IFMT;
> +	struct delayed_checkout *dco = state->delayed_checkout;
>  	int fd, ret, fstat_done = 0;
>  	char *new;
>  	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
> @@ -261,10 +262,19 @@ static int write_entry(struct cache_entry *ce,
>  	switch (ce_mode_s_ifmt) {
>  	case S_IFREG:
>  	case S_IFLNK:
> -		new = read_blob_entry(ce, &size);
> -		if (!new)
> -			return error("unable to read sha1 file of %s (%s)",
> -				path, oid_to_hex(&ce->oid));
> +		/*
> +		 * We do not send the blob in case of a retry, so do not
> +		 * bother reading it at all.
> +		 */
> +		if (ce_mode_s_ifmt == S_IFREG && dco && dco->state == CE_RETRY) {
> +			new = NULL;
> +			size = 0;
> +		} else {
> +			new = read_blob_entry(ce, &size);
> +			if (!new)
> +				return error("unable to read sha1 file of %s (%s)",
> +					     path, oid_to_hex(&ce->oid));
> +		}
>  
>  		if (ce_mode_s_ifmt == S_IFLNK && has_symlinks && !to_tempfile) {
>  			ret = symlink(new, path);
> @@ -279,14 +289,7 @@ static int write_entry(struct cache_entry *ce,
>  		 * Convert from git internal format to working tree format
>  		 */
>  		if (ce_mode_s_ifmt == S_IFREG) {
> -			struct delayed_checkout *dco = state->delayed_checkout;
>  			if (dco && dco->state != CE_NO_DELAY) {
> -				/* Do not send the blob in case of a retry. */
> -				if (dco->state == CE_RETRY) {
> -					free(new);
> -					new = NULL;
> -					size = 0;
> -				}
>  				ret = async_convert_to_working_tree(
>  					ce->name, new, size, &buf, dco);
>  				if (ret && string_list_has_string(&dco->paths, ce->name)) {