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Re: [PATCH v2 02/10] packfile: allow content-limit for cat-file

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 26, 2024, 17:10 UTC
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Eric Wong <e@80x24.org> writes:
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> From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
>
> Avoid unnecessary round trips to the object store to speed
> up cat-file contents retrievals.  The majority of packed objects
> don't benefit from the streaming interface at all and we end up
> having to load them in core anyways to satisfy our streaming
> API.
What I found missing from the description is something like ...
    The new trick used is to teach oid_object_info_extended() that a
    non-NULL oi->contentp that means "grab the contents of the objects
    here" can be told to refrain from grabbing an object that is too
    large.
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> diff --git a/object-file.c b/object-file.c
> index 065103be3e..1cc29c3c58 100644
> --- a/object-file.c
> +++ b/object-file.c
> @@ -1492,6 +1492,12 @@ static int loose_object_info(struct repository *r,
>  
>  		if (!oi->contentp)
>  			break;
> +		if (oi->content_limit && *oi->sizep > oi->content_limit) {

I cannot convince myself enough to say "content limit" is a great name. It invites "limited by what? text files are allowed but images are not?".

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> diff --git a/object-store-ll.h b/object-store-ll.h
> index c5f2bb2fc2..b71a15f590 100644
> --- a/object-store-ll.h
> +++ b/object-store-ll.h
> @@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ struct object_info {
>  	struct object_id *delta_base_oid;
>  	struct strbuf *type_name;
>  	void **contentp;
> +	size_t content_limit;
>  
>  	/* Response */
>  	enum {
> diff --git a/packfile.c b/packfile.c
> index 4028763947..c12a0515b3 100644
> --- a/packfile.c
> +++ b/packfile.c
> @@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ int packed_object_info(struct repository *r, struct packed_git *p,
>  	 * We always get the representation type, but only convert it to
>  	 * a "real" type later if the caller is interested.
>  	 */
> -	if (oi->contentp) {
> +	if (oi->contentp && !oi->content_limit) {
>  		*oi->contentp = cache_or_unpack_entry(r, p, obj_offset, oi->sizep,
>  						      &type);
>  		if (!*oi->contentp)
> @@ -1555,6 +1555,17 @@ int packed_object_info(struct repository *r, struct packed_git *p,
>  				*oi->sizep = size;
>  			}
>  		}
> +
> +		if (oi->contentp) {
> +			if (oi->sizep && *oi->sizep < oi->content_limit) {

It happens that with the current code structure, at this point, oi->content_limit is _always_ non-zero. But it felt somewhat fragile to rely on it, and I would have appreciated if this was written with an explicit check for oi->content_limit, just like how it is done in loose_object_info() function.

Other than that, looking very good.
Thanks.
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> +				*oi->contentp = cache_or_unpack_entry(r, p, obj_offset,
> +								      oi->sizep, &type);
> +				if (!*oi->contentp)
> +					type = OBJ_BAD;
> +			} else {
> +				*oi->contentp = NULL;
> +			}
> +		}
>  	}
>  
>  	if (oi->disk_sizep) {
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Message 28 of 51 in “cat-file speedups”
  1. 00/10 cat-file speedupsEric Wong, Jul 15, 2024
  2. 01/10 packfile: move sizep computationEric Wong, Jul 15, 2024
  3. Patrick SteinhardtJul 24, 2024
  4. 02/10 packfile: allow content-limit for cat-fileEric Wong, Jul 15, 2024
  5. Patrick SteinhardtJul 24, 2024
  6. Eric WongJul 26, 2024
  7. 03/10 packfile: fix off-by-one in content_limit comparisonEric Wong, Jul 15, 2024
  8. Patrick SteinhardtJul 24, 2024
  9. Eric WongJul 26, 2024
  10. 04/10 packfile: inline cache_or_unpack_entryEric Wong, Jul 15, 2024
  11. 05/10 cat-file: use delta_base_cache entries directlyEric Wong, Jul 15, 2024
  12. Patrick SteinhardtJul 24, 2024
  13. Eric WongJul 26, 2024
  14. assert vs BUG [was: [PATCH v1 05/10] cat-file: use delta_base_cache entries directly]Eric Wong, Aug 18, 2024
  15. Junio C HamanoAug 19, 2024
  16. 06/10 packfile: packed_object_info avoids packed_to_object_typeEric Wong, Jul 15, 2024
  17. Patrick SteinhardtJul 24, 2024
  18. Eric WongJul 26, 2024
  19. 07/10 object_info: content_limit only applies to blobsEric Wong, Jul 15, 2024
  20. 08/10 cat-file: batch-command uses content_limitEric Wong, Jul 15, 2024
  21. 09/10 cat-file: batch_write: use size_t for lengthEric Wong, Jul 15, 2024
  22. 10/10 cat-file: use writev(2) if availableEric Wong, Jul 15, 2024
  23. Patrick SteinhardtJul 24, 2024
  24. 00/10 cat-file speedupsEric Wong, Aug 23, 2024
  25. 01/10 packfile: move sizep computationEric Wong, Aug 23, 2024
  26. Taylor BlauSep 17, 2024
  27. 02/10 packfile: allow content-limit for cat-fileEric Wong, Aug 23, 2024
  28. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2024
  29. Eric WongAug 27, 2024
  30. Taylor BlauSep 17, 2024
  31. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2024
  32. 03/10 packfile: fix off-by-one in content_limit comparisonEric Wong, Aug 23, 2024
  33. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2024
  34. Taylor BlauSep 17, 2024
  35. 04/10 packfile: inline cache_or_unpack_entryEric Wong, Aug 23, 2024
  36. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2024
  37. Eric WongOct 6, 2024
  38. 05/10 cat-file: use delta_base_cache entries directlyEric Wong, Aug 23, 2024
  39. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2024
  40. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2024
  41. 06/10 packfile: packed_object_info avoids packed_to_object_typeEric Wong, Aug 23, 2024
  42. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2024
  43. 07/10 object_info: content_limit only applies to blobsEric Wong, Aug 23, 2024
  44. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2024
  45. 08/10 cat-file: batch-command uses content_limitEric Wong, Aug 23, 2024
  46. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2024
  47. 09/10 cat-file: batch_write: use size_t for lengthEric Wong, Aug 23, 2024
  48. Junio C HamanoAug 27, 2024
  49. 10/10 cat-file: use writev(2) if availableEric Wong, Aug 23, 2024
  50. Junio C HamanoAug 27, 2024
  51. Junio C HamanoAug 27, 2024

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