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Re: [PATCH v2 4/7] fetch: report errors when backfilling tags fails

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 17, 2022, 22:16 UTC
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Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:
> +static int backfill_tags(struct transport *transport,
> ...
>  }
The change to this function is quite straight-forward.
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>  static int do_fetch(struct transport *transport,
> @@ -1632,8 +1634,16 @@ static int do_fetch(struct transport *transport,
>  		struct ref *tags_ref_map = NULL, **tail = &tags_ref_map;
>  
>  		find_non_local_tags(remote_refs, &tags_ref_map, &tail);
> -		if (tags_ref_map)
> -			backfill_tags(transport, tags_ref_map, &fetch_head, worktrees);
> +		if (tags_ref_map) {
> +			/*
> +			 * If backfilling of tags fails then we want to tell
> +			 * the user so, but we have to continue regardless to
> +			 * populate upstream information of the references we
> +			 * have already fetched above.
> +			 */

OK. Unless atomic, using the available information on successfully updated ones would be fine. Perhaps under --atomic mode, a failure to commit the ref transaction will also prevent the upstream information from getting updated? We'll see soon enough.

> +			if (backfill_tags(transport, tags_ref_map, &fetch_head, worktrees))
> +				retcode = 1;
> +		}
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>  		free_refs(tags_ref_map);
>  	}
> diff --git a/t/t5503-tagfollow.sh b/t/t5503-tagfollow.sh
> index 6ffe2a5719..c057c49e80 100755
> --- a/t/t5503-tagfollow.sh
> +++ b/t/t5503-tagfollow.sh
> @@ -233,9 +233,7 @@ test_expect_success 'backfill failure causes command to fail' '
>  		done
>  	EOF
>  
> -	# Even though we fail to create refs/tags/tag1 the below command
> -	# unexpectedly succeeds.
> -	git -C clone5 fetch .. $B:refs/heads/something &&
> +	test_must_fail git -C clone5 fetch .. $B:refs/heads/something &&
OK.
>  	test $B = $(git -C clone5 rev-parse --verify refs/heads/something) &&
>  	test $S = $(git -C clone5 rev-parse --verify tag2) &&
>  	test_must_fail git -C clone5 rev-parse --verify tag1
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Message 16 of 35 in “fetch: improve atomicity of `--atomic` flag”
  1. 0/7 fetch: improve atomicity of `--atomic` flagPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 17, 2022
  2. 1/7 fetch: increase test coverage of fetchesPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 17, 2022
  3. Christian CouderFeb 17, 2022
  4. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 21, 2022
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2022
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2022
  7. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 18, 2022
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2022
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2022
  10. Patrick SteinhardtMar 3, 2022
  11. 2/7 fetch: backfill tags before setting upstreamPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 17, 2022
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2022
  13. 3/7 fetch: control lifecycle of FETCH_HEAD in a single placePatrick Steinhardt, Feb 17, 2022
  14. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2022
  15. 4/7 fetch: report errors when backfilling tags failsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 17, 2022
  16. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2022
  17. 6/7 fetch: make `--atomic` flag cover backfilling of tagsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 17, 2022
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2022
  19. 5/7 refs: add interface to iterate over queued transactional updatesPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 17, 2022
  20. 7/7 fetch: make `--atomic` flag cover pruning of refsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 17, 2022
  21. Christian CouderFeb 17, 2022
  22. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2022
  23. 0/7 fetch: improve atomicity of `--atomic` flagPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 21, 2022
  24. 1/7 fetch: increase test coverage of fetchesPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 21, 2022
  25. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2022
  26. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2022
  27. Patrick SteinhardtMar 3, 2022
  28. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2022
  29. Patrick SteinhardtMar 3, 2022
  30. 2/7 fetch: backfill tags before setting upstreamPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 21, 2022
  31. 3/7 fetch: control lifecycle of FETCH_HEAD in a single placePatrick Steinhardt, Feb 21, 2022
  32. 4/7 fetch: report errors when backfilling tags failsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 21, 2022
  33. 5/7 refs: add interface to iterate over queued transactional updatesPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 21, 2022
  34. 6/7 fetch: make `--atomic` flag cover backfilling of tagsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 21, 2022
  35. 7/7 fetch: make `--atomic` flag cover pruning of refsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 21, 2022

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