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Re: [PATCH] gc --auto: do not run 'pack-refs' and 'reflog expire' twice

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Sep 2, 2014, 18:12 UTC
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Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy  <pclouds@gmail.com> writes:
> In the --auto code path, gc_before_repack() is called once in parent
> process then again in the forked process. Stop the second run.

Hmph. Is the true reason why this happens because we have two calls to gc_before_repack() in the main, and one is before daemonize()? Shouldn't this protection be in the caller?

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>
> Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
> ---
>  builtin/gc.c | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/builtin/gc.c b/builtin/gc.c
> index 8d219d8..fb0cff3 100644
> --- a/builtin/gc.c
> +++ b/builtin/gc.c
> @@ -261,6 +261,11 @@ static const char *lock_repo_for_gc(int force, pid_t* ret_pid)
>  
>  static int gc_before_repack(void)
>  {
> +	static int nr_runs;
> +
> +	if (nr_runs++)
> +		return 0;
> +
>  	if (pack_refs && run_command_v_opt(pack_refs_cmd.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
>  		return error(FAILED_RUN, pack_refs_cmd.argv[0]);
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  1. gc --auto: do not run 'pack-refs' and 'reflog expire' twiceNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Aug 31, 2014
  2. Junio C HamanoSep 2, 2014
  3. Junio C HamanoSep 2, 2014
  4. Duy NguyenSep 4, 2014

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