# git-http-push (git v1.5) problems with DAVLockDB on reiserfs FS 3 messages from 2010-02-18 to 2010-02-18. Participants: Fabien, Tay Ray Chuan. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/22708 ## Fabien, 2010-02-18 10:45 Subject: git-http-push (git v1.5) problems with DAVLockDB on reiserfs FS Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/hlj5ov%24rca%241%40ger.gmane.org ``` Hi, I encountered many problems when using a git repository served over apache/dav on ubuntu 8.04LTS * versions in use on server: - kernel 2.6.24 - apache 2.2.8 - git version 1.5.4.3 or 1.6.6.2 (doesn't change anything on server side) * versions in use on clients git 1.5.4.3 => causes problem git 1.6.6.2 => is ok. With client 1.5, when pushing more than one commit, it fails with this error: $ git push origin master Fetching remote heads... refs/ refs/tags/ refs/heads/ updating 'refs/heads/master' from ad49aa06f145c5176f230744eb047f5f132361ab to 3e6a3d8c8d3459c67a50bce55718f3b64db96f84 sending 6 objects done Updating remote server info error: http-push died with strange error error: failed to push some refs to 'http://my.domain.tlt/git-tests/project9.git/' leaving the repository in the middle of the push which is really bad: $ git fsck bad sha1 file: ./objects/1d/881d1c352047547135810123fdc13fb4f8e1db_88cb4b13-a549-445f-b0f1-79aaf746129e bad sha1 file: ./objects/34/6018f9dafe91cb3fce8af1c49863a72c649e2f_88cb4b13-a549-445f-b0f1-79aaf746129e bad sha1 file: ./objects/52/bb16c7a3c44d589a2cfd132c8cc749ad270dd4_88cb4b13-a549-445f-b0f1-79aaf746129e error: HEAD: invalid sha1 pointer 458703bec0ab47149a9b7d70c384581c9cc0d859 error: refs/heads/master does not point to a valid object! notice: No default references dangling commit 3295f15a5de9a2e58a577f9fe949dd7c81f72c6e dangling blob 40f6abca54b4408eedbf4f34116dd99fed8e205d dangling tree 656844a3f994fae1a92e856ac6b3b5cf9925e79a dangling tree 6b3d8fa638d004fe80f5512e025d74533a142859 I finally noticed that this problem only occurs when I have the DAVLockDB file on a reiserfs partition. If I move it on ext3, it's ok. Weird... Does somebody know which commit version change this behavior between 1.5 and 1.6 ? -- Fabien ``` ## Tay Ray Chuan, 2010-02-18 11:05 Subject: Re: git-http-push (git v1.5) problems with DAVLockDB on reiserfs FS Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/be6fef0d1002180305i5f8d32b8p5b8dd30b5c8ff0a3%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` Hi, On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 6:45 PM, Fabien wrote: > I encountered many problems when using a git repository served over > apache/dav on ubuntu 8.04LTS > * versions in use on server: > - kernel 2.6.24 > - apache 2.2.8 > - git version 1.5.4.3 or 1.6.6.2 (doesn't change anything on server side) although nothing might have changed on the server-side, git does a lot of server-side operations via WebDAV, like locking, moving files, etc. > * versions in use on clients > git 1.5.4.3 => causes problem > git 1.6.6.2 => is ok. why not just use git 1.6? -- Cheers, Ray Chuan ``` ## Fabien, 2010-02-18 11:36 Subject: Re: git-http-push (git v1.5) problems with DAVLockDB on reiserfs FS Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/hlj8oo%245bv%241%40ger.gmane.org In-Reply-To: ``` Hi, Tay Ray Chuan wrote: > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 6:45 PM, Fabien wrote: >> I encountered many problems when using a git repository served over >> apache/dav on ubuntu 8.04LTS >> * versions in use on server: >> - kernel 2.6.24 >> - apache 2.2.8 >> - git version 1.5.4.3 or 1.6.6.2 (doesn't change anything on server side) > > although nothing might have changed on the server-side, git does a lot > of server-side operations via WebDAV, like locking, moving files, etc. Yes, I forgot to say the problem is related to locking problems on the server side : Could not LOCK /git-tests/project1.git/info/refs due to a failed precondition (e.g. other locks) This is why I tested another file system, because I already had problems in the past with reiserfs and locking :) >> * versions in use on clients >> git 1.5.4.3 => causes problem >> git 1.6.6.2 => is ok. > > why not just use git 1.6? Yes, but I have to tell that to around 100 contributors ;-) I plan to use a rule in apache to deny access to old versions of git... -- Fabien ```