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From: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
To: "SZEDER Gábor" <szeder.dev@gmail.com>
Cc: "Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>,
	"Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>,
	git@vger.kernel.org, sandals@crustytoothpaste.net,
	"Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/6] Create commit-graph file format v2
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 11:11:36 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <284b3398-0b7f-c51b-3417-af7ab521cf9d@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190503141613.GG14763@szeder.dev>

On 5/3/2019 10:16 AM, SZEDER Gábor wrote:
> On Fri, May 03, 2019 at 08:47:25AM -0400, Derrick Stolee wrote:
>> It would be much simpler to restrict the model. Your idea of changing
>> the file name is the inspiration here.
>>
>> * The "commit-graph" file is the base commit graph. It is always
>>   closed under reachability (if a commit exists in this file, then
>>   its parents are also in this file). We will also consider this to
>>   be "commit-graph-0".
>>
>> * A commit-graph-<N> exists, then we check for the existence of
>>   commit-graph-<N+1>. This file can contain commits whose parents
>>   are in any smaller file.
>>
>> I think this resolves the issue of back-compat without updating
>> the file format:
>>
>> 1. Old clients will never look at commit-graph-N, so they will
>>    never complain about an "incomplete" file.
>>
>> 2. If we always open a read handle as we move up the list, then
>>    a "merge and collapse" write to commit-graph-N will not
>>    interrupt an existing process reading that file.
> 
> What if a process reading the commit-graph files runs short on file
> descriptors and has to close some of them, while a second process is
> merging commit-graph files?

We will want to keep the number small so we never recycle the file
handles. Instead, we will keep them open for the entire process.

The strategies for creating these graphs should include a "merge"
strategy that keeps the number of commit-graph files very small
(fewer than 5 should be sufficient).
 
>> I'll start hacking on this model.
> 
> Have fun! :)
> 
> 
> Semi-related, but I'm curious:  what are your plans for 'struct
> commit's 'graph_pos' field, and how will it work with multiple
> commit-graph files?

Since we have a predefined "sequence" of graphs, the graph_pos
will be the position in the "meta-order" given by concatenating
the commit lists from each commit-graph. We then navigate to a commit
in O(num graphs) instead of O(1).

In the commit-graph format, we will use this "meta-order" number
to refer to parent positions.

> In particular: currently we use this 'graph_pos' field as an index
> into the Commit Data chunk to find the metadata associated with a
> given commit object.  But we could add any commit-specific metadata in
> a new chunk, being an array ordered by commit OID, and then use
> 'graph_pos' as an index into this chunk as well.  I find this quite
> convenient.  However, with mulitple commit-graph files there will be
> multiple arrays...

Yes, this will continue to be useful*. To find the position inside
a specific commit-graph-N file, take the graph_pos and subtract the
number of commits in the "lower" commit-graph files.

* For example, this meta-data information is necessary for the Bloom
filter data [1].

Thanks,
-Stolee

[1] https://public-inbox.org/git/61559c5b-546e-d61b-d2e1-68de692f5972@gmail.com/

  reply	other threads:[~2019-05-03 15:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 89+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-01-23 21:59 [PATCH 0/6] Create commit-graph file format v2 Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-23 21:59 ` [PATCH 1/6] commit-graph: return with errors during write Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-23 21:59 ` [PATCH 2/6] commit-graph: collapse parameters into flags Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-23 21:59 ` [PATCH 3/6] commit-graph: create new version flags Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-23 21:59 ` [PATCH 4/6] commit-graph: add --version=<n> option Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-24  9:31   ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-01-23 21:59 ` [PATCH 5/6] commit-graph: implement file format version 2 Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-23 23:56   ` Jonathan Tan
2019-01-24  9:40   ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-01-24 14:34     ` Derrick Stolee
2019-03-21  9:21   ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-01-23 21:59 ` [PATCH 6/6] commit-graph: test verifying a corrupt v2 header Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-23 23:59   ` Jonathan Tan
2019-01-24 23:05 ` [PATCH 0/6] Create commit-graph file format v2 Junio C Hamano
2019-01-24 23:39 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-01-25 13:54   ` Derrick Stolee
2019-04-24 19:58 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-04-24 19:58   ` [PATCH v2 1/5] commit-graph: return with errors during write Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-04-24 19:58   ` [PATCH v2 2/5] commit-graph: collapse parameters into flags Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-04-25  5:21     ` Junio C Hamano
2019-04-24 19:58   ` [PATCH v2 3/5] commit-graph: create new version flags Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-04-25  5:29     ` Junio C Hamano
2019-04-25 11:09       ` Derrick Stolee
2019-04-25 21:31     ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-04-26  2:20       ` Junio C Hamano
2019-04-24 19:58   ` [PATCH v2 4/5] commit-graph: add --version=<n> option Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-04-24 19:58   ` [PATCH v2 5/5] commit-graph: implement file format version 2 Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-04-25 22:09   ` [PATCH v2 0/5] Create commit-graph file format v2 Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-04-26  2:28     ` Junio C Hamano
2019-04-26  8:33       ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-04-26 12:06         ` Derrick Stolee
2019-04-26 13:55           ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-04-27 12:57     ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-05-01 13:11   ` [PATCH v3 0/6] " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-01 13:11     ` [PATCH v3 1/6] commit-graph: return with errors during write Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-01 14:46       ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-05-01 13:11     ` [PATCH v3 2/6] commit-graph: collapse parameters into flags Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-01 13:11     ` [PATCH v3 3/6] commit-graph: create new version parameter Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-01 13:11     ` [PATCH v3 4/6] commit-graph: add --version=<n> option Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-01 13:11     ` [PATCH v3 5/6] commit-graph: implement file format version 2 Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-01 19:12       ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-05-01 19:56         ` Derrick Stolee
2019-05-01 13:11     ` [PATCH v3 6/6] commit-graph: remove Future Work section Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-01 14:58       ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-05-01 19:59         ` Derrick Stolee
2019-05-01 20:25     ` [PATCH v3 0/6] Create commit-graph file format v2 Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-05-02 13:26       ` Derrick Stolee
2019-05-02 18:02         ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-05-03 12:47           ` Derrick Stolee
2019-05-03 13:41             ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-05-06  8:27               ` Christian Couder
2019-05-06 13:47                 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-05-03 14:16             ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-05-03 15:11               ` Derrick Stolee [this message]
2019-05-09 14:22     ` [PATCH v4 00/11] Commit-graph write refactor (was: Create commit-graph file format v2) Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-09 14:22       ` [PATCH v4 01/11] commit-graph: fix the_repository reference Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-13  2:56         ` Junio C Hamano
2019-05-09 14:22       ` [PATCH v4 02/11] commit-graph: return with errors during write Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-13  3:13         ` Junio C Hamano
2019-05-13 11:04           ` Derrick Stolee
2019-05-13 11:22             ` Derrick Stolee
2019-05-09 14:22       ` [PATCH v4 03/11] commit-graph: collapse parameters into flags Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-13  3:44         ` Junio C Hamano
2019-05-13 11:07           ` Derrick Stolee
2019-05-09 14:22       ` [PATCH v4 04/11] commit-graph: remove Future Work section Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-09 14:22       ` [PATCH v4 05/11] commit-graph: create write_commit_graph_context Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-09 14:22       ` [PATCH v4 06/11] commit-graph: extract fill_oids_from_packs() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-13  5:05         ` Junio C Hamano
2019-05-09 14:22       ` [PATCH v4 07/11] commit-graph: extract fill_oids_from_commit_hex() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-09 14:22       ` [PATCH v4 08/11] commit-graph: extract fill_oids_from_all_packs() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-09 14:22       ` [PATCH v4 09/11] commit-graph: extract count_distinct_commits() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-09 14:22       ` [PATCH v4 10/11] commit-graph: extract copy_oids_to_commits() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-09 14:22       ` [PATCH v4 11/11] commit-graph: extract write_commit_graph_file() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-13  5:09         ` Junio C Hamano
2019-05-09 17:58       ` [PATCH v4 00/11] Commit-graph write refactor (was: Create commit-graph file format v2) Josh Steadmon
2019-06-12 13:29       ` [PATCH v5 " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29         ` [PATCH v5 01/11] commit-graph: fix the_repository reference Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29         ` [PATCH v5 02/11] commit-graph: return with errors during write Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-29 17:23           ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-07-01 12:19             ` Derrick Stolee
2019-06-12 13:29         ` [PATCH v5 03/11] commit-graph: collapse parameters into flags Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29         ` [PATCH v5 04/11] commit-graph: remove Future Work section Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29         ` [PATCH v5 05/11] commit-graph: create write_commit_graph_context Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29         ` [PATCH v5 06/11] commit-graph: extract fill_oids_from_packs() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29         ` [PATCH v5 08/11] commit-graph: extract fill_oids_from_all_packs() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29         ` [PATCH v5 07/11] commit-graph: extract fill_oids_from_commit_hex() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29         ` [PATCH v5 09/11] commit-graph: extract count_distinct_commits() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29         ` [PATCH v5 10/11] commit-graph: extract copy_oids_to_commits() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29         ` [PATCH v5 11/11] commit-graph: extract write_commit_graph_file() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget

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