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From: Victoria Dye <vdye@github.com>
To: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>,
	Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: Git Mailing List <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>,
	Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>, Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>,
	Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/7] update-index: add --force-full-index option for expand/collapse test
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2021 16:40:38 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3cfa0810-4449-1170-1f7b-cd029e5ce434@github.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CABPp-BHD3khX+q7crk4JnNbGd9fN-vJW0L1x=5JdzkFL6X1BBg@mail.gmail.com>

Elijah Newren wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 6:20 AM Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
> <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Victoria Dye <vdye@github.com>
>>
>> Add a new `--force-full-index` option to `git update-index`, which skips
>> explicitly setting `command_requires_full_index`. This lets `git
>> update-index --force-full-index` run as a command without sparse index
>> compatibility implemented, even after it receives sparse index compatibility
>> updates.
>>
>> By using `git update-index --force-full-index` in the `t1092` test
>> `sparse-index is expanded and converted back`, commands can continue to
>> integrate with the sparse index without the need to keep modifying the
>> command used in the test.
> 
> So...we're adding a permanent user-facing command line flag, whose
> purpose is just to help us with the transition work of implementing
> sparse indexes everywhere?  Am I reading that right, or is that just
> the reason for t1092 and there are more reasons for it elsewhere?
> 
> Also, I'm curious if update-index is the right place to add this.  If
> you don't want a sparse index anymore, wouldn't a user want to run
>    git sparse-checkout disable
> ?  Or is the point that you do want to keep the sparse checkout, but
> you just don't want the index to also be sparse?  Still, even in that
> case, it seems like adding a subcommand or flag to an existing
> sparse-checkout subcommand would feel more natural, since
> sparse-checkout is the command the user uses to request to get into a
> sparse-checkout and sparse index.
> 

This came out of a conversation [1] on an earlier version of this patch.
Because the `t1092 - sparse-index is expanded and converted back` test
verifies sparse index compatibility (i.e., expand the index when reading,
collapse back to sparse when writing) on commands that don't have any sparse
index integration, it needed to be changed from `git reset` to something
else. However, as we keep integrating commands with sparse index we'd need
to keep changing the command in the test, creating a bunch of patches doing
effectively the same thing for no long-term benefit. 

The `--force-full-index` flag isn't meant to be used externally or modify
the index in any "new" way - it's really just a "test" version of `git
update-index` that we guarantee will accurately represent a command using
the default settings. Right now, it does exactly what `git update-index`
(without the flag) does, and will only behave differently once `git
update-index` is integrated with sparse index. Using `--force-full-index`,
the test won't need to be regularly updated and will continue to catch
errors like:

1. Changing the default value of `command_requires_full_index` to 0
2. Not expanding a sparse index to full when `command_requires_full_index`
   is 1
3. Not collapsing the index back to sparse if sparse index is enabled

I see the issue of introducing a test-only option (when sparse index is
integrated everywhere, shouldn't it be deprecated?). If there's a way to
make this more obviously internal/temporary, I'm happy to modify it. Or, if
semi-frequent updates of the command in the test aren't a huge issue, I can
revert to V1.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqr1d58v9x.fsf@gitster.g/

  reply	other threads:[~2021-10-06 20:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 114+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-09-30 14:50 [PATCH 0/7] Sparse Index: integrate with reset Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-09-30 14:50 ` [PATCH 1/7] reset: behave correctly with sparse-checkout Kevin Willford via GitGitGadget
2021-09-30 18:34   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-01 14:55     ` Victoria Dye
2021-09-30 14:50 ` [PATCH 2/7] sparse-index: update command for expand/collapse test Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-09-30 19:17   ` Taylor Blau
2021-09-30 20:11     ` Victoria Dye
2021-09-30 21:32       ` Junio C Hamano
2021-09-30 22:59         ` Victoria Dye
2021-10-01  0:04           ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-04 13:47             ` Victoria Dye
2021-10-01  9:14   ` Bagas Sanjaya
2021-09-30 14:50 ` [PATCH 3/7] reset: expand test coverage for sparse checkouts Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-09-30 14:50 ` [PATCH 4/7] reset: integrate with sparse index Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-09-30 14:50 ` [PATCH 5/7] reset: make sparse-aware (except --mixed) Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-09-30 14:51 ` [PATCH 6/7] reset: make --mixed sparse-aware Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-01 15:03   ` Victoria Dye
2021-09-30 14:51 ` [PATCH 7/7] unpack-trees: improve performance of next_cache_entry Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-05 13:20 ` [PATCH v2 0/7] Sparse Index: integrate with reset Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-05 13:20   ` [PATCH v2 1/7] reset: behave correctly with sparse-checkout Kevin Willford via GitGitGadget
2021-10-05 19:30     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-05 21:59       ` Victoria Dye
2021-10-06 12:44         ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-06  1:46     ` Elijah Newren
2021-10-06 20:09       ` Victoria Dye
2021-10-06 10:31     ` Bagas Sanjaya
2021-10-05 13:20   ` [PATCH v2 2/7] update-index: add --force-full-index option for expand/collapse test Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-06  2:00     ` Elijah Newren
2021-10-06 20:40       ` Victoria Dye [this message]
2021-10-08  3:42         ` Elijah Newren
2021-10-08 17:11           ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-06 10:33     ` Bagas Sanjaya
2021-10-05 13:20   ` [PATCH v2 3/7] reset: expand test coverage for sparse checkouts Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-06  2:04     ` Elijah Newren
2021-10-05 13:20   ` [PATCH v2 4/7] reset: integrate with sparse index Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-06  2:15     ` Elijah Newren
2021-10-06 17:48       ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-05 13:20   ` [PATCH v2 5/7] reset: make sparse-aware (except --mixed) Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-06  3:43     ` Elijah Newren
2021-10-06 20:56       ` Victoria Dye
2021-10-06 10:34     ` Bagas Sanjaya
2021-10-05 13:20   ` [PATCH v2 6/7] reset: make --mixed sparse-aware Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-06  4:43     ` Elijah Newren
2021-10-07 14:34       ` Victoria Dye
2021-10-05 13:20   ` [PATCH v2 7/7] unpack-trees: improve performance of next_cache_entry Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-06 10:37     ` Bagas Sanjaya
2021-10-05 15:34   ` [PATCH v2 0/7] Sparse Index: integrate with reset Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-10-05 20:44     ` Victoria Dye
2021-10-06  5:46   ` Elijah Newren
2021-10-07 21:15   ` [PATCH v3 0/8] " Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-07 21:15     ` [PATCH v3 1/8] reset: rename is_missing to !is_in_reset_tree Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-07 21:15     ` [PATCH v3 2/8] reset: preserve skip-worktree bit in mixed reset Kevin Willford via GitGitGadget
2021-10-08  9:04       ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-07 21:15     ` [PATCH v3 3/8] update-index: add --force-full-index option for expand/collapse test Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-08  2:50       ` Bagas Sanjaya
2021-10-08  5:24       ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-08 15:47         ` Victoria Dye
2021-10-08 17:19           ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-11 14:12             ` Derrick Stolee
2021-10-11 15:05               ` Victoria Dye
2021-10-11 15:24               ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-07 21:15     ` [PATCH v3 4/8] reset: expand test coverage for sparse checkouts Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-07 21:15     ` [PATCH v3 5/8] reset: integrate with sparse index Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-07 21:15     ` [PATCH v3 6/8] reset: make sparse-aware (except --mixed) Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-08 11:09       ` Phillip Wood
2021-10-08 17:14         ` Victoria Dye
2021-10-08 18:31           ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-09 11:18             ` Phillip Wood
2021-10-10 22:03               ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-11 15:55                 ` Victoria Dye
2021-10-11 16:16                   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-12 10:16                 ` Phillip Wood
2021-10-12 19:15                   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-12 10:17           ` Phillip Wood
2021-10-07 21:15     ` [PATCH v3 7/8] reset: make --mixed sparse-aware Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-11-20 22:02       ` Elijah Newren
2021-11-22 16:46         ` Victoria Dye
2021-10-07 21:15     ` [PATCH v3 8/8] unpack-trees: improve performance of next_cache_entry Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-11 20:30     ` [PATCH v4 0/8] Sparse Index: integrate with reset Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-11 20:30       ` [PATCH v4 1/8] reset: rename is_missing to !is_in_reset_tree Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-11 20:30       ` [PATCH v4 2/8] reset: preserve skip-worktree bit in mixed reset Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-22  4:19         ` Emily Shaffer
2021-10-25 15:59           ` Victoria Dye
2021-10-11 20:30       ` [PATCH v4 3/8] sparse-index: update command for expand/collapse test Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-11 20:30       ` [PATCH v4 4/8] reset: expand test coverage for sparse checkouts Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-11 20:30       ` [PATCH v4 5/8] reset: integrate with sparse index Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-11 20:30       ` [PATCH v4 6/8] reset: make sparse-aware (except --mixed) Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-11 20:30       ` [PATCH v4 7/8] reset: make --mixed sparse-aware Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-11 20:30       ` [PATCH v4 8/8] unpack-trees: improve performance of next_cache_entry Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-27 14:39       ` [PATCH v5 0/8] Sparse Index: integrate with reset Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-27 14:39         ` [PATCH v5 1/8] reset: rename is_missing to !is_in_reset_tree Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-27 14:39         ` [PATCH v5 2/8] reset: preserve skip-worktree bit in mixed reset Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-27 14:39         ` [PATCH v5 3/8] sparse-index: update command for expand/collapse test Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-27 14:39         ` [PATCH v5 4/8] reset: expand test coverage for sparse checkouts Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-27 14:39         ` [PATCH v5 5/8] reset: integrate with sparse index Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-27 14:39         ` [PATCH v5 6/8] reset: make sparse-aware (except --mixed) Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-10-27 14:39         ` [PATCH v5 7/8] reset: make --mixed sparse-aware Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-11-20 22:05           ` Elijah Newren
2021-11-22 16:54             ` Victoria Dye
2021-10-27 14:39         ` [PATCH v5 8/8] unpack-trees: improve performance of next_cache_entry Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-11-20 22:13         ` [PATCH v5 0/8] Sparse Index: integrate with reset Elijah Newren
2021-11-29 15:52         ` [PATCH v6 " Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-11-29 15:52           ` [PATCH v6 1/8] reset: rename is_missing to !is_in_reset_tree Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-11-29 15:52           ` [PATCH v6 2/8] reset: preserve skip-worktree bit in mixed reset Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-11-29 15:52           ` [PATCH v6 3/8] sparse-index: update command for expand/collapse test Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-11-29 15:52           ` [PATCH v6 4/8] reset: expand test coverage for sparse checkouts Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-11-29 15:52           ` [PATCH v6 5/8] reset: integrate with sparse index Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-11-29 15:52           ` [PATCH v6 6/8] reset: make sparse-aware (except --mixed) Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-11-29 15:52           ` [PATCH v6 7/8] reset: make --mixed sparse-aware Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-11-29 15:52           ` [PATCH v6 8/8] unpack-trees: improve performance of next_cache_entry Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget
2021-11-29 18:37           ` [PATCH v6 0/8] Sparse Index: integrate with reset Elijah Newren
2021-11-29 19:44             ` Victoria Dye
2021-11-30  3:59               ` Elijah Newren
2021-12-01 20:26               ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason

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