From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.7 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 388EE1F8C4 for ; Fri, 5 Feb 2021 16:34:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S231377AbhBEOxe (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Feb 2021 09:53:34 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:46706 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S232807AbhBEOqq (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Feb 2021 09:46:46 -0500 Received: from mail-lf1-x135.google.com (mail-lf1-x135.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::135]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 111E2C061786 for ; Fri, 5 Feb 2021 08:24:29 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-lf1-x135.google.com with SMTP id f1so10706568lfu.3 for ; Fri, 05 Feb 2021 08:24:28 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=message-id:in-reply-to:references:from:date:subject:fcc :content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:to:cc; bh=VY70YxpMWWO9iYCYRFM9nL7VSofDIl8bmBKvouWjznc=; b=BboFbZoqaVlMV3pgrGxs7zsiFQVgk8pRkScgJUIi0u5dhesok22k7ys16eZR8v6qOI FEUgeYyyErk2V8x8+NJA/reHoHAhXq0Y/eANyBrZoB4ygE9E88U+VaJM+nfdFpPrtdw2 hRmcYQp9hLlAhGprnqzM12KjrgFAxRhOdPgGo5W/3lzHI+NYZGXg5NM3Np+/+SIzKlom pv0RHorOOo0/EM2SwqdiBQpp0Sgm7bwmA+IsOFZ0Nw/hA+1zU2avu3MFNoFRxjSYzw8V aTRVLDWbhNn9qdk+7vL9t+L40MhLBa38aGyZzgZxPfvL9vlASbmyz1D6XTRBG5QY3Fl6 UFgA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:message-id:in-reply-to:references:from:date :subject:fcc:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:to:cc; bh=VY70YxpMWWO9iYCYRFM9nL7VSofDIl8bmBKvouWjznc=; b=mcD8pCXavSLfjHXLPdLa3NXodl/dWw+EE4Xljgo1dS7cMbc1R8DeBMcMOViAcBuCK2 x5QH3Yz/Jvfe7Sz1VICLnY8xeZlkOTVUD6MwLYF9jAvyYtcsHi/YxvCfJFOmBrxBTNIB /XbrIgTKp0AxpXU1yxu7C0/6RCT1M+kKJC0ZrPeRyI7GMEBZir86NS6LKjmHtA2dEVQ2 6WZ86qH3jbpPNLBrv3V2dIzy6oq9txIeNRC6epgpL1R7uzoURpONy/f8TsAzprQ21b0d qwbLfVZnywmjPSpQ3yyCtbDLBsLQkw3SLSYFCPuPtFS3LNIMnhaD7DqL05F02idU2ANy HlYg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532Vm71o6IihO1q6ZeVTI7n3UK+4sa1sXUvZ1BaZtTPpQa3EUa73 YEzv5WNPFc3W7K0s8c66QzLAO3MAJTE= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwjKz5FAC1DiVv94/jzrSe9s7jCgI6DiD/OJ8x6U8Zv2DwJ8+ODCf7o/gXDzex+nUBhPs7rPg== X-Received: by 2002:a05:6000:108b:: with SMTP id y11mr5234772wrw.379.1612535472209; Fri, 05 Feb 2021 06:31:12 -0800 (PST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] ([13.74.141.28]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id q7sm12219440wrx.18.2021.02.05.06.31.11 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 05 Feb 2021 06:31:11 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <4c7d751f1e39df30fe9ba3b3e9e0829ddead0340.1612535453.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: References: From: "Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget" Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:30:52 +0000 Subject: [PATCH v3 17/17] chunk-format: add technical docs Fcc: Sent Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 To: git@vger.kernel.org Cc: me@ttaylorr.com, gitster@pobox.com, l.s.r@web.de, szeder.dev@gmail.com, Chris Torek , Derrick Stolee , Derrick Stolee , Derrick Stolee Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org From: Derrick Stolee The chunk-based file format is now an API in the code, but we should also take time to document it as a file format. Specifically, it matches the CHUNK LOOKUP sections of the commit-graph and multi-pack-index files, but there are some commonalities that should be grouped in this document. Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee --- Documentation/technical/chunk-format.txt | 116 ++++++++++++++++++ .../technical/commit-graph-format.txt | 3 + Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt | 3 + 3 files changed, 122 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/technical/chunk-format.txt diff --git a/Documentation/technical/chunk-format.txt b/Documentation/technical/chunk-format.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..593614fcedab --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/technical/chunk-format.txt @@ -0,0 +1,116 @@ +Chunk-based file formats +======================== + +Some file formats in Git use a common concept of "chunks" to describe +sections of the file. This allows structured access to a large file by +scanning a small "table of contents" for the remaining data. This common +format is used by the `commit-graph` and `multi-pack-index` files. See +link:technical/pack-format.html[the `multi-pack-index` format] and +link:technical/commit-graph-format.html[the `commit-graph` format] for +how they use the chunks to describe structured data. + +A chunk-based file format begins with some header information custom to +that format. That header should include enough information to identify +the file type, format version, and number of chunks in the file. From this +information, that file can determine the start of the chunk-based region. + +The chunk-based region starts with a table of contents describing where +each chunk starts and ends. This consists of (C+1) rows of 12 bytes each, +where C is the number of chunks. Consider the following table: + + | Chunk ID (4 bytes) | Chunk Offset (8 bytes) | + |--------------------|------------------------| + | ID[0] | OFFSET[0] | + | ... | ... | + | ID[C] | OFFSET[C] | + | 0x0000 | OFFSET[C+1] | + +Each row consists of a 4-byte chunk identifier (ID) and an 8-byte offset. +Each integer is stored in network-byte order. + +The chunk identifier `ID[i]` is a label for the data stored within this +fill from `OFFSET[i]` (inclusive) to `OFFSET[i+1]` (exclusive). Thus, the +size of the `i`th chunk is equal to the difference between `OFFSET[i+1]` +and `OFFSET[i]`. This requires that the chunk data appears contiguously +in the same order as the table of contents. + +The final entry in the table of contents must be four zero bytes. This +confirms that the table of contents is ending and provides the offset for +the end of the chunk-based data. + +Note: The chunk-based format expects that the file contains _at least_ a +trailing hash after `OFFSET[C+1]`. + +Functions for working with chunk-based file formats are declared in +`chunk-format.h`. Using these methods provide extra checks that assist +developers when creating new file formats. + +Writing chunk-based file formats +-------------------------------- + +To write a chunk-based file format, create a `struct chunkfile` by +calling `init_chunkfile()` and pass a `struct hashfile` pointer. The +caller is responsible for opening the `hashfile` and writing header +information so the file format is identifiable before the chunk-based +format begins. + +Then, call `add_chunk()` for each chunk that is intended for write. This +populates the `chunkfile` with information about the order and size of +each chunk to write. Provide a `chunk_write_fn` function pointer to +perform the write of the chunk data upon request. + +Call `write_chunkfile()` to write the table of contents to the `hashfile` +followed by each of the chunks. This will verify that each chunk wrote +the expected amount of data so the table of contents is correct. + +Finally, call `free_chunkfile()` to clear the `struct chunkfile` data. The +caller is responsible for finalizing the `hashfile` by writing the trailing +hash and closing the file. + +Reading chunk-based file formats +-------------------------------- + +To read a chunk-based file format, the file must be opened as a +memory-mapped region. The chunk-format API expects that the entire file +is mapped as a contiguous memory region. + +Initialize a `struct chunkfile` pointer with `init_chunkfile(NULL)`. + +After reading the header information from the beginning of the file, +including the chunk count, call `read_table_of_contents()` to populate +the `struct chunkfile` with the list of chunks, their offsets, and their +sizes. + +Extract the data information for each chunk using `pair_chunk()` or +`read_chunk()`: + +* `pair_chunk()` assigns a given pointer with the location inside the + memory-mapped file corresponding to that chunk's offset. If the chunk + does not exist, then the pointer is not modified. + +* `read_chunk()` takes a `chunk_read_fn` function pointer and calls it + with the appropriate initial pointer and size information. The function + is not called if the chunk does not exist. Use this method to read chunks + if you need to perform immediate parsing or if you need to execute logic + based on the size of the chunk. + +After calling these methods, call `free_chunkfile()` to clear the +`struct chunkfile` data. This will not close the memory-mapped region. +Callers are expected to own that data for the timeframe the pointers into +the region are needed. + +Examples +-------- + +These file formats use the chunk-format API, and can be used as examples +for future formats: + +* *commit-graph:* see `write_commit_graph_file()` and `parse_commit_graph()` + in `commit-graph.c` for how the chunk-format API is used to write and + parse the commit-graph file format documented in + link:technical/commit-graph-format.html[the commit-graph file format]. + +* *multi-pack-index:* see `write_midx_internal()` and `load_multi_pack_index()` + in `midx.c` for how the chunk-format API is used to write and + parse the multi-pack-index file format documented in + link:technical/pack-format.html[the multi-pack-index file format]. diff --git a/Documentation/technical/commit-graph-format.txt b/Documentation/technical/commit-graph-format.txt index b6658eff1882..87971c27dd73 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/commit-graph-format.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/commit-graph-format.txt @@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ CHUNK LOOKUP: the length using the next chunk position if necessary.) Each chunk ID appears at most once. + The CHUNK LOOKUP matches the table of contents from + link:technical/chunk-format.html[the chunk-based file format]. + The remaining data in the body is described one chunk at a time, and these chunks may be given in any order. Chunks are required unless otherwise specified. diff --git a/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt b/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt index f96b2e605f34..2fb1e60d29ec 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt @@ -301,6 +301,9 @@ CHUNK LOOKUP: (Chunks are provided in file-order, so you can infer the length using the next chunk position if necessary.) + The CHUNK LOOKUP matches the table of contents from + link:technical/chunk-format.html[the chunk-based file format]. + The remaining data in the body is described one chunk at a time, and these chunks may be given in any order. Chunks are required unless otherwise specified. -- gitgitgadget