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From: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
To: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Cc: Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>,
	Git List <git@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] t7300: add testcase showing unnecessary traversal into ignored directory
Date: Thu, 6 May 2021 22:00:49 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CABPp-BGzUBF8S8t3nixi3TCkiBe7oS1fQ5cNCozicb20iZxshA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAPig+cTzvKhUaNEXwRAVwV1Vkb7jpHNkcOytEPq0Gg33TrJXNg@mail.gmail.com>

On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 9:27 PM Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 12:05 AM Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
> <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> wrote:
> > PNPM is apparently creating deeply nested (but ignored) directory
> > structures; traversing them is costly performance-wise, unnecessary, and
> > in some cases is even throwing warnings/errors because the paths are too
> > long to handle on various platforms.  Add a testcase that demonstrates
> > this problem.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
> > ---
> > diff --git a/t/t7300-clean.sh b/t/t7300-clean.sh
> > @@ -746,4 +746,44 @@ test_expect_success 'clean untracked paths by pathspec' '
> > +test_expect_failure 'avoid traversing into ignored directories' '
> > +       test_when_finished rm -f output error &&
> > +       test_create_repo avoid-traversing-deep-hierarchy &&
> > +       (
> > +               cd avoid-traversing-deep-hierarchy &&
> > +
> > +               >directory-random-file.txt &&
> > +               # Put this file under directory400/directory399/.../directory1/
> > +               depth=400 &&
> > +               for x in $(test_seq 1 $depth); do
> > +                       mkdir "tmpdirectory$x" &&
> > +                       mv directory* "tmpdirectory$x" &&
> > +                       mv "tmpdirectory$x" "directory$x"
> > +               done &&
>
> Is this expensive/slow loop needed because you'd otherwise run afoul
> of command-line length limits on some platforms if you tried creating
> the entire mess of directories with a single `mkdir -p`?

The whole point is creating a path long enough that it runs afoul of
limits, yes.

If we had an alternative way to check whether dir.c actually recursed
into a directory, then I could dispense with this and just have a
single directory (and it could be named a single character long for
that matter too), but I don't know of a good way to do that.  (Some
possiibilities I considered along that route are mentioned at
https://lore.kernel.org/git/CABPp-BF3e+MWQAGb6ER7d5jqjcV=kYqQ2stM_oDyaqvonPPPSw@mail.gmail.com/)

> > +               git clean -ffdxn -e directory$depth >../output 2>../error &&
> > +
> > +               test_must_be_empty ../output &&
> > +               # We especially do not want things like
> > +               #   "warning: could not open directory "
> > +               # appearing in the error output.  It is true that directories
> > +               # that are too long cannot be opened, but we should not be
> > +               # recursing into those directories anyway since the very first
> > +               # level is ignored.
> > +               test_must_be_empty ../error &&
> > +
> > +               # alpine-linux-musl fails to "rm -rf" a directory with such
> > +               # a deeply nested hierarchy.  Help it out by deleting the
> > +               # leading directories ourselves.  Super slow, but, what else
> > +               # can we do?  Without this, we will hit a
> > +               #     error: Tests passed but test cleanup failed; aborting
> > +               # so do this ugly manual cleanup...
> > +               while test ! -f directory-random-file.txt; do
> > +                       name=$(ls -d directory*) &&
> > +                       mv $name/* . &&
> > +                       rmdir $name
> > +               done
>
> Shouldn't this cleanup loop be under the control of
> test_when_finished() to ensure it is invoked regardless of how the
> test exits?

I thought about that, but if the test fails, it seems nicer to leave
everything behind so it can be inspected.  It's similar to test_done,
which will only delete the $TRASH_DIRECTORY if all the tests passed.
So no, I don't think this should be under the control of
test_when_finished.

  reply	other threads:[~2021-05-07  5:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 90+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-05-07  4:04 [PATCH 0/5] Directory traversal fixes Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-07  4:04 ` [PATCH 1/5] t7300: add testcase showing unnecessary traversal into ignored directory Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-07  4:27   ` Eric Sunshine
2021-05-07  5:00     ` Elijah Newren [this message]
2021-05-07  5:31       ` Eric Sunshine
2021-05-07  5:42         ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-07  5:56           ` Eric Sunshine
2021-05-07 23:05       ` Jeff King
2021-05-07 23:15         ` Eric Sunshine
2021-05-08  0:04         ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-08  0:10           ` Eric Sunshine
2021-05-08 17:20             ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-08 11:13   ` Philip Oakley
2021-05-08 17:20     ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-07  4:04 ` [PATCH 2/5] t3001, t7300: add testcase showcasing missed directory traversal Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-07  4:04 ` [PATCH 3/5] dir: avoid unnecessary traversal into ignored directory Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-07  4:04 ` [PATCH 4/5] dir: traverse into untracked directories if they may have ignored subfiles Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-07  4:05 ` [PATCH 5/5] [RFC] ls-files: error out on -i unless -o or -c are specified Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-07 16:22 ` [PATCH 6/5] dir: update stale description of treat_directory() Derrick Stolee
2021-05-07 17:57   ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-07 16:27 ` [PATCH 0/5] Directory traversal fixes Derrick Stolee
2021-05-08  0:08 ` [PATCH v2 0/8] " Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-08  0:08   ` [PATCH v2 1/8] t7300: add testcase showing unnecessary traversal into ignored directory Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-08 10:13     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-08 17:34       ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-08 10:19     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-08 17:41       ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-08  0:08   ` [PATCH v2 2/8] t3001, t7300: add testcase showcasing missed directory traversal Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-08  0:08   ` [PATCH v2 3/8] dir: avoid unnecessary traversal into ignored directory Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-08  0:08   ` [PATCH v2 4/8] dir: traverse into untracked directories if they may have ignored subfiles Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-08  0:08   ` [PATCH v2 5/8] [RFC] ls-files: error out on -i unless -o or -c are specified Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-08  0:08   ` [PATCH v2 6/8] dir: update stale description of treat_directory() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-05-08  0:08   ` [PATCH v2 7/8] [RFC] dir: convert trace calls to trace2 equivalents Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-08  0:08   ` [PATCH v2 8/8] [RFC] dir: reported number of visited directories and paths with trace2 Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-08 19:58   ` [PATCH v3 0/8] Directory traversal fixes Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-08 19:58     ` [PATCH v3 1/8] [RFC] dir: convert trace calls to trace2 equivalents Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-10  4:49       ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-11 17:23         ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-11 16:17       ` Jeff Hostetler
2021-05-11 17:29         ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-08 19:58     ` [PATCH v3 2/8] [RFC] dir: report number of visited directories and paths with trace2 Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-10  5:00       ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-08 19:58     ` [PATCH v3 3/8] [RFC] ls-files: error out on -i unless -o or -c are specified Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-10  5:09       ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-11 17:40         ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-11 22:32           ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-08 19:59     ` [PATCH v3 4/8] t7300: add testcase showing unnecessary traversal into ignored directory Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-10  5:28       ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-11 17:45         ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-11 22:43           ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-12  2:07             ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-12  3:17               ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-08 19:59     ` [PATCH v3 5/8] t3001, t7300: add testcase showcasing missed directory traversal Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-08 19:59     ` [PATCH v3 6/8] dir: avoid unnecessary traversal into ignored directory Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-10  5:48       ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-11 17:57         ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-08 19:59     ` [PATCH v3 7/8] dir: traverse into untracked directories if they may have ignored subfiles Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-08 19:59     ` [PATCH v3 8/8] dir: update stale description of treat_directory() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-05-11 18:34     ` [PATCH v4 0/8] Directory traversal fixes Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-11 18:34       ` [PATCH v4 1/8] dir: convert trace calls to trace2 equivalents Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-11 19:06         ` Jeff Hostetler
2021-05-11 20:12           ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-11 23:12             ` Jeff Hostetler
2021-05-12  0:44               ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-12 12:26                 ` Jeff Hostetler
2021-05-12 15:24                   ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-11 18:34       ` [PATCH v4 2/8] dir: report number of visited directories and paths with trace2 Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-11 18:34       ` [PATCH v4 3/8] ls-files: error out on -i unless -o or -c are specified Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-11 18:34       ` [PATCH v4 4/8] t7300: add testcase showing unnecessary traversal into ignored directory Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-11 18:34       ` [PATCH v4 5/8] t3001, t7300: add testcase showcasing missed directory traversal Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-11 18:34       ` [PATCH v4 6/8] dir: avoid unnecessary traversal into ignored directory Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-11 18:34       ` [PATCH v4 7/8] dir: traverse into untracked directories if they may have ignored subfiles Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-11 18:34       ` [PATCH v4 8/8] dir: update stale description of treat_directory() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-05-12 17:28       ` [PATCH v5 0/9] Directory traversal fixes Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-12 17:28         ` [PATCH v5 1/9] dir: convert trace calls to trace2 equivalents Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-12 17:28         ` [PATCH v5 2/9] dir: report number of visited directories and paths with trace2 Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-12 17:28         ` [PATCH v5 3/9] ls-files: error out on -i unless -o or -c are specified Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-12 17:28         ` [PATCH v5 4/9] t7300: add testcase showing unnecessary traversal into ignored directory Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-12 17:28         ` [PATCH v5 5/9] t3001, t7300: add testcase showcasing missed directory traversal Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-12 17:28         ` [PATCH v5 6/9] dir: avoid unnecessary traversal into ignored directory Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-12 17:28         ` [PATCH v5 7/9] dir: traverse into untracked directories if they may have ignored subfiles Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-12 17:28         ` [PATCH v5 8/9] dir: update stale description of treat_directory() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2021-05-17 17:20           ` Derrick Stolee
2021-05-17 19:44             ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-18  3:32               ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-19  1:44                 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-12 17:28         ` [PATCH v5 9/9] dir: introduce readdir_skip_dot_and_dotdot() helper Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-05-17 17:22           ` Derrick Stolee
2021-05-18  3:34             ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-17 17:23         ` [PATCH v5 0/9] Directory traversal fixes Derrick Stolee

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