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=-11.4 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIMWL_WL_MED, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS,USER_IN_DEF_DKIM_WL 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 646121F8C2 for ; Thu, 11 Feb 2021 00:02:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S234116AbhBKABQ (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Feb 2021 19:01:16 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:52014 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S234022AbhBKABK (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Feb 2021 19:01:10 -0500 Received: from mail-qv1-xf49.google.com (mail-qv1-xf49.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::f49]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 14D34C06174A for ; Wed, 10 Feb 2021 16:00:30 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-qv1-xf49.google.com with SMTP id q37so2716301qvf.14 for ; Wed, 10 Feb 2021 16:00:30 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20161025; h=sender:date:message-id:mime-version:subject:from:to:cc; bh=ikPWk563lT9DZHRdp/72gDq99c13wbGSadoft2K3fUo=; b=Ildav5cheR9JRHHrUUrRKQ2FaLE/FPNTbmBMn0UrTI9Gtt6pzKOzDfRSyiWaXj8naC 2Z8j2GVDl8vCcPSHY4G9CbvHRKYYM7PKpc6jf7AuESrefTrJ6LM8Sg/oj9T+ixy/TXB3 Ni+CA2irjHzbomObV+1JYsfVHxaBFnoRNWpnYZ7CQOkDAsS8/EsyVB6oZ9oYIHntyHSI KNmOZqOYSwYPdRXhOtDYdg5fOcTSrklmFbKJ424heJ59FwAAjWpJif87uWxNpG1bco/W rVofYl3zGrxLZqcENOJFi04nkcrrGl5FfNcJIU3HD0yY9FQWBoy2zfzOJqgPPpzrjrMy wH7w== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:sender:date:message-id:mime-version:subject:from :to:cc; bh=ikPWk563lT9DZHRdp/72gDq99c13wbGSadoft2K3fUo=; b=TfdZvtXPXzx6aSYBjp5Iah+JRxzjMMLEC8wwOOz2YLzvu9G97VdGb0fuhBQ4WQC5Pl DATa+9kb51hEwvmTbm5f3dJmL7ZNpIVXqaT85Lj1wLt25tMv5w8H775t5NeDAZx+ZXfA 2R4cRk1mJbqA/qUOA6cRZkMiCgmX9KwsLn13d/YhOMPZI/T/z8vXWSm/KuGSxlqIwo2N y5A66MinLKIKnGXrV9ankjR9rqP5sGlOO6jsGym5U2furhx1CTYccT3e2RxBVhAyxQdR tjD4bOIRw3nN6z1vD+fYhxQGJpk7dFO0R+34+GdqzwWqatfzlwtUwR3a5AlnTO2vbm98 P6gQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531UqNwyblVlNd7OdsiMaN9Up61yXQOvwVUEi4iy2gQ2XJ8MpAOS E4H7aLV87/dri9XgIVWSsMo57HWzSarQexMhj3q5dawzQ99twNC3vXO9jI//4wkkaBuYSVu0oPR wiPxA1FabAxdBhh/rn0cS8sdFYhuKXr3sl5bROJnKjjIWntm33EeBOFm9qxGs82SJtZhe X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwf4wSoAdRTAsV59grM2hn0pZzO5vqfnqtiZsKsTnsMWGDH8awtMpcu2eqGoXZ80uJJQMGWJegzhAS/tmR9 Sender: "martinvonz via sendgmr" X-Received: from vonz.svl.corp.google.com ([2620:15c:2ce:0:547f:fd84:4085:9d09]) (user=martinvonz job=sendgmr) by 2002:a05:6214:324:: with SMTP id j4mr5137804qvu.53.1613001629117; Wed, 10 Feb 2021 16:00:29 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2021 16:00:21 -0800 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.30.1.379.ge7fde23694 Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify that refs/notes/ do not keep the attached objects alive From: Martin von Zweigbergk To: git@vger.kernel.org Cc: Martin von Zweigbergk Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org `git help gc` contains this snippet: "[...] it will keep [..] objects referenced by the index, remote-tracking branches, notes saved by git notes under refs/notes/" I had interpreted that as saying that the objects that notes were attached to are kept, but that is not the case. Let's clarify the documentation by moving out the part about git notes to a separate sentence. --- Documentation/git-gc.txt | 14 ++++++++------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt index 0c114ad1ca..52824269a8 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-gc.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt @@ -117,12 +117,14 @@ NOTES 'git gc' tries very hard not to delete objects that are referenced anywhere in your repository. In particular, it will keep not only objects referenced by your current set of branches and tags, but also -objects referenced by the index, remote-tracking branches, notes saved -by 'git notes' under refs/notes/, reflogs (which may reference commits -in branches that were later amended or rewound), and anything else in -the refs/* namespace. If you are expecting some objects to be deleted -and they aren't, check all of those locations and decide whether it -makes sense in your case to remove those references. +objects referenced by the index, remote-tracking branches, reflogs +(which may reference commits in branches that were later amended or +rewound), and anything else in the refs/* namespace. Notes saved by +'git notes' under refs/notes/ will be kept, but the objects (typically +commits) they are attached to will not be. If you are expecting some +objects to be deleted and they aren't, check all of those locations +and decide whether it makes sense in your case to remove those +references. On the other hand, when 'git gc' runs concurrently with another process, there is a risk of it deleting an object that the other process is using -- 2.30.0.478.g8a0d178c01-goog