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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/9] submodule: fetch in submodules git directory instead of in worktree
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 11:36:41 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqlg86lg06.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180911234951.14129-8-sbeller@google.com> (Stefan Beller's message of "Tue, 11 Sep 2018 16:49:49 -0700")

Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> writes:

> This patch started as a refactoring to make 'get_next_submodule' more
> readable, but upon doing so, I realized that git-fetch actually doesn't
> need to be run in the worktree. So let's run it in the git dir instead.

It may be clear to the author but not clear to the reader of the
above paragraph that "worktree", "fetch" and "git dir" all refer to
the recursively invoked operation that updates the submodules
repository.  s/git-fetch/"git fetch" for the submodule/ should be
sufficient to help the readers.

> That should pave the way towards fetching submodules that are currently
> not checked out.

Very good.

> +static void prepare_submodule_repo_env_in_gitdir(struct argv_array *out)
> +{
> +	prepare_submodule_repo_env_no_git_dir(out);
> +	argv_array_pushf(out, "%s=.", GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
> +}
> +
>  /* Helper function to display the submodule header line prior to the full
>   * summary output. If it can locate the submodule objects directory it will
>   * attempt to lookup both the left and right commits and put them into the
> @@ -1227,6 +1233,27 @@ static int get_fetch_recurse_config(const struct submodule *submodule,
>  	return spf->default_option;
>  }
>  
> +static const char *get_submodule_git_dir(struct repository *r, const char *path)
> +{
> +	struct repository subrepo;
> +	const char *ret;
> +
> +	if (repo_submodule_init(&subrepo, r, path)) {
> +		/* no entry in .gitmodules? */
> +		struct strbuf gitdir = STRBUF_INIT;
> +		strbuf_repo_worktree_path(&gitdir, r, "%s/.git", path);
> +		if (repo_init(&subrepo, gitdir.buf, NULL)) {
> +			strbuf_release(&gitdir);
> +			return NULL;
> +		}

This is for the modern "absorbed" layout?  Do we get a notice and
encouragement to migrate from the historical layout, or there is no
need to (e.g. the migration happens automatically in some other
codepaths)?

> +	}
> +
> +	ret = xstrdup(subrepo.gitdir);
> +	repo_clear(&subrepo);
> +
> +	return ret;
> +}

Returned value from this function is xstrdup()'ed so the caller
owns, not borrows.  There is no need to return "const char *" from
this function.  Also the caller needs to free it once done.

>  static int get_next_submodule(struct child_process *cp,
>  			      struct strbuf *err, void *data, void **task_cb)
>  {
> @@ -1234,8 +1261,6 @@ static int get_next_submodule(struct child_process *cp,
>  	struct submodule_parallel_fetch *spf = data;
>  
>  	for (; spf->count < spf->r->index->cache_nr; spf->count++) {
> -		struct strbuf submodule_path = STRBUF_INIT;
> -		struct strbuf submodule_git_dir = STRBUF_INIT;
>  		struct strbuf submodule_prefix = STRBUF_INIT;
>  		const struct cache_entry *ce = spf->r->index->cache[spf->count];
>  		const char *git_dir, *default_argv;
> @@ -1274,16 +1299,12 @@ static int get_next_submodule(struct child_process *cp,
>  			continue;
>  		}
>  
> -		strbuf_repo_worktree_path(&submodule_path, spf->r, "%s", ce->name);
> -		strbuf_addf(&submodule_git_dir, "%s/.git", submodule_path.buf);
>  		strbuf_addf(&submodule_prefix, "%s%s/", spf->prefix, ce->name);
> -		git_dir = read_gitfile(submodule_git_dir.buf);
> -		if (!git_dir)
> -			git_dir = submodule_git_dir.buf;
> -		if (is_directory(git_dir)) {

In the old code, git_dir came from read_gitfile() which borrowed.

> +		git_dir = get_submodule_git_dir(spf->r, ce->name);

In the new code, we own it, so we'd eventually need to get rid of
it.  How does it happen?

> +		if (git_dir) {
>  			child_process_init(cp);
> -			cp->dir = strbuf_detach(&submodule_path, NULL);
> -			prepare_submodule_repo_env(&cp->env_array);
> +			prepare_submodule_repo_env_in_gitdir(&cp->env_array);
> +			cp->dir = git_dir;

Does cp now own it and cp->dir gets freed once run_processes_parallel()
is done with this task?  Or is cp->dir simply leaking?  The old code
gave the result of strbuf_detach(), so even if cp->dir is leaking,
the leak is not new in this patch.

>  			cp->git_cmd = 1;
>  			if (!spf->quiet)
>  				strbuf_addf(err, "Fetching submodule %s%s\n",
> @@ -1295,8 +1316,6 @@ static int get_next_submodule(struct child_process *cp,
>  			argv_array_push(&cp->args, submodule_prefix.buf);
>  			ret = 1;
>  		}
> -		strbuf_release(&submodule_path);
> -		strbuf_release(&submodule_git_dir);

But if it is a leak, it is easily plugged by freeing git_dir here, I
think.

Thanks.


>  		strbuf_release(&submodule_prefix);
>  		if (ret) {
>  			spf->count++;
> diff --git a/t/t5526-fetch-submodules.sh b/t/t5526-fetch-submodules.sh
> index 6c2f9b2ba26..42692219a1a 100755
> --- a/t/t5526-fetch-submodules.sh
> +++ b/t/t5526-fetch-submodules.sh
> @@ -566,7 +566,12 @@ test_expect_success 'fetching submodule into a broken repository' '
>  
>  	test_must_fail git -C dst status &&
>  	test_must_fail git -C dst diff &&
> -	test_must_fail git -C dst fetch --recurse-submodules
> +
> +	# git-fetch cannot find the git directory of the submodule,
> +	# so it will do nothing, successfully, as it cannot distinguish between
> +	# this broken submodule and a submodule that was just set active but
> +	# not cloned yet
> +	git -C dst fetch --recurse-submodules
>  '
>  
>  test_expect_success "fetch new commits when submodule got renamed" '

  reply	other threads:[~2018-09-12 18:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 38+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-09-11 23:49 [PATCH 0/9] fetch: make sure submodule oids are fetched Stefan Beller
2018-09-11 23:49 ` [PATCH 1/9] string-list: add string_list_{pop, last} functions Stefan Beller
2018-09-12  2:24   ` Ramsay Jones
2018-09-12 17:52   ` Junio C Hamano
2018-09-11 23:49 ` [PATCH 2/9] sha1-array: provide oid_array_filter Stefan Beller
2018-09-12 18:02   ` Junio C Hamano
2018-09-11 23:49 ` [PATCH 3/9] submodule.c: fix indentation Stefan Beller
2018-09-12 18:02   ` Junio C Hamano
2018-09-11 23:49 ` [PATCH 4/9] submodule.c: sort changed_submodule_names before searching it Stefan Beller
2018-09-12 18:18   ` Junio C Hamano
2018-09-12 19:06     ` Stefan Beller
2018-09-11 23:49 ` [PATCH 5/9] submodule: move global changed_submodule_names into fetch submodule struct Stefan Beller
2018-09-11 23:49 ` [PATCH 6/9] submodule.c: do not copy around submodule list Stefan Beller
2018-09-12  2:25   ` Ramsay Jones
2018-09-11 23:49 ` [PATCH 7/9] submodule: fetch in submodules git directory instead of in worktree Stefan Beller
2018-09-12 18:36   ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2018-09-13 19:29     ` Stefan Beller
2018-09-11 23:49 ` [PATCH 8/9] fetch: retry fetching submodules if sha1 were not fetched Stefan Beller
2018-09-12 19:03   ` Junio C Hamano
2018-09-11 23:49 ` [PATCH 9/9] builtin/fetch: check for submodule updates for non branch fetches Stefan Beller
2018-09-12 19:20   ` Junio C Hamano
2018-09-17 21:35 ` [PATCHv2 0/9] fetch: make sure submodule oids are fetched Stefan Beller
2018-09-17 21:35   ` [PATCH 1/9] string-list: add string_list_{pop, last} functions Stefan Beller
2018-09-21 22:08     ` [PATCH] " Stefan Beller
2018-09-17 21:35   ` [PATCH 2/9] sha1-array: provide oid_array_filter Stefan Beller
2018-09-17 21:42     ` Stefan Beller
2018-09-17 21:35   ` [PATCH 3/9] submodule.c: fix indentation Stefan Beller
2018-09-17 21:35   ` [PATCH 4/9] submodule.c: sort changed_submodule_names before searching it Stefan Beller
2018-09-17 21:35   ` [PATCH 5/9] submodule: move global changed_submodule_names into fetch submodule struct Stefan Beller
2018-09-17 21:35   ` [PATCH 6/9] submodule.c: do not copy around submodule list Stefan Beller
2018-09-17 21:35   ` [PATCH 7/9] submodule: fetch in submodules git directory instead of in worktree Stefan Beller
2018-09-17 21:35   ` [PATCH 8/9] fetch: retry fetching submodules if needed objects were not fetched Stefan Beller
2018-09-17 21:35   ` [PATCH 9/9] builtin/fetch: check for submodule updates for non branch fetches Stefan Beller
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2018-10-16 18:13 [PATCH 0/9] Resending sb/submodule-recursive-fetch-gets-the-tip Stefan Beller
2018-10-16 18:13 ` [PATCH 7/9] submodule: fetch in submodules git directory instead of in worktree Stefan Beller
2018-10-17 22:58   ` Jonathan Tan
2018-10-23 18:26     ` Stefan Beller
2018-10-23 22:55       ` Jonathan Tan
2018-10-23 23:01         ` Stefan Beller

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