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2016-05-29INSTALL: note Debian bug #808610 corruption
Ugh, this is a nasty corruption bug and I can't recommend this project for Debian 8.0 users without documenting this.
2016-05-29txt2pre: remove CGI.pm dependency
It's no longer a part of the stock Perl distribution, and we don't need a whole module for just one function.
2016-05-28remove redundant NewsGroup class
Most of its functionality is in the PublicInbox::Inbox class. While we're at it, we no longer auto-create newsgroup names based on the inbox name, since newsgroup names probably deserve some thought when it comes to hierarchy.
2016-05-28config: remove try_cat
It's moved into the Inbox module and we no longer use it in WWW
2016-05-28www: remove footer_html support
I haven't used it in a while and the existing "description" is probably good enough. If we support it again, it should be plain-text + auto-linkified for ease-of-maintenance and consistency.
2016-05-28examples: config no longer supports atomUrl
We build the atomUrl from url, which can change dynamically depending on what PSGI environment it is called under.
2016-05-28Makefile.PL: allow N to be overridden
Relying on the number of processors isn't a great idea since some of our tests rely on delays to test blocking and slow client behavior.
2016-05-28http: clarify comments about layering violation
It's a low priority, but acknowledge it.
2016-05-28t/plack: ensure we can cascade on common endpoints
We don't serve things like robots.txt, favicon.ico, or .well-known/ endpoints ourselves, but ensure we can be used with Plack::App::Cascade for others.
2016-05-27config: fix NewsWWW fallback for newsgroups in HTTP URLs
Oops, added a test to prevent regressions while we're at it.
2016-05-27git-http-backend: close pipe for generic PSGI on errors
The generic PSGI code needs to avoid resource leaks if smart cloning is disabled (due to resource contraints).
2016-05-27git-http-backend: move real close to GetlineBody
This makes more sense as it keeps management of rpipe nice and neat.
2016-05-27httpd/async: do not needlessly weaken
The restart_read callback has no chance of circular reference, and weakening $self before we create it can cause $self to be undefined inside the callback (seen during stress testing). Fixes: 395406118cb2 ("httpd/async: prevent circular reference")
2016-05-27git-http-backend: fix aborts for generic PSGI clone
We need to avoid circular references in the generic PSGI layer, do it by abusing DESTROY.
2016-05-27http: avoid circular reference for getline responses
Lightly tested, this seems to work when mass-aborting responses. Will still need to automate the testing...
2016-05-27httpd/async: prevent circular reference
We must avoid circular references which can cause leaks in long-running processes. This callback is dangerous since it may never be called to properly terminate everything.
2016-05-25remove Email::Address dependency
git has stricter requirements for ident names (no '<>') which Email::Address allows. Even in 1.908, Email::Address also has an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-7686 with a DoS-able regexp for comments. Since we don't care for or need all the RFC compliance of Email::Address, avoiding it entirely may be preferable. Email::Address will still be installed as a requirement for Email::MIME, but it is only used by the Email::MIME::header_str_set which we do not use
2016-05-24git-http-backend: use qspawn to limit running processes
Having an excessive amount of git-pack-objects processes is dangerous to the health of the server. Queue up process spawning for long-running responses and serve them sequentially, instead.
2016-05-24http: fix various race conditions
We no longer override Danga::Socket::event_write and instead re-enable reads by queuing up another callback in the $close response callback. This is necessary because event_write may not be completely done writing a response, only the existing buffered data. Furthermore, the {closed} field can almost be set at any time when writing, so we must check it before acting on pipelined requests as well as during write callbacks in more().
2016-05-24standardize timer-related event-loop code
Standardize the code we have in place to avoid creating too many timer objects. We do not need exact timers for things that don't need to be run ASAP, so we can play things fast and loose to avoid wasting power with unnecessary wakeups. We only need two classes of timers: * asap - run this on the next loop tick, after operating on @Danga::Socket::ToClose to close remaining sockets * later - run at some point in the future. It could be as soon as immediately (like "asap"), and as late as 60s into the future. In the future, we support an "emergency" switch to fire "later" timers immediately.
2016-05-23http: avoid uninitialized variable
Oops, really gotta start checking logs in tests :x Fixes: bb38f0fcce739 ("http: chunk in the server, not middleware")
2016-05-23http: chunk in the server, not middleware
Since PSGI does not require Transfer-Encoding: chunked or Content-Length, we cannot expect random apps we host to chunk their responses. Thus, to improve interoperability, chunk at the HTTP layer like other PSGI servers do. I'm chosing a more syscall-intensive method (via multiple send(...MSG_MORE) for now to reduce copy + packet overhead.
2016-05-23git-http-backend: refactor to support cleanup
We will have clients dropping connections during long clone and fetch operations; so do not retain references holding backend processes once we detect a client has dropped.
2016-05-23git-http-backend: avoid Plack::Request parsing body
Only check query parameters since there's no useful body in there.
2016-05-23TODO: update linkification notes
Some readers will want to use "HTTPS Everywhere" conveniently; and I will support it.
2016-05-23git-http-backend: cleanup vestigial the process limiter code
This bit is still being redone to support gigantic repos.
2016-05-23config: use popen_rd when spawning `git config'
We may spawn this in a large server process, so be sure to take advantage of the optional vfork() support when for folks who set PERL_INLINE_DIRECTORY.
2016-05-23t/config.t: remove GIT_DIR usage in test
Followup-to: commit 24e0219f364ed402f9136227756e0f196dc651aa ("remove GIT_DIR env usage in favor of --git-dir")
2016-05-23daemon: ignore SIGWINCH when connected to terminal
Users may change terminal sizes if the process is connected to a terminal, so we can't reasonably expect SIGWINCH to work as intended.
2016-05-22spawn: note we do not use absolute paths within our code
We can't rely on absolute paths when installed on other systems. Unfortunately, mlmmj-* requires them, but none of the core code will use it.
2016-05-22www: avoid warnings on bad offsets for Xapian
The offset argument must be an integer for Xapian, however users (or bots) type the darndest things. AFAIK this has no security implications besides triggering a warning (which could lead to out-of-space-errors)
2016-05-22git-http-backend: switch to async_pass
This simplifies the code somewhat; but it could probably still be made simpler. It will need to support command queueing for expensive commands so expensive processes can be queued up.
2016-05-22http: rework async_pass support
Unfortunately, the original design did not work because middleware can wrap the response body and make `async_pass' invisible to HTTP.pm
2016-05-22git-http-backend: simplify dumb serving
We can rely entirely on getline + close callbacks and be compatible with 100% of PSGI servers.
2016-05-22git-http-backend: remove process limit
We will figure out a different way to avoid overloading...
2016-05-22t/spawn.t: additional tests for popen_rd
We need to ensure $? is set properly for users.
2016-05-22http: pass reference to Danga::Socket::write
This can avoid an expensive copy for big strings.
2016-05-22http: fix typo: write_buf => write_buf_size
Otherwise, we get deep recursion as we keep calling recursively on giant responses
2016-05-22http: async getline supports push_back_read
Sometimes we need to read something to ensure it's a successful response.
2016-05-21http: support async_pass for Danga::Socket
This will allow us to minimize buffering after we wait (possibly a long time) for readability. This also greatly reduces the amount of Danga::Socket-specific knowledge we have in our PSGI code, making it easier for others to understand.
2016-05-21import: avoid needless git update-server-info
We don't need to update-server-info (or read-tree) if fast import was spawned for removals and no changes were made.
2016-05-21daemon: simplify forking
We shouldn't need sigprocmask unless we're running multiple native threads or using vfork, neither of which is the case, here.
2016-05-21localize $/ in more places to avoid potential problems
This hopefully makes the intent of the code clearer, too. The the HTTP use of the numeric reference for getline caused problems in Git.pm, already.
2016-05-21mbox: switch generation over to pull model
This allows us to easily provide gigantic inboxes with proper backpressure handling for slow clients. It also eliminates public-inbox-httpd and Danga::Socket-specific knowledge from this class, making it easier to follow for those used to generic PSGI applications.
2016-05-21http: reduce over-buffering for getline responses
By switching to a "pull"-based I/O model for reading application responses, we should be able to throttle buffering to slow clients more effectively and avoid wasting precious RAM. This will also allow us to more Danga::Socket-specific knowledge out of the PSGI application and keep it confined to PublicInbox::HTTP.
2016-05-20ssoma-replay: use TMPDIR for temporary path
Otherwise, tempfile() will use the current working directory, which may not be writable.
2016-05-19www: tighten up allowable filenames for attachments
Having a file start with '.' or '-' can be confusing and for users, so do not allow it.
2016-05-19view: reduce clutter for attachments w/o description
For attachments without a filename or description, reduce the amount of precious screen space required to display a link to it.
2016-05-19www: validate and check filenames in URLs
We shall ensure links continue working for this.
2016-05-19msg_iter: workaround broken Email::MIME versions
Email::MIME >= 1.923 and < 1.935 would drop too many newlines in attachments. This would lead to ugly text files without a proper trailing newline if using quoted-printable, 7bit, or 8bit. Attachments encoded with base64 were not affected. These versions of Email::MIME are widely available in Debian 8 (Jessie) and even Ubuntu LTS distros so we will need to support this workaround for a while.