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From: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
To: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Chris Torek <chris.torek@gmail.com>,
	Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@github.com>,
	Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
	Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 12/16] refs/packed-backend.c: ignore complicated hidden refs rules
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2023 14:22:10 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ZKRjUkN/ggLBeIUu@nand.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20230703061839.GH3502534@coredump.intra.peff.net>

On Mon, Jul 03, 2023 at 02:18:39AM -0400, Jeff King wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 10:22:02AM -0400, Taylor Blau wrote:
>
> > In subsequent commits, we'll teach `receive-pack` and `upload-pack` to
> > use the new jump list feature in the packed-refs iterator by ignoring
> > references which are mentioned via its respective hideRefs lists.
> >
> > However, the packed-ref jump lists cannot handle un-hiding rules (that
> > begin with '!'), or namespace comparisons (that begin with '^'). Detect
> > and avoid these cases by falling back to the normal enumeration without
> > a jump list when such patterns exist.
>
> I'm a fan of punting on such cases to keep things simple and
> incremental. But the location here seems weird to me:
>
> > diff --git a/refs/packed-backend.c b/refs/packed-backend.c
> > index 80b877e00c..2aeec5c601 100644
> > --- a/refs/packed-backend.c
> > +++ b/refs/packed-backend.c
> > @@ -1008,6 +1008,25 @@ static void populate_excluded_jump_list(struct packed_ref_iterator *iter,
> >  	if (!excluded_patterns)
> >  		return;
> >
> > +	for (pattern = excluded_patterns; *pattern; pattern++) {
> > +		/*
> > +		 * We also can't feed any excludes from hidden refs
> > +		 * config sections, since later rules may override
> > +		 * previous ones. For example, with rules "refs/foo" and
> > +		 * "!refs/foo/bar", we should show "refs/foo/bar" (and
> > +		 * everything underneath it), but the earlier exclusion
> > +		 * would cause us to skip all of "refs/foo". We likewise
> > +		 * don't implement the namespace stripping required for
> > +		 * '^' rules.
> > +		 *
> > +		 * Both are possible to do, but complicated, so avoid
> > +		 * populating the jump list at all if we see either of
> > +		 * these patterns.
> > +		 */
> > +		if (**pattern == '!' || **pattern == '^')
> > +			return;
> > +	}
> > +
>
> This is deep in the packed-refs code, but the magic of "!" and "^" are
> specific to ref_is_hidden().
>
> So if I did:
>
>   git for-each-ref --exclude='!refs/heads/foo'
>
> my understanding is that "!" would _not_ have an affect normally, but
> now it is turning off this optimization.

Yeah, that makes sense -- I agree that it is silly to have a reference
with "!" at the beginning, but since it's allowed we should absolutely
support it.

> Something along the lines of (you'd want a similar tweak for
> upload-pack):

Yep. Here's the extra tweak for upload-pack:

--- 8< ---
commit 5a8902731b91a8fc6900586968a79ebc6272e502
Author: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Date:   Tue Jul 4 14:21:22 2023 -0400

    fixup! upload-pack.c: avoid enumerating hidden refs where possible

diff --git a/upload-pack.c b/upload-pack.c
index 3a176a7209..ef2ca36feb 100644
--- a/upload-pack.c
+++ b/upload-pack.c
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ static int allow_hidden_refs(enum allow_uor allow_uor)
 static void for_each_namespaced_ref_1(each_ref_fn fn,
 				      struct upload_pack_data *data)
 {
+	const char **excludes = NULL;
 	/*
 	 * If `data->allow_uor` allows fetching hidden refs, we need to
 	 * mark all references (including hidden ones), to check in
@@ -619,12 +620,13 @@ static void for_each_namespaced_ref_1(each_ref_fn fn,
 	 * has the OUR_REF bit set or not, so do not need to visit
 	 * hidden references.
 	 */
-	if (allow_hidden_refs(data->allow_uor))
-		for_each_namespaced_ref(NULL, fn, data);
-	else
-		for_each_namespaced_ref(data->hidden_refs.v, fn, data);
+	if (!allow_hidden_refs(data->allow_uor))
+		excludes = hidden_refs_to_excludes(&data->hidden_refs);
+
+	for_each_namespaced_ref(excludes, fn, data);
 }

+
 static int is_our_ref(struct object *o, enum allow_uor allow_uor)
 {
 	return o->flags & ((allow_hidden_refs(allow_uor) ? HIDDEN_REF : 0) | OUR_REF);
--- >8 ---

Thanks,
Taylor

  reply	other threads:[~2023-07-04 18:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 149+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-05-08 21:59 [PATCH 00/15] refs: implement skip lists for packed backend Taylor Blau
2023-05-08 21:59 ` [PATCH 01/15] refs.c: rename `ref_filter` Taylor Blau
2023-05-08 21:59 ` [PATCH 02/15] ref-filter.h: provide `REF_FILTER_INIT` Taylor Blau
2023-05-08 21:59 ` [PATCH 03/15] ref-filter: clear reachable list pointers after freeing Taylor Blau
2023-05-08 21:59 ` [PATCH 04/15] ref-filter: add ref_filter_clear() Taylor Blau
2023-05-08 22:29   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-05-08 22:33     ` Taylor Blau
2023-05-09 15:14   ` Patrick Steinhardt
2023-05-09 19:11     ` Taylor Blau
2023-05-08 21:59 ` [PATCH 05/15] ref-filter.c: parameterize match functions over patterns Taylor Blau
2023-05-08 22:36   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-05-09 20:13     ` Taylor Blau
2023-05-08 21:59 ` [PATCH 06/15] builtin/for-each-ref.c: add `--exclude` option Taylor Blau
2023-05-08 23:22   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-05-09 20:22     ` Taylor Blau
2023-05-08 22:00 ` [PATCH 07/15] refs: plumb `exclude_patterns` argument throughout Taylor Blau
2023-05-09 15:14   ` Patrick Steinhardt
2023-05-09 20:23     ` Taylor Blau
2023-05-08 22:00 ` [PATCH 08/15] refs/packed-backend.c: refactor `find_reference_location()` Taylor Blau
2023-05-08 23:56   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-05-09 20:29     ` Taylor Blau
2023-05-08 22:00 ` [PATCH 09/15] refs/packed-backend.c: implement skip lists to avoid excluded pattern(s) Taylor Blau
2023-05-09  0:10   ` Chris Torek
2023-05-09 20:39     ` Taylor Blau
2023-05-09 15:15   ` Patrick Steinhardt
2023-05-09 20:55     ` Taylor Blau
2023-05-09 21:15       ` Taylor Blau
2023-05-10  7:25       ` Patrick Steinhardt
2023-05-09 23:40   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-05-10  2:30     ` Taylor Blau
2023-05-08 22:00 ` [PATCH 10/15] refs/packed-backend.c: add trace2 counters for skip list Taylor Blau
2023-05-08 22:00 ` [PATCH 11/15] revision.h: store hidden refs in a `strvec` Taylor Blau
2023-05-08 22:00 ` [PATCH 12/15] refs/packed-backend.c: ignore complicated hidden refs rules Taylor Blau
2023-05-08 22:00 ` [PATCH 13/15] refs.h: let `for_each_namespaced_ref()` take excluded patterns Taylor Blau
2023-05-08 22:00 ` [PATCH 14/15] upload-pack.c: avoid enumerating hidden refs where possible Taylor Blau
2023-05-09 15:15   ` Patrick Steinhardt
2023-05-09 21:34     ` Taylor Blau
2023-05-08 22:00 ` [PATCH 15/15] builtin/receive-pack.c: avoid enumerating hidden references Taylor Blau
2023-05-15 19:23 ` [PATCH v2 00/16] refs: implement jump lists for packed backend Taylor Blau
2023-05-15 19:23   ` [PATCH v2 01/16] refs.c: rename `ref_filter` Taylor Blau
2023-05-15 19:23   ` [PATCH v2 02/16] ref-filter.h: provide `REF_FILTER_INIT` Taylor Blau
2023-05-15 19:23   ` [PATCH v2 03/16] ref-filter: clear reachable list pointers after freeing Taylor Blau
2023-05-15 19:23   ` [PATCH v2 04/16] ref-filter: add `ref_filter_clear()` Taylor Blau
2023-05-15 19:23   ` [PATCH v2 05/16] ref-filter.c: parameterize match functions over patterns Taylor Blau
2023-05-15 19:23   ` [PATCH v2 06/16] builtin/for-each-ref.c: add `--exclude` option Taylor Blau
2023-05-15 19:23   ` [PATCH v2 07/16] refs: plumb `exclude_patterns` argument throughout Taylor Blau
2023-05-15 19:23   ` [PATCH v2 08/16] refs/packed-backend.c: refactor `find_reference_location()` Taylor Blau
2023-05-15 19:23   ` [PATCH v2 09/16] refs/packed-backend.c: implement jump lists to avoid excluded pattern(s) Taylor Blau
2023-06-06  7:00     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2023-06-20 12:15       ` Taylor Blau
2023-05-15 19:23   ` [PATCH v2 10/16] refs/packed-backend.c: add trace2 counters for jump list Taylor Blau
2023-05-15 19:23   ` [PATCH v2 11/16] revision.h: store hidden refs in a `strvec` Taylor Blau
2023-06-06  7:00     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2023-06-20 12:16       ` Taylor Blau
2023-05-15 19:23   ` [PATCH v2 12/16] refs/packed-backend.c: ignore complicated hidden refs rules Taylor Blau
2023-05-15 19:23   ` [PATCH v2 13/16] refs.h: let `for_each_namespaced_ref()` take excluded patterns Taylor Blau
2023-06-06  7:01     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2023-06-20 12:18       ` Taylor Blau
2023-05-15 19:23   ` [PATCH v2 14/16] builtin/receive-pack.c: avoid enumerating hidden references Taylor Blau
2023-05-15 19:23   ` [PATCH v2 15/16] upload-pack.c: avoid enumerating hidden refs where possible Taylor Blau
2023-05-15 19:23   ` [PATCH v2 16/16] ls-refs.c: " Taylor Blau
2023-06-06  7:01   ` [PATCH v2 00/16] refs: implement jump lists for packed backend Patrick Steinhardt
2023-06-20 12:22     ` Taylor Blau
2023-06-07 10:40 ` [PATCH v3 " Taylor Blau
2023-06-07 10:40   ` [PATCH v3 01/16] refs.c: rename `ref_filter` Taylor Blau
2023-06-13 22:19     ` Junio C Hamano
2023-06-07 10:40   ` [PATCH v3 02/16] ref-filter.h: provide `REF_FILTER_INIT` Taylor Blau
2023-06-07 10:41   ` [PATCH v3 03/16] ref-filter: clear reachable list pointers after freeing Taylor Blau
2023-06-07 10:41   ` [PATCH v3 04/16] ref-filter: add `ref_filter_clear()` Taylor Blau
2023-06-07 10:41   ` [PATCH v3 05/16] ref-filter.c: parameterize match functions over patterns Taylor Blau
2023-06-13 22:37     ` Junio C Hamano
2023-06-07 10:41   ` [PATCH v3 06/16] builtin/for-each-ref.c: add `--exclude` option Taylor Blau
2023-06-07 10:41   ` [PATCH v3 07/16] refs: plumb `exclude_patterns` argument throughout Taylor Blau
2023-06-13 23:42     ` Junio C Hamano
2023-06-20 11:52       ` Taylor Blau
2023-06-07 10:41   ` [PATCH v3 08/16] refs/packed-backend.c: refactor `find_reference_location()` Taylor Blau
2023-06-07 10:41   ` [PATCH v3 09/16] refs/packed-backend.c: implement jump lists to avoid excluded pattern(s) Taylor Blau
2023-06-14  0:27     ` Junio C Hamano
2023-06-20 12:05       ` Taylor Blau
2023-06-20 18:49         ` Junio C Hamano
2023-06-07 10:41   ` [PATCH v3 10/16] refs/packed-backend.c: add trace2 counters for jump list Taylor Blau
2023-06-14  0:32     ` Junio C Hamano
2023-06-20 12:08       ` Taylor Blau
2023-06-07 10:41   ` [PATCH v3 11/16] revision.h: store hidden refs in a `strvec` Taylor Blau
2023-06-07 10:41   ` [PATCH v3 12/16] refs/packed-backend.c: ignore complicated hidden refs rules Taylor Blau
2023-06-14  0:40     ` Junio C Hamano
2023-06-07 10:41   ` [PATCH v3 13/16] refs.h: let `for_each_namespaced_ref()` take excluded patterns Taylor Blau
2023-06-07 10:42   ` [PATCH v3 14/16] builtin/receive-pack.c: avoid enumerating hidden references Taylor Blau
2023-06-07 10:42   ` [PATCH v3 15/16] upload-pack.c: avoid enumerating hidden refs where possible Taylor Blau
2023-06-07 10:42   ` [PATCH v3 16/16] ls-refs.c: " Taylor Blau
2023-06-12 21:05   ` [PATCH v3 00/16] refs: implement jump lists for packed backend Junio C Hamano
2023-06-20 14:20 ` [PATCH v4 " Taylor Blau
2023-06-20 14:21   ` [PATCH v4 01/16] refs.c: rename `ref_filter` Taylor Blau
2023-07-03  5:13     ` Jeff King
2023-06-20 14:21   ` [PATCH v4 02/16] ref-filter.h: provide `REF_FILTER_INIT` Taylor Blau
2023-07-03  5:15     ` Jeff King
2023-07-03 17:07       ` Taylor Blau
2023-06-20 14:21   ` [PATCH v4 03/16] ref-filter: clear reachable list pointers after freeing Taylor Blau
2023-07-03  5:16     ` Jeff King
2023-06-20 14:21   ` [PATCH v4 04/16] ref-filter: add `ref_filter_clear()` Taylor Blau
2023-07-03  5:19     ` Jeff King
2023-07-03 17:13       ` Taylor Blau
2023-07-03 17:32         ` Jeff King
2023-06-20 14:21   ` [PATCH v4 05/16] ref-filter.c: parameterize match functions over patterns Taylor Blau
2023-07-03  5:27     ` Jeff King
2023-07-03 17:18       ` Taylor Blau
2023-07-03 17:22         ` Taylor Blau
2023-07-03 17:33           ` Jeff King
2023-06-20 14:21   ` [PATCH v4 06/16] builtin/for-each-ref.c: add `--exclude` option Taylor Blau
2023-06-20 14:21   ` [PATCH v4 07/16] refs: plumb `exclude_patterns` argument throughout Taylor Blau
2023-06-20 14:21   ` [PATCH v4 08/16] refs/packed-backend.c: refactor `find_reference_location()` Taylor Blau
2023-06-20 14:21   ` [PATCH v4 09/16] refs/packed-backend.c: implement jump lists to avoid excluded pattern(s) Taylor Blau
2023-07-03  5:56     ` Jeff King
2023-07-03 17:38       ` Taylor Blau
2023-06-20 14:21   ` [PATCH v4 10/16] refs/packed-backend.c: add trace2 counters for jump list Taylor Blau
2023-06-20 14:21   ` [PATCH v4 11/16] revision.h: store hidden refs in a `strvec` Taylor Blau
2023-07-03  5:59     ` Jeff King
2023-06-20 14:22   ` [PATCH v4 12/16] refs/packed-backend.c: ignore complicated hidden refs rules Taylor Blau
2023-07-03  6:18     ` Jeff King
2023-07-04 18:22       ` Taylor Blau [this message]
2023-06-20 14:22   ` [PATCH v4 13/16] refs.h: let `for_each_namespaced_ref()` take excluded patterns Taylor Blau
2023-06-20 14:22   ` [PATCH v4 14/16] builtin/receive-pack.c: avoid enumerating hidden references Taylor Blau
2023-06-20 14:22   ` [PATCH v4 15/16] upload-pack.c: avoid enumerating hidden refs where possible Taylor Blau
2023-07-03  6:26     ` Jeff King
2023-07-04 18:43       ` Taylor Blau
2023-06-20 14:22   ` [PATCH v4 16/16] ls-refs.c: " Taylor Blau
2023-07-03  6:27     ` Jeff King
2023-07-03  6:29   ` [PATCH v4 00/16] refs: implement jump lists for packed backend Jeff King
2023-07-10 21:12 ` [PATCH v5 " Taylor Blau
2023-07-10 21:12   ` [PATCH v5 01/16] refs.c: rename `ref_filter` Taylor Blau
2023-07-10 21:12   ` [PATCH v5 02/16] ref-filter.h: provide `REF_FILTER_INIT` Taylor Blau
2023-07-10 21:12   ` [PATCH v5 03/16] ref-filter: clear reachable list pointers after freeing Taylor Blau
2023-07-10 21:12   ` [PATCH v5 04/16] ref-filter: add `ref_filter_clear()` Taylor Blau
2023-07-10 21:12   ` [PATCH v5 05/16] ref-filter.c: parameterize match functions over patterns Taylor Blau
2023-07-10 21:12   ` [PATCH v5 06/16] builtin/for-each-ref.c: add `--exclude` option Taylor Blau
2023-07-10 21:12   ` [PATCH v5 07/16] refs: plumb `exclude_patterns` argument throughout Taylor Blau
2023-07-10 21:12   ` [PATCH v5 08/16] refs/packed-backend.c: refactor `find_reference_location()` Taylor Blau
2023-07-10 21:12   ` [PATCH v5 09/16] refs/packed-backend.c: implement jump lists to avoid excluded pattern(s) Taylor Blau
2023-07-10 21:12   ` [PATCH v5 10/16] refs/packed-backend.c: add trace2 counters for jump list Taylor Blau
2023-07-10 21:12   ` [PATCH v5 11/16] revision.h: store hidden refs in a `strvec` Taylor Blau
2023-07-10 21:12   ` [PATCH v5 12/16] refs.h: let `for_each_namespaced_ref()` take excluded patterns Taylor Blau
2023-07-10 21:12   ` [PATCH v5 13/16] refs.h: implement `hidden_refs_to_excludes()` Taylor Blau
2023-07-10 21:12   ` [PATCH v5 14/16] builtin/receive-pack.c: avoid enumerating hidden references Taylor Blau
2023-07-10 21:12   ` [PATCH v5 15/16] upload-pack.c: avoid enumerating hidden refs where possible Taylor Blau
2023-07-10 21:12   ` [PATCH v5 16/16] ls-refs.c: " Taylor Blau
2023-07-10 22:35   ` [PATCH v5 00/16] refs: implement jump lists for packed backend Junio C Hamano
2023-07-11  9:37     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2023-07-11 15:56       ` Junio C Hamano
2023-07-11 17:19         ` Taylor Blau

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