From: Tian Yuchen <cat@malon.dev>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: ps@pks.im, cirnovskyv@gmail.com, Tian Yuchen <cat@malon.dev>,
Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com>,
Ayush Chandekar <ayu.chandekar@gmail.com>,
Olamide Caleb Bello <belkid98@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v5 4/4] environment: move has_symlinks into repo_config_values
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:55:01 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260715035501.48271-5-cat@malon.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260715035501.48271-1-cat@malon.dev>
Move the global 'has_symlinks' configuration into the
repository-specific 'repo_config_values' struct.
To ensure code readability, the getter function
'repo_has_symlinks()' has been introduced. Callers access
this configuration by passing in 'repo' when possible,
and explicitly fall back to 'the_repository' the rest
of the time.
Note:
To support early platform-specific (MinGW) overrides
before repository initialization, a global variable
'default_has_symlinks' fallback is introduced as a fallback
in environment.h. The *writer* in compat/mingw.c can only
access this variable.
Mentored-by: Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com>
Mentored-by: Ayush Chandekar <ayu.chandekar@gmail.com>
Mentored-by: Olamide Caleb Bello <belkid98@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Tian Yuchen <cat@malon.dev>
---
apply.c | 2 +-
combine-diff.c | 2 +-
compat/mingw.c | 7 ++++---
entry.c | 2 +-
environment.c | 17 +++++++++++++++--
environment.h | 5 ++++-
read-cache.c | 9 +++++----
7 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/apply.c b/apply.c
index 47b6ae5904..4ce4160b48 100644
--- a/apply.c
+++ b/apply.c
@@ -4511,7 +4511,7 @@ static int try_create_file(struct apply_state *state, const char *path,
return !!mkdir(path, 0777);
}
- if (has_symlinks && S_ISLNK(mode))
+ if (repo_has_symlinks(state->repo) && S_ISLNK(mode))
/* Although buf:size is counted string, it also is NUL
* terminated.
*/
diff --git a/combine-diff.c b/combine-diff.c
index b799862068..80e5c46e9b 100644
--- a/combine-diff.c
+++ b/combine-diff.c
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ static void show_patch_diff(struct combine_diff_path *elem, int num_parent,
/* if symlinks don't work, assume symlink if all parents
* are symlinks
*/
- is_file = has_symlinks;
+ is_file = repo_has_symlinks(rev->repo);
for (i = 0; !is_file && i < num_parent; i++)
is_file = !S_ISLNK(elem->parent[i].mode);
if (!is_file)
diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
index aa7525f419..b38cd9a1ec 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.c
+++ b/compat/mingw.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
#include "config.h"
#include "dir.h"
#include "environment.h"
+#include "repository.h"
#include "gettext.h"
#include "run-command.h"
#include "strbuf.h"
@@ -1043,7 +1044,7 @@ int mingw_chdir(const char *dirname)
if (xutftowcs_path(wdirname, dirname) < 0)
return -1;
- if (has_symlinks) {
+ if (repo_has_symlinks(the_repository)) {
HANDLE hnd = CreateFileW(wdirname, 0,
FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_DELETE, NULL,
OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS, NULL);
@@ -2903,7 +2904,7 @@ int symlink(const char *target, const char *link)
int len;
/* fail if symlinks are disabled or API is not supported (WinXP) */
- if (!has_symlinks) {
+ if (!repo_has_symlinks(the_repository)) {
errno = ENOSYS;
return -1;
}
@@ -3181,7 +3182,7 @@ static void setup_windows_environment(void)
* symlink support.
*/
if (!(tmp = getenv("MSYS")) || !strstr(tmp, "winsymlinks:nativestrict"))
- has_symlinks = 0;
+ default_has_symlinks = 0;
}
static void get_current_user_sid(PSID *sid, HANDLE *linked_token)
diff --git a/entry.c b/entry.c
index 7817aee362..f2854b4cd8 100644
--- a/entry.c
+++ b/entry.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static int write_entry(struct cache_entry *ce, char *path, struct conv_attrs *ca
* We can't make a real symlink; write out a regular file entry
* with the symlink destination as its contents.
*/
- if (!has_symlinks || to_tempfile)
+ if (!repo_has_symlinks(state->istate ? state->istate->repo : NULL) || to_tempfile)
goto write_file_entry;
ret = symlink(new_blob, path);
diff --git a/environment.c b/environment.c
index 75069a884d..c7cebe18fd 100644
--- a/environment.c
+++ b/environment.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static int zlib_compression_seen;
int trust_ctime = 1;
int check_stat = 1;
-int has_symlinks = 1;
+int default_has_symlinks = 1;
int minimum_abbrev = 4, default_abbrev = -1;
int ignore_case;
int assume_unchanged;
@@ -148,6 +148,17 @@ int repo_trust_executable_bit(struct repository *repo)
1;
}
+int repo_has_symlinks(struct repository *repo)
+{
+ if (!repo)
+ repo = the_repository;
+
+ if (!repo->gitdir)
+ return default_has_symlinks;
+
+ return repo_config_values(repo)->has_symlinks;
+}
+
int have_git_dir(void)
{
return startup_info->have_repository
@@ -336,7 +347,8 @@ int git_default_core_config(const char *var, const char *value,
}
if (!strcmp(var, "core.symlinks")) {
- has_symlinks = git_config_bool(var, value);
+ struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
+ cfg->has_symlinks = git_config_bool(var, value);
return 0;
}
@@ -727,5 +739,6 @@ void repo_config_values_init(struct repo_config_values *cfg)
cfg->attributes_file = NULL;
cfg->apply_sparse_checkout = 0;
cfg->trust_executable_bit = 1;
+ cfg->has_symlinks = default_has_symlinks;
cfg->branch_track = BRANCH_TRACK_REMOTE;
}
diff --git a/environment.h b/environment.h
index 72b59fd89c..e590225c86 100644
--- a/environment.h
+++ b/environment.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ struct repo_config_values {
char *attributes_file;
int apply_sparse_checkout;
int trust_executable_bit;
+ int has_symlinks;
/* section "branch" config values */
enum branch_track branch_track;
@@ -126,6 +127,8 @@ int git_default_core_config(const char *var, const char *value,
int repo_trust_executable_bit(struct repository *repo);
+int repo_has_symlinks(struct repository *repo);
+
void repo_config_values_init(struct repo_config_values *cfg);
/*
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@ extern char *git_work_tree_cfg;
/* Environment bits from configuration mechanism */
extern int trust_ctime;
extern int check_stat;
-extern int has_symlinks;
+extern int default_has_symlinks;
extern int minimum_abbrev, default_abbrev;
extern int ignore_case;
extern int assume_unchanged;
diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index a9c11a3346..5a40ffa061 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ void fill_stat_cache_info(struct index_state *istate, struct cache_entry *ce, st
*/
unsigned int ce_mode_from_stat(const struct cache_entry *ce, unsigned int mode)
{
- if (!has_symlinks && S_ISREG(mode) &&
+ if (!repo_has_symlinks(the_repository) && S_ISREG(mode) &&
ce && S_ISLNK(ce->ce_mode))
return ce->ce_mode;
if (!repo_trust_executable_bit(the_repository) && S_ISREG(mode)) {
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static unsigned int st_mode_from_ce(const struct cache_entry *ce)
{
switch (ce->ce_mode & S_IFMT) {
case S_IFLNK:
- return has_symlinks ? S_IFLNK : (S_IFREG | 0644);
+ return repo_has_symlinks(the_repository) ? S_IFLNK : (S_IFREG | 0644);
case S_IFREG:
return (ce->ce_mode & (repo_trust_executable_bit(the_repository) ? 0755 : 0644)) | S_IFREG;
case S_IFGITLINK:
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static int ce_match_stat_basic(const struct cache_entry *ce, struct stat *st)
break;
case S_IFLNK:
if (!S_ISLNK(st->st_mode) &&
- (has_symlinks || !S_ISREG(st->st_mode)))
+ (repo_has_symlinks(the_repository) || !S_ISREG(st->st_mode)))
changed |= TYPE_CHANGED;
break;
case S_IFGITLINK:
@@ -759,7 +759,8 @@ int add_to_index(struct index_state *istate, const char *path, struct stat *st,
ce->ce_flags |= CE_INTENT_TO_ADD;
- if (repo_trust_executable_bit(istate->repo) && has_symlinks) {
+ if (repo_trust_executable_bit(istate->repo) &&
+ repo_has_symlinks(istate->repo)) {
ce->ce_mode = create_ce_mode(st_mode);
} else {
/* If there is an existing entry, pick the mode bits and type
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-15 3:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-30 16:05 [PATCH v1 0/4] environment.c: migrate 'trust_executable_bit' into 'repo_config_values' Tian Yuchen
2026-05-30 16:05 ` [PATCH v1 1/4] read-cache: remove redundant extern declarations Tian Yuchen
2026-05-30 16:05 ` [PATCH v1 2/4] read-cache: move 'ce_mode_from_stat()' to 'read-cache.c' Tian Yuchen
2026-06-04 6:47 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-10 8:30 ` Tian Yuchen
2026-05-30 16:05 ` [PATCH v1 3/4] environment: move 'trust_executable_bit' into repo_config_values Tian Yuchen
2026-05-30 18:02 ` Christian Couder
2026-05-30 23:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-06-01 10:10 ` Tian Yuchen
2026-06-01 18:03 ` Tian Yuchen
2026-06-09 13:45 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-05-30 16:05 ` [PATCH v1 4/4] read-cache: pass 'istate' to stat/mode helper functions Tian Yuchen
2026-05-30 18:14 ` Christian Couder
2026-06-10 9:36 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] environment: migrate 'trust_executable_bit' into 'repo_config_values' Tian Yuchen
2026-06-10 9:36 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] read-cache: remove redundant extern declarations Tian Yuchen
2026-06-10 9:36 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] read-cache: move 'ce_mode_from_stat()' to 'read-cache.c' Tian Yuchen
2026-06-12 7:43 ` Christian Couder
2026-06-10 9:36 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] environment: move trust_executable_bit into repo_config_values Tian Yuchen
2026-06-11 2:58 ` Tian Yuchen
2026-06-12 7:48 ` Christian Couder
2026-06-12 15:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-06-12 16:05 ` [PATCH v3 0/3] environment: migrate 'trust_executable_bit' into 'repo_config_values' Tian Yuchen
2026-06-12 16:05 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] read-cache: remove redundant extern declarations Tian Yuchen
2026-06-12 16:05 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] read-cache: move 'ce_mode_from_stat()' to 'read-cache.c' Tian Yuchen
2026-06-12 16:05 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] environment: move trust_executable_bit into repo_config_values Tian Yuchen
2026-06-19 16:21 ` [PATCH v4 0/3] environment: migrate 'trust_executable_bit' into 'repo_config_values' Tian Yuchen
2026-06-19 16:21 ` [PATCH v4 1/3] read-cache: remove redundant extern declarations Tian Yuchen
2026-06-19 16:21 ` [PATCH v4 2/3] read-cache: move 'ce_mode_from_stat()' to 'read-cache.c' Tian Yuchen
2026-06-19 16:21 ` [PATCH v4 3/3] environment: move trust_executable_bit into repo_config_values Tian Yuchen
2026-06-29 20:55 ` [PATCH v4 0/3] environment: migrate 'trust_executable_bit' into 'repo_config_values' Junio C Hamano
2026-07-15 3:28 ` Tian Yuchen
2026-07-15 3:54 ` [PATCH v5 0/4] environment: migrate 'trust_executable_bit' and 'has_symlinks' " Tian Yuchen
2026-07-15 3:54 ` [PATCH v5 1/4] read-cache: remove redundant extern declarations Tian Yuchen
2026-07-15 3:54 ` [PATCH v5 2/4] read-cache: move 'ce_mode_from_stat()' to 'read-cache.c' Tian Yuchen
2026-07-15 3:55 ` [PATCH v5 3/4] environment: move trust_executable_bit into repo_config_values Tian Yuchen
2026-07-15 3:55 ` Tian Yuchen [this message]
2026-07-15 6:21 ` [PATCH v5 4/4] environment: move has_symlinks " Christian Couder
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