From: Siddharth Shrimali <r.siddharth.shrimali@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: gitster@pobox.com, christian.couder@gmail.com,
siddharthasthana31@gmail.com, me@ttaylorr.com, ps@pks.im,
johannes.schindelin@gmx.de, l.s.r@web.de,
r.siddharth.shrimali@gmail.com
Subject: [GSoC PATCH v2 4/7] builtin/repack: enumerate promisor blobs for --drop-filtered
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:11:50 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260730174153.9949-5-r.siddharth.shrimali@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260730174153.9949-1-r.siddharth.shrimali@gmail.com>
Add enumeration logic for --drop-filtered. In --dry-run mode, print
the OIDs of locally-held promisor blobs that exceed the filter
threshold, as candidates for removal.
Reading from write_filtered_pack() cannot work for partial clones.
git repack routes promisor objects through a separate path:
repack_promisor_objects() repacks them first, and the main
pack-objects run uses --exclude-promisor-objects. By the time
write_filtered_pack() runs, the promisor blobs are already consumed by
the main pack. The filtered pack is always empty on a partial clone.
Instead, walk promisor objects directly via odb_for_each_object() with
ODB_FOR_EACH_OBJECT_PROMISOR_ONLY, collecting all promisor blobs into
an oidset. The blobs exceeding the filter threshold are then selected
using list_objects_filter__filter_oidset().
Every object enumerated this way is a promisor object by construction,
so it is guaranteed to be recoverable from the promisor remote and is
safe to drop. No separate is_promisor_object() check is needed.
OBJECT_INFO_SKIP_FETCH_OBJECT is passed to every object info query so
enumeration never triggers a lazy fetch.
The enumeration collects candidates into a caller-provided oidset and
--dry-run prints them. Actually removing the objects, together with the
required promisor-remote verification, is written in a later commit.
Mentored-by: Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com>
Mentored-by: Siddharth Asthana <siddharthasthana31@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Siddharth Shrimali <r.siddharth.shrimali@gmail.com>
---
builtin/repack.c | 20 +++++++-
repack-filtered.c | 80 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
repack.h | 4 ++
t/t7706-repack-drop-filtered.sh | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
4 files changed, 186 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/repack.c b/builtin/repack.c
index f25d189b07..8cb92d1a62 100644
--- a/builtin/repack.c
+++ b/builtin/repack.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
#include "repack.h"
#include "shallow.h"
#include "list-objects-filter-options.h"
+#include "oidset.h"
+#include "hex.h"
#define ALL_INTO_ONE 1
#define LOOSEN_UNREACHABLE 2
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ int cmd_repack(int argc,
struct string_list_item *item;
struct string_list names = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
struct existing_packs existing = EXISTING_PACKS_INIT;
+ struct oidset drop_oids = OIDSET_INIT;
struct pack_geometry geometry = { 0 };
struct tempfile *refs_snapshot = NULL;
int i, ret;
@@ -313,6 +316,20 @@ int cmd_repack(int argc,
die(_("--drop-filtered requires a promisor remote"));
write_bitmaps = 0;
+
+ ret = enumerate_promisor_blobs(repo, &po_args.filter_options, &drop_oids);
+
+ if (ret)
+ goto cleanup;
+
+ if (dry_run) {
+ struct oidset_iter iter;
+ const struct object_id *oid;
+
+ oidset_iter_init(&drop_oids, &iter);
+ while ((oid = oidset_iter_next(&iter)))
+ printf("%s\n", oid_to_hex(oid));
+ }
}
if (delete_redundant && repo->repository_format_precious_objects)
@@ -608,7 +625,7 @@ int cmd_repack(int argc,
}
}
- if (po_args.filter_options.choice) {
+ if (po_args.filter_options.choice && !drop_filtered) {
struct write_pack_opts opts = {
.po_args = &po_args,
.destination = filter_to,
@@ -701,6 +718,7 @@ int cmd_repack(int argc,
cleanup:
string_list_clear(&keep_pack_list, 0);
string_list_clear(&names, 1);
+ oidset_clear(&drop_oids);
existing_packs_release(&existing);
pack_geometry_release(&geometry);
pack_objects_args_release(&po_args);
diff --git a/repack-filtered.c b/repack-filtered.c
index edcf7667c5..217fc54d7b 100644
--- a/repack-filtered.c
+++ b/repack-filtered.c
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
#include "repository.h"
#include "run-command.h"
#include "string-list.h"
+#include "hex.h"
+#include "packfile.h"
+#include "list-objects-filter-options.h"
+#include "list-objects-filter.h"
+#include "odb.h"
+#include "promisor-remote.h"
int write_filtered_pack(const struct write_pack_opts *opts,
struct existing_packs *existing,
@@ -49,3 +55,77 @@ int write_filtered_pack(const struct write_pack_opts *opts,
return finish_pack_objects_cmd(existing->repo->hash_algo, opts, &cmd,
names);
}
+
+struct collect_cb_data {
+ struct repository *repo;
+ struct oidset *set;
+};
+
+static int collect_promisor_blob(const struct object_id *oid,
+ struct object_info *oi UNUSED,
+ void *cb_data)
+{
+ struct collect_cb_data *data = cb_data;
+ struct object_info info = OBJECT_INFO_INIT;
+ enum object_type type;
+
+ info.typep = &type;
+
+ /*
+ * Use OBJECT_INFO_SKIP_FETCH_OBJECT to avoid triggering a
+ * lazy fetch while collecting promisor blobs.
+ */
+ if (odb_read_object_info_extended(data->repo->objects, oid, &info,
+ OBJECT_INFO_SKIP_FETCH_OBJECT) < 0)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (type == OBJ_BLOB)
+ oidset_insert(data->set, oid);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int enumerate_promisor_blobs(struct repository *repo,
+ const struct list_objects_filter_options *filter,
+ struct oidset *to_drop)
+{
+ struct oidset all_promisor_blobs = OIDSET_INIT;
+ struct collect_cb_data cb = {
+ .repo = repo,
+ .set = &all_promisor_blobs
+ };
+ int ret = 0;
+
+ /*
+ * The caller (cmd_repack) is responsible for validating that a
+ * blob:limit filter and a promisor remote are present before
+ * calling this function.
+ *
+ * Walk only promisor objects. Every object visited here is
+ * guaranteed to be recoverable from the promisor remote, so
+ * it is safe to drop.
+ *
+ * We do not use write_filtered_pack() here because git repack
+ * routes promisor objects through repack_promisor_objects()
+ * before the filter machinery runs, so the filtered pack never
+ * contains promisor blobs. Direct enumeration via
+ * ODB_FOR_EACH_OBJECT_PROMISOR_ONLY is the correct approach.
+ */
+ ret = odb_for_each_object(repo->objects, NULL,
+ collect_promisor_blob, &cb,
+ ODB_FOR_EACH_OBJECT_PROMISOR_ONLY);
+ if (ret)
+ goto cleanup;
+
+ /*
+ * Apply the filter to find which blobs exceed the threshold.
+ */
+ ret = list_objects_filter__filter_oidset(repo,
+ (struct list_objects_filter_options *)filter,
+ &all_promisor_blobs,
+ to_drop);
+
+cleanup:
+ oidset_clear(&all_promisor_blobs);
+ return ret;
+}
diff --git a/repack.h b/repack.h
index a5a3f7c6ba..61e554e4ed 100644
--- a/repack.h
+++ b/repack.h
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ int write_filtered_pack(const struct write_pack_opts *opts,
struct existing_packs *existing,
struct string_list *names);
+int enumerate_promisor_blobs(struct repository *repo,
+ const struct list_objects_filter_options *filter,
+ struct oidset *to_drop);
+
int write_cruft_pack(const struct write_pack_opts *opts,
const char *cruft_expiration,
unsigned long combine_cruft_below_size,
diff --git a/t/t7706-repack-drop-filtered.sh b/t/t7706-repack-drop-filtered.sh
index 65be756e33..cbdb580702 100755
--- a/t/t7706-repack-drop-filtered.sh
+++ b/t/t7706-repack-drop-filtered.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,36 @@
#!/bin/sh
-test_description='git repack --drop-filtered option validation'
+test_description='git repack --drop-filtered enumerates filtered promisor blobs'
. ./test-lib.sh
+delete_object () {
+ local repo="$1" &&
+ local obj="$2" &&
+ local path="$repo/.git/objects/$(test_oid_to_path "$obj")" &&
+ rm "$path"
+}
+
+# pack the objects into a promisor pack inside "repo". it is a pack
+# accompanied by an empty ".promisor" marker file. objects
+# in such a pack are treated as recoverable from the promisor remote.
+pack_as_from_promisor () {
+ HASH=$(git -C repo pack-objects .git/objects/pack/pack) &&
+ >repo/.git/objects/pack/pack-$HASH.promisor &&
+ echo $HASH
+}
+
+# write a blob of $1 bytes into "repo", record it as coming from the
+# promisor remote, and remove the loose copy so the object is only
+# present in the promisor pack
+promisor_blob () {
+ test-tool genrandom "$1" "$2" >blob_content &&
+ OID=$(git -C repo hash-object -w --stdin <blob_content) &&
+ printf "%s\n" "$OID" | pack_as_from_promisor >/dev/null &&
+ delete_object repo "$OID" &&
+ echo "$OID"
+}
+
# checks for options validations before any promisor walk
test_expect_success 'setup plain repo for validation' '
git init plain &&
@@ -46,4 +73,59 @@ test_expect_success '--drop-filtered fails without a promisor remote' '
test_grep "drop-filtered requires a promisor remote" err
'
+# enumeration tests using promisor pack
+test_expect_success 'setup repo with a promisor remote' '
+ rm -rf repo &&
+ test_create_repo repo &&
+ test_commit -C repo base &&
+
+ # mark the repo as a partial clone with a promisor remote so the
+ # promisor walk and the safety guard are satisfied
+ git -C repo config core.repositoryformatversion 1 &&
+ git -C repo config extensions.partialclone origin &&
+ git -C repo config remote.origin.promisor true &&
+ git -C repo config remote.origin.url "." &&
+
+ BIG=$(promisor_blob big 3072) &&
+ SMALL=$(promisor_blob small 512) &&
+ echo "$BIG" >big_oid &&
+ echo "$SMALL" >small_oid
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'promisor blob over the threshold is listed' '
+ BIG=$(cat big_oid) &&
+ SMALL=$(cat small_oid) &&
+
+ git -C repo -c repack.writeBitmaps=false \
+ repack --drop-filtered --filter=blob:limit=1k --dry-run -a >out &&
+
+ test_grep "$BIG" out &&
+ test_grep ! "$SMALL" out
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'locally created blob is never listed' '
+ BIG=$(cat big_oid) &&
+
+ # large blob that exists only locally must never be a drop candidate.
+ # dropping it would be unrecoverable
+ test-tool genrandom local 4096 >local_content &&
+ LOCAL=$(git -C repo hash-object -w --stdin <local_content) &&
+
+ git -C repo -c repack.writeBitmaps=false \
+ repack --drop-filtered --filter=blob:limit=1k --dry-run -a >out &&
+
+ test_grep "$BIG" out &&
+ test_grep ! "$LOCAL" out
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--dry-run does not remove the filtered objects' '
+ BIG=$(cat big_oid) &&
+
+ git -C repo -c repack.writeBitmaps=false \
+ repack --drop-filtered --filter=blob:limit=1k --dry-run -a >out &&
+
+ # candidate blob must still be present after a dry run
+ git -C repo cat-file -e "$BIG"
+'
+
test_done
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-30 17:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-16 13:28 [RFC PATCH 0/7] repack: add --drop-filtered to reclaim space in partial clones Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-16 13:28 ` [RFC PATCH 1/7] builtin/repack.c: add --drop-filtered and --dry-run options Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-16 21:08 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-07-17 18:00 ` Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-23 19:31 ` Siddharth Asthana
2026-07-18 12:30 ` Christian Couder
2026-07-20 10:19 ` Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-16 13:28 ` [RFC PATCH 2/7] list-objects-filter: add list_objects_filter__filter_oidset() Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-16 13:28 ` [RFC PATCH 3/7] repack-promisor: allow excluding objects from the rebuilt promisor pack Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-16 13:28 ` [RFC PATCH 4/7] builtin/repack: enumerate promisor blobs for --drop-filtered Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-16 13:28 ` [RFC PATCH 5/7] t7706: test --drop-filtered enumeration and validation Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-16 13:28 ` [RFC PATCH 6/7] builtin/repack: actually drop filtered promisor blobs Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-23 19:42 ` Siddharth Asthana
2026-07-25 19:30 ` Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-16 13:28 ` [RFC PATCH 7/7] repack-promisor: record dropped objects in a drop log Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-23 19:41 ` Siddharth Asthana
2026-07-25 19:35 ` Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-23 19:26 ` [RFC PATCH 0/7] repack: add --drop-filtered to reclaim space in partial clones Siddharth Asthana
2026-07-25 19:23 ` Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-30 17:41 ` [GSoC PATCH v2 " Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-30 17:41 ` [GSoC PATCH v2 1/7] builtin/repack.c: add --drop-filtered and --dry-run options Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-30 17:41 ` [GSoC PATCH v2 2/7] list-objects-filter: add list_objects_filter__filter_oidset() Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-30 17:41 ` [GSoC PATCH v2 3/7] repack-promisor: allow excluding objects from the rebuilt promisor pack Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-30 17:41 ` Siddharth Shrimali [this message]
2026-07-30 17:41 ` [GSoC PATCH v2 5/7] builtin/repack: actually drop filtered promisor blobs Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-30 17:41 ` [GSoC PATCH v2 6/7] builtin/repack: add safety guards for --drop-filtered Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-30 17:41 ` [GSoC PATCH v2 7/7] Documentation/git-repack: document --drop-filtered and --dry-run Siddharth Shrimali
2026-07-31 15:33 ` [GSoC PATCH v2 0/7] repack: add --drop-filtered to reclaim space in partial clones Junio C Hamano
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