From: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: ps@pks.im, Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 6/6] odb/transaction: add transaction interface to write packfiles
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2026 16:38:59 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260806213859.816157-7-jltobler@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260806213859.816157-1-jltobler@gmail.com>
In git-receive-pack(1), the incoming packfile is written to the ODB via
`unpack()`, which spawns git-index-pack(1) or git-unpack-objects(1)
directly. With pluggable object databases, an alternative backend may
need to handle writing packfile data differently though.
Introduce `odb_transaction_write_pack()` as a generic interface to
handle writing a packfile to a transaction and use the logic from
`unpack()` as the "files" backend implementation. Note that a packfile
written via git-index-pack(1) is kept in place by a ".keep" lockfile
that must be retained until references are updated. To faciliate this in
an ODB backend agnostic manner, the "files" transaction backend takes
ownership of these lockfiles and removes them post-commit through its
release callback.
Call sites in git-receive-pack(1) are updated accordingly.
Signed-off-by: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
---
builtin/receive-pack.c | 143 +--------------------------------------
object-file.c | 149 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
odb/transaction.c | 7 ++
odb/transaction.h | 63 +++++++++++++++++
4 files changed, 222 insertions(+), 140 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/receive-pack.c b/builtin/receive-pack.c
index 743005f1f5..3069b53509 100644
--- a/builtin/receive-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/receive-pack.c
@@ -2305,147 +2305,11 @@ static void read_push_options(struct packet_reader *reader,
}
}
-static const char *parse_pack_header(struct pack_header *hdr, int pack_fd)
-{
- switch (read_pack_header(pack_fd, hdr)) {
- case PH_ERROR_EOF:
- return "eof before pack header was fully read";
-
- case PH_ERROR_PACK_SIGNATURE:
- return "protocol error (pack signature mismatch detected)";
-
- case PH_ERROR_PROTOCOL:
- return "protocol error (pack version unsupported)";
-
- default:
- return "unknown error in parse_pack_header";
-
- case 0:
- return NULL;
- }
-}
-
-static struct tempfile *pack_lockfile;
-
-static void push_header_arg(struct strvec *args, struct pack_header *hdr)
-{
- strvec_pushf(args, "--pack_header=%"PRIu32",%"PRIu32,
- ntohl(hdr->hdr_version), ntohl(hdr->hdr_entries));
-}
-
-struct unpack_opts {
- const char *fsck_msg_types;
- const char *shallow_file;
- off_t max_input_size;
- int fsck_objects;
- int unpack_limit;
- int reject_thin;
- int err_fd;
- int quiet;
-};
-
-static int unpack(struct odb_transaction *transaction, int pack_fd,
- struct strbuf *err_msg, const struct unpack_opts *opts)
-{
- struct pack_header hdr;
- const char *hdr_err;
- int status;
- struct child_process child = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
- int err_fd = opts->err_fd;
-
- hdr_err = parse_pack_header(&hdr, pack_fd);
- if (hdr_err) {
- if (err_fd > 0)
- close(err_fd);
- strbuf_addstr(err_msg, hdr_err);
- return -1;
- }
-
- if (opts->shallow_file) {
- strvec_push(&child.args, "--shallow-file");
- strvec_push(&child.args, opts->shallow_file);
- }
-
- odb_transaction_env(transaction, &child.env);
-
- if (ntohl(hdr.hdr_entries) < opts->unpack_limit) {
- strvec_push(&child.args, "unpack-objects");
- push_header_arg(&child.args, &hdr);
- if (opts->quiet)
- strvec_push(&child.args, "-q");
- if (opts->fsck_objects)
- strvec_pushf(&child.args, "--strict%s",
- opts->fsck_msg_types);
- if (opts->max_input_size)
- strvec_pushf(&child.args, "--max-input-size=%"PRIuMAX,
- (uintmax_t)opts->max_input_size);
- child.no_stdout = 1;
- child.in = pack_fd;
- child.err = err_fd;
- child.git_cmd = 1;
- status = run_command(&child);
- if (status) {
- strbuf_addstr(err_msg, "unpack-objects abnormal exit");
- return -1;
- }
- } else {
- char hostname[HOST_NAME_MAX + 1];
- char *lockfile;
-
- strvec_pushl(&child.args, "index-pack", "--stdin", NULL);
- push_header_arg(&child.args, &hdr);
-
- if (xgethostname(hostname, sizeof(hostname)))
- xsnprintf(hostname, sizeof(hostname), "localhost");
- strvec_pushf(&child.args,
- "--keep=receive-pack %"PRIuMAX" on %s",
- (uintmax_t)getpid(),
- hostname);
-
- if (!opts->quiet && err_fd)
- strvec_push(&child.args, "--show-resolving-progress");
- if (err_fd)
- strvec_push(&child.args, "--report-end-of-input");
- if (opts->fsck_objects)
- strvec_pushf(&child.args, "--strict%s",
- opts->fsck_msg_types);
- if (!opts->reject_thin)
- strvec_push(&child.args, "--fix-thin");
- if (opts->max_input_size)
- strvec_pushf(&child.args, "--max-input-size=%"PRIuMAX,
- (uintmax_t)opts->max_input_size);
- child.out = -1;
- child.in = pack_fd;
- child.err = err_fd;
- child.git_cmd = 1;
- status = start_command(&child);
- if (status) {
- strbuf_addstr(err_msg, "index-pack fork failed");
- return -1;
- }
-
- lockfile = index_pack_lockfile(the_repository, child.out, NULL);
- if (lockfile) {
- pack_lockfile = register_tempfile(lockfile);
- free(lockfile);
- }
- close(child.out);
-
- status = finish_command(&child);
- if (status) {
- strbuf_addstr(err_msg, "index-pack abnormal exit");
- return -1;
- }
- odb_reprepare(the_repository->objects);
- }
- return 0;
-}
-
static int unpack_with_sideband(struct odb_transaction *transaction,
const char *shallow_file,
struct strbuf *err_msg)
{
- struct unpack_opts opts = {
+ struct odb_transaction_write_pack_opts opts = {
.fsck_objects = (receive_fsck_objects >= 0
? receive_fsck_objects
: transfer_fsck_objects >= 0
@@ -2462,7 +2326,7 @@ static int unpack_with_sideband(struct odb_transaction *transaction,
int ret;
if (!use_sideband)
- return unpack(transaction, 0, err_msg, &opts);
+ return odb_transaction_write_pack(transaction, 0, err_msg, &opts);
use_keepalive = KEEPALIVE_AFTER_NUL;
memset(&muxer, 0, sizeof(muxer));
@@ -2472,7 +2336,7 @@ static int unpack_with_sideband(struct odb_transaction *transaction,
return 0;
opts.err_fd = muxer.in;
- ret = unpack(transaction, 0, err_msg, &opts);
+ ret = odb_transaction_write_pack(transaction, 0, err_msg, &opts);
finish_async(&muxer);
return ret;
@@ -2752,7 +2616,6 @@ int cmd_receive_pack(int argc,
execute_commands(commands, !!unpack_status.len, &si, transaction,
&push_options);
odb_transaction_release(transaction);
- delete_tempfile(&pack_lockfile);
sigchain_push(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
if (report_status_v2)
report_v2(commands, &unpack_status);
diff --git a/object-file.c b/object-file.c
index 30b4717d3e..ec3b9a185e 100644
--- a/object-file.c
+++ b/object-file.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
#include "packfile.h"
#include "path.h"
#include "read-cache-ll.h"
+#include "run-command.h"
#include "setup.h"
#include "strvec.h"
#include "tempfile.h"
@@ -487,6 +488,10 @@ struct odb_transaction_files {
struct tmp_objdir *objdir;
struct transaction_packfile packfile;
const char *prefix;
+
+ struct tempfile **pack_lockfiles;
+ size_t pack_lockfiles_nr;
+ size_t pack_lockfiles_alloc;
};
int odb_transaction_files_prepare(struct odb_transaction *base)
@@ -1292,6 +1297,148 @@ static int odb_transaction_files_commit(struct odb_transaction *base)
return 0;
}
+static const char *parse_pack_header(struct pack_header *hdr, int pack_fd)
+{
+ switch (read_pack_header(pack_fd, hdr)) {
+ case PH_ERROR_EOF:
+ return "eof before pack header was fully read";
+
+ case PH_ERROR_PACK_SIGNATURE:
+ return "protocol error (pack signature mismatch detected)";
+
+ case PH_ERROR_PROTOCOL:
+ return "protocol error (pack version unsupported)";
+
+ default:
+ return "unknown error in parse_pack_header";
+
+ case 0:
+ return NULL;
+ }
+}
+
+static void push_header_arg(struct strvec *args, struct pack_header *hdr)
+{
+ strvec_pushf(args, "--pack_header=%"PRIu32",%"PRIu32,
+ ntohl(hdr->hdr_version), ntohl(hdr->hdr_entries));
+}
+
+static int odb_transaction_files_write_pack(struct odb_transaction *base,
+ int pack_fd, struct strbuf *err_msg,
+ const struct odb_transaction_write_pack_opts *opts)
+{
+ struct odb_transaction_files *transaction =
+ container_of(base, struct odb_transaction_files, base);
+ struct repository *repo = base->source->odb->repo;
+ struct child_process child = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+ struct pack_header hdr;
+ const char *hdr_err;
+ int err_fd = opts->err_fd;
+ int status;
+
+ hdr_err = parse_pack_header(&hdr, pack_fd);
+ if (hdr_err) {
+ if (err_fd > 0)
+ close(err_fd);
+ strbuf_addstr(err_msg, hdr_err);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ if (opts->shallow_file) {
+ strvec_push(&child.args, "--shallow-file");
+ strvec_push(&child.args, opts->shallow_file);
+ }
+
+ odb_transaction_env(base, &child.env);
+
+ if (ntohl(hdr.hdr_entries) < (unsigned int)opts->unpack_limit) {
+ strvec_push(&child.args, "unpack-objects");
+ push_header_arg(&child.args, &hdr);
+ if (opts->quiet)
+ strvec_push(&child.args, "-q");
+ if (opts->fsck_objects)
+ strvec_pushf(&child.args, "--strict%s",
+ opts->fsck_msg_types);
+ if (opts->max_input_size)
+ strvec_pushf(&child.args, "--max-input-size=%"PRIuMAX,
+ (uintmax_t)opts->max_input_size);
+ child.no_stdout = 1;
+ child.in = pack_fd;
+ child.err = err_fd;
+ child.git_cmd = 1;
+ status = run_command(&child);
+ if (status) {
+ strbuf_addstr(err_msg, "unpack-objects abnormal exit");
+ return -1;
+ }
+ } else {
+ char hostname[HOST_NAME_MAX + 1];
+ char *lockfile;
+
+ strvec_pushl(&child.args, "index-pack", "--stdin", NULL);
+ push_header_arg(&child.args, &hdr);
+
+ if (xgethostname(hostname, sizeof(hostname)))
+ xsnprintf(hostname, sizeof(hostname), "localhost");
+ strvec_pushf(&child.args,
+ "--keep=receive-pack %"PRIuMAX" on %s",
+ (uintmax_t)getpid(),
+ hostname);
+
+ if (!opts->quiet && err_fd)
+ strvec_push(&child.args, "--show-resolving-progress");
+ if (err_fd)
+ strvec_push(&child.args, "--report-end-of-input");
+ if (opts->fsck_objects)
+ strvec_pushf(&child.args, "--strict%s",
+ opts->fsck_msg_types);
+ if (!opts->reject_thin)
+ strvec_push(&child.args, "--fix-thin");
+ if (opts->max_input_size)
+ strvec_pushf(&child.args, "--max-input-size=%"PRIuMAX,
+ (uintmax_t)opts->max_input_size);
+ child.out = -1;
+ child.in = pack_fd;
+ child.err = err_fd;
+ child.git_cmd = 1;
+ status = start_command(&child);
+ if (status) {
+ strbuf_addstr(err_msg, "index-pack fork failed");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ lockfile = index_pack_lockfile(repo, child.out, NULL);
+ if (lockfile) {
+ ALLOC_GROW(transaction->pack_lockfiles,
+ transaction->pack_lockfiles_nr + 1,
+ transaction->pack_lockfiles_alloc);
+ transaction->pack_lockfiles[transaction->pack_lockfiles_nr++] =
+ register_tempfile(lockfile);
+ free(lockfile);
+ }
+ close(child.out);
+
+ status = finish_command(&child);
+ if (status) {
+ strbuf_addstr(err_msg, "index-pack abnormal exit");
+ return -1;
+ }
+ odb_reprepare(repo->objects);
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void odb_transaction_files_release(struct odb_transaction *base)
+{
+ struct odb_transaction_files *transaction =
+ container_of(base, struct odb_transaction_files, base);
+
+ for (size_t i = 0; i < transaction->pack_lockfiles_nr; i++)
+ delete_tempfile(&transaction->pack_lockfiles[i]);
+ free(transaction->pack_lockfiles);
+}
+
static int odb_transaction_files_env(struct odb_transaction *base,
struct strvec *env)
{
@@ -1315,7 +1462,9 @@ int odb_transaction_files_begin(struct odb_source *source,
transaction = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*transaction));
transaction->base.source = source;
transaction->base.commit = odb_transaction_files_commit;
+ transaction->base.release = odb_transaction_files_release;
transaction->base.write_object_stream = odb_transaction_files_write_object_stream;
+ transaction->base.write_pack = odb_transaction_files_write_pack;
transaction->base.env = odb_transaction_files_env;
transaction->prefix = "bulk-fsync";
diff --git a/odb/transaction.c b/odb/transaction.c
index ce1e24f3ed..de03116ca0 100644
--- a/odb/transaction.c
+++ b/odb/transaction.c
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ int odb_transaction_write_object_stream(struct odb_transaction *transaction,
return transaction->write_object_stream(transaction, stream, len, oid);
}
+int odb_transaction_write_pack(struct odb_transaction *transaction, int pack_fd,
+ struct strbuf *err_msg,
+ const struct odb_transaction_write_pack_opts *opts)
+{
+ return transaction->write_pack(transaction, pack_fd, err_msg, opts);
+}
+
int odb_transaction_env(struct odb_transaction *transaction, struct strvec *env)
{
if (!transaction)
diff --git a/odb/transaction.h b/odb/transaction.h
index ec0b27c449..491026e815 100644
--- a/odb/transaction.h
+++ b/odb/transaction.h
@@ -4,6 +4,51 @@
#include "gettext.h"
#include "odb.h"
+/*
+ * Options controlling how odb_transaction_write_pack() ingests a packfile.
+ */
+struct odb_transaction_write_pack_opts {
+ /*
+ * Optional fsck severity configuration to apply when incoming objects
+ * are verified.
+ */
+ const char *fsck_msg_types;
+ /*
+ * Path to an alternative shallow file describing the shallow boundaries
+ * to honor while ingesting the pack.
+ */
+ const char *shallow_file;
+ /*
+ * The max size in bytes of the incoming packfile allowed. No limit is
+ * enforced when set to 0.
+ */
+ off_t max_input_size;
+ /*
+ * Whether the validity of incoming objects should be verified.
+ */
+ int fsck_objects;
+ /*
+ * The threshold for the number of incoming objects required to store
+ * the objects in a packfile. This option may not be relevant to
+ * backends that do not store obejcts in loose/packed formats and can be
+ * ignored.
+ */
+ int unpack_limit;
+ /*
+ * Whether to reject an incoming packfile if it is "thin".
+ */
+ int reject_thin;
+ /*
+ * Optional file descriptor for reporting progress and errors. Set to 0
+ * for none.
+ */
+ int err_fd;
+ /*
+ * Suppresses progress reporting.
+ */
+ int quiet;
+};
+
/*
* A transaction may be started for an object database prior to writing new
* objects via odb_transaction_begin(). These objects are not committed until
@@ -40,6 +85,15 @@ struct odb_transaction {
int (*write_object_stream)(struct odb_transaction *transaction,
struct odb_write_stream *stream, size_t len,
struct object_id *oid);
+ /*
+ * This callback is expected to ingest the packfile readable via
+ * `pack_fd` into the transaction. Returns 0 on success, a negative
+ * error code otherwise. On failure, a human-readable description is
+ * appended to `err_msg`.
+ */
+ int (*write_pack)(struct odb_transaction *transaction, int pack_fd,
+ struct strbuf *err_msg,
+ const struct odb_transaction_write_pack_opts *opts);
/*
* This callback is expected to populate the provided strvec with the
@@ -98,6 +152,15 @@ int odb_transaction_write_object_stream(struct odb_transaction *transaction,
struct odb_write_stream *stream,
size_t len, struct object_id *oid);
+/*
+ * Ingests the packfile readable via `pack_fd` into the transaction. Returns 0
+ * on success, a negative error code otherwise. On failure, a human-readable
+ * description is appended to `err_msg`.
+ */
+int odb_transaction_write_pack(struct odb_transaction *transaction, int pack_fd,
+ struct strbuf *err_msg,
+ const struct odb_transaction_write_pack_opts *opts);
+
/*
* Populates the provided strvec with the environment variables that a child
* process should inherit so that its object writes participate in the
--
2.55.0.424.g13c7afec21
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-06 21:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-06 21:38 [PATCH 0/6] builtin/receive-pack: support pluggable packfile writes Justin Tobler
2026-08-06 21:38 ` [PATCH 1/6] odb/transaction: add transaction release interface Justin Tobler
2026-08-07 7:03 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-08-07 15:11 ` Justin Tobler
2026-08-06 21:38 ` [PATCH 2/6] builtin/receive-pack: pass shallow file explicitly Justin Tobler
2026-08-07 7:03 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-08-06 21:38 ` [PATCH 3/6] builtin/receive-pack: lift global state out of unpack() Justin Tobler
2026-08-07 7:03 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-08-07 15:33 ` Justin Tobler
2026-08-06 21:38 ` [PATCH 4/6] builtin/receive-pack: report unpack errors via strbuf Justin Tobler
2026-08-07 7:03 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-08-07 15:36 ` Justin Tobler
2026-08-06 21:38 ` [PATCH 5/6] builtin/receive-pack: explicitly pass packfile fd Justin Tobler
2026-08-06 21:38 ` Justin Tobler [this message]
2026-08-07 7:03 ` [PATCH 6/6] odb/transaction: add transaction interface to write packfiles Patrick Steinhardt
2026-08-07 16:01 ` Justin Tobler
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