From: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] object-file: explicitly write ".keep" lockfile
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:29:00 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261016022901.3838402-3-jltobler@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261016022901.3838402-1-jltobler@gmail.com>
The `odb_transaction_write_pack()` interface for the "files" backend
relies on git-index-pack(1) to write the specified packfile into an ODB
transaction as a packfile. To prevent a concurrent housekeeping
operation from deleting the newly written packfile prior to the
references being updated, a ".keep" lockfile is also generated by
git-index-pack(1) via the `--keep` option. Consequently, the ".keep"
lockfile is written into the ODB transaction alongside the packfile and
later migrated together to the primary ODB during transaction commit.
In a subsequent commit, writing the lockfile is deferred until
transaction commit and thus cannot rely on git-index-pack(1) to write
it. In preparation for this, update `odb_transaction_files_write_pack()`
to explicitly generate the same ".keep" lockfile itself.
Signed-off-by: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
---
object-file.c | 99 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 79 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/object-file.c b/object-file.c
index 210984f825..ebe46d35de 100644
--- a/object-file.c
+++ b/object-file.c
@@ -1256,6 +1256,43 @@ int read_loose_object(struct repository *repo,
return ret;
}
+static int write_pack_lock(struct odb_source *source, const char *pack_name,
+ const char *keep_msg)
+{
+ struct strbuf lock_path = STRBUF_INIT;
+ struct strbuf contents = STRBUF_INIT;
+ int ret = -1;
+ int fd;
+
+ strbuf_addf(&lock_path, "%s/pack/pack-%s.keep",
+ source->path, pack_name);
+ strbuf_addf(&contents, "%s\n", keep_msg);
+
+ fd = safe_create_file_with_leading_directories(source->odb->repo,
+ lock_path.buf);
+ if (fd < 0)
+ goto out;
+
+ if (write_in_full(fd, contents.buf, contents.len) < 0) {
+ close(fd);
+ unlink(lock_path.buf);
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ if (close(fd)) {
+ unlink(lock_path.buf);
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ ret = 0;
+
+out:
+ strbuf_release(&lock_path);
+ strbuf_release(&contents);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
static int odb_transaction_files_commit(struct odb_transaction *base)
{
struct odb_transaction_files *transaction =
@@ -1389,18 +1426,17 @@ static int odb_transaction_files_write_pack(struct odb_transaction *base,
return -1;
}
} else {
+ struct strbuf final_path = STRBUF_INIT;
+ struct strbuf pack_name = STRBUF_INIT;
+ struct strbuf keep_msg = STRBUF_INIT;
char hostname[HOST_NAME_MAX + 1];
- char *lockfile;
+ int ret;
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");
@@ -1424,31 +1460,54 @@ static int odb_transaction_files_write_pack(struct odb_transaction *base,
return -1;
}
- /*
- * The lockfile filepath is expected to be the final location of
- * the ".keep" file after being migrated to the main ODB source.
- * This ensures the lockfile can be found and removed later
- * after the ODB transaction has been committed.
- */
- lockfile = index_pack_lockfile(base->source, 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);
- }
+ ret = read_index_pack_report(repo, child.out, &pack_name, NULL);
+
close(child.out);
status = finish_command(&child);
if (status) {
+ strbuf_release(&pack_name);
strbuf_addstr(err_msg, "index-pack abnormal exit");
return -1;
}
+ if (ret) {
+ strbuf_release(&pack_name);
+ strbuf_addstr(err_msg, "index-pack failed to report pack name");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ strbuf_addf(&keep_msg, "receive-pack %"PRIuMAX" on %s",
+ (uintmax_t)getpid(), hostname);
+
+ if (write_pack_lock(transaction->quarantine, pack_name.buf, keep_msg.buf)) {
+ strbuf_release(&pack_name);
+ strbuf_release(&keep_msg);
+ strbuf_addstr(err_msg, "lockfile write failed");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ ALLOC_GROW(transaction->pack_lockfiles,
+ transaction->pack_lockfiles_nr + 1,
+ transaction->pack_lockfiles_alloc);
+
+ /*
+ * The lockfile filepath is expected to be the final location of
+ * the ".keep" file after being migrated to the main ODB source.
+ * This ensures the lockfile can be found and removed later
+ * after the ODB transaction has been committed.
+ */
+ strbuf_addf(&final_path, "%s/pack/pack-%s.keep",
+ base->source->path, pack_name.buf);
+ transaction->pack_lockfiles[transaction->pack_lockfiles_nr++] =
+ register_tempfile(final_path.buf);
+
odb_source_prepare(transaction->quarantine,
ODB_PREPARE_FLUSH_CACHES);
+
+ strbuf_release(&final_path);
+ strbuf_release(&pack_name);
+ strbuf_release(&keep_msg);
}
return 0;
--
2.55.0.424.g13c7afec21
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-16 2:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-16 2:28 [PATCH 0/3] object-file: fix ".keep" lockfile ownership in ODB transactions Justin Tobler
2026-10-16 2:28 ` [PATCH 1/3] pack-write: lift and expose index-pack report parsing Justin Tobler
2026-10-16 2:29 ` Justin Tobler [this message]
2026-10-16 2:29 ` [PATCH 3/3] object-file: write ".keep" lockfiles during transaction commit Justin Tobler
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