From: "Yoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>,
Yoichi NAKAYAMA <yoichi.nakayama@gmail.com>,
Yoichi NAKAYAMA <yoichi.nakayama@gmail.com>,
Yoichi NAKAYAMA <yoichi.nakayama@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/5] worktree repair: centralize inferred backlink selection
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:20:33 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <30ac7acad32750609befc3049c0f4174f6ec2f2e.1792012836.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.2225.v2.git.1792012836.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
From: Yoichi NAKAYAMA <yoichi.nakayama@gmail.com>
Reorder the processing steps to centralize the logic for preferring
the inferred_backlink.
Signed-off-by: Yoichi NAKAYAMA <yoichi.nakayama@gmail.com>
---
worktree.c | 69 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------------
1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)
diff --git a/worktree.c b/worktree.c
index 4492ca835d..f8e9850f6f 100644
--- a/worktree.c
+++ b/worktree.c
@@ -841,6 +841,7 @@ void repair_worktree_at_path(struct repository *repo,
struct strbuf gitdir = STRBUF_INIT;
struct strbuf olddotgit = STRBUF_INIT;
struct strbuf contents = STRBUF_INIT;
+ const char *dotgit_contents = NULL;
const char *repair = NULL;
int err;
@@ -856,43 +857,13 @@ void repair_worktree_at_path(struct repository *repo,
goto done;
}
- infer_backlink(repo, dotgit.buf, &inferred_backlink);
- strbuf_realpath_forgiving(&inferred_backlink, inferred_backlink.buf, 0);
err = read_gitfile_raw(&contents, dotgit.buf);
- if (!err) {
- const char *dotgit_contents = contents.buf;
- if (is_absolute_path(dotgit_contents)) {
- strbuf_addstr(&backlink, dotgit_contents);
- } else {
- strbuf_addbuf(&backlink, &dotgit);
- strbuf_strip_suffix(&backlink, ".git");
- strbuf_addstr(&backlink, dotgit_contents);
- strbuf_realpath_forgiving(&backlink, backlink.buf, 0);
- }
- }
if (err == READ_GITFILE_ERR_NOT_A_FILE ||
err == READ_GITFILE_ERR_IS_A_DIR) {
fn(1, dotgit.buf,
_("unable to locate repository; .git is not a file"),
cb_data);
goto done;
- } else if (!err && !is_git_directory(backlink.buf)) {
- strbuf_release(&backlink);
- if (inferred_backlink.len) {
- /*
- * Worktree's .git file does not point at a repository
- * but we found a .git/worktrees/<id> in this
- * repository with the same <id> as recorded in the
- * worktree's .git file so make the worktree point at
- * the discovered .git/worktrees/<id>.
- */
- strbuf_swap(&backlink, &inferred_backlink);
- } else {
- fn(1, dotgit.buf,
- _("unable to locate repository; .git file does not reference a repository"),
- cb_data);
- goto done;
- }
} else if (err) {
fn(1, dotgit.buf,
_("unable to locate repository; .git file broken"),
@@ -900,23 +871,41 @@ void repair_worktree_at_path(struct repository *repo,
goto done;
}
+ dotgit_contents = contents.buf;
+ infer_backlink(repo, dotgit.buf, &inferred_backlink);
+ strbuf_realpath_forgiving(&inferred_backlink, inferred_backlink.buf, 0);
+
+ if (is_absolute_path(dotgit_contents)) {
+ strbuf_addstr(&backlink, dotgit_contents);
+ } else {
+ strbuf_addbuf(&backlink, &dotgit);
+ strbuf_strip_suffix(&backlink, ".git");
+ strbuf_addstr(&backlink, dotgit_contents);
+ strbuf_realpath_forgiving(&backlink, backlink.buf, 0);
+ }
+
+ if (!is_git_directory(backlink.buf) && !inferred_backlink.len) {
+ fn(1, dotgit.buf,
+ _("unable to locate repository; .git file does not reference a repository"),
+ cb_data);
+ goto done;
+ }
+
/*
* If we got this far, either the worktree's .git file pointed at a
- * valid repository (i.e. read_gitfile_gently() returned success) or
+ * valid repository (i.e. is_git_directory() returned true) or
* the .git file did not point at a repository but we were able to
* infer a suitable new value for the .git file by locating a
* .git/worktrees/<id> in *this* repository corresponding to the <id>
* recorded in the worktree's .git file.
*
- * However, if, at this point, inferred_backlink is non-NULL (i.e. we
- * found a suitable .git/worktrees/<id> in *this* repository) *and* the
- * worktree's .git file points at a valid repository *and* those two
- * paths differ, then that indicates that the user probably *copied*
- * the main and linked worktrees to a new location as a unit rather
- * than *moving* them. Thus, the copied worktree's .git file actually
- * points at the .git/worktrees/<id> in the *original* repository, not
- * in the "copy" repository. In this case, point the "copy" worktree's
- * .git file at the "copy" repository.
+ * Even if the worktree's .git file pointed at a valid repository,
+ * it doesn't always mean that the backlink is correct. For example,
+ * the user might have *copied* the main and linked worktrees to a
+ * new location as a unit rather than *moving* them (the copied
+ * worktree's .git file actually points at the .git/worktrees/<id>
+ * in the *original* repository, not in the "copy" repository).
+ * Therefore, we prioritize inferred_backlink over backlink.
*/
if (inferred_backlink.len && fspathcmp(backlink.buf, inferred_backlink.buf))
strbuf_swap(&backlink, &inferred_backlink);
--
gitgitgadget
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-14 21:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-13 3:20 [PATCH 0/2] worktree repair: avoid breaking unrelated .git file and gitdir Yoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget
2026-09-13 3:20 ` [PATCH 1/2] worktree repair: refactor and reduce .git file reads Yoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget
2026-10-08 20:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-11 16:16 ` Yoichi NAKAYAMA
2026-10-12 19:57 ` Yoichi NAKAYAMA
2026-09-13 3:20 ` [PATCH 2/2] worktree repair: avoid breaking unrelated .git file and gitdir Yoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget
2026-10-08 3:50 ` [PATCH 0/2] " Yoichi NAKAYAMA
2026-10-14 21:20 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] " Yoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget
2026-10-14 21:20 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] worktree repair: align .git file handling with repair_gitfile() Yoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget
2026-10-14 21:20 ` Yoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget [this message]
2026-10-14 21:20 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] worktree repair: use read_gitfile_raw() in infer_backlink() Yoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget
2026-10-14 21:20 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] worktree repair: reduce .git file reads Yoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget
2026-10-14 21:20 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] worktree repair: avoid breaking unrelated .git file and gitdir Yoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget
2026-10-14 22:46 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] " Junio C Hamano
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