From: Toon Claes <toon@iotcl.com>
To: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>, git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/7] environment: split up concerns of `is_bare_repository_cfg`
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:59:42 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87wlw4yys1.fsf@emacs.iotcl.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260611-b4-pks-setup-drop-global-state-v2-5-a6f7269c841d@pks.im>
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:
> The `is_bare_repository_cfg` variable tracks two different pieces of
> information:
>
> - It tracks whether the user has invoked git with the "--bare" flag,
> which makes us treat any discovered Git repository as if it was a
> bare repository.
>
> - Otherwise it tracks whether the discovered `the_repository` is bare.
>
> This makes the flag extremely confusing and creates a bit of a challenge
> when handling multiple repositories in the same process.
>
> Split up the concerns of this variable into two pieces:
>
> - `startup_info.force_bare_repository` tracks whether the user has
> passed the "--bare" flag. This is used as a hint to treat newly set
> up repositories as bare regardless of whether or not they have a
> worktree.
>
> - `struct repository::bare_cfg` tracks whether or not a repository is
> considered bare. This takes into account both whether the user has
> passed "--bare" and the discovered state of the repository itself.
>
> Whether or not a repository is bare is now resolved when checking the
> repository's format, and is then later applied to the repository itself
> via `apply_repository_format()`.
>
> This enables a subsequent change where we make `is_bare_repository()`
> not depend on global state anymore.
>
> Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
> ---
> builtin/init-db.c | 2 +-
> environment.c | 5 ++---
> environment.h | 1 -
> git.c | 2 +-
> repository.c | 1 +
> repository.h | 7 +++++++
> setup.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++-------
> setup.h | 6 ++++++
> worktree.c | 2 +-
> 9 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/builtin/init-db.c b/builtin/init-db.c
> index 52aa92fb0a..566732c9f4 100644
> --- a/builtin/init-db.c
> +++ b/builtin/init-db.c
> @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ int cmd_init_db(int argc,
> const char *template_dir = NULL;
> char *template_dir_to_free = NULL;
> unsigned int flags = 0;
> - int bare = is_bare_repository_cfg;
> + int bare = startup_info->force_bare_repository ? 1 : -1;
> const char *object_format = NULL;
> const char *ref_format = NULL;
> const char *initial_branch = NULL;
> diff --git a/environment.c b/environment.c
> index 4e86335f25..9d7c908c55 100644
> --- a/environment.c
> +++ b/environment.c
> @@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ int has_symlinks = 1;
> int minimum_abbrev = 4, default_abbrev = -1;
> int ignore_case;
> int assume_unchanged;
> -int is_bare_repository_cfg = -1; /* unspecified */
> int warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity = 1;
> char *git_commit_encoding;
> char *git_log_output_encoding;
> @@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ const char *getenv_safe(struct strvec *argv, const char *name)
> int is_bare_repository(void)
> {
> /* if core.bare is not 'false', let's see if there is a work tree */
> - return is_bare_repository_cfg && !repo_get_work_tree(the_repository);
> + return the_repository->bare_cfg && !repo_get_work_tree(the_repository);
> }
>
> int have_git_dir(void)
> @@ -342,7 +341,7 @@ int git_default_core_config(const char *var, const char *value,
> }
>
> if (!strcmp(var, "core.bare")) {
> - is_bare_repository_cfg = git_config_bool(var, value);
> + the_repository->bare_cfg = git_config_bool(var, value);
> return 0;
> }
>
> diff --git a/environment.h b/environment.h
> index 5d6e4e6c1b..afb5bcf197 100644
> --- a/environment.h
> +++ b/environment.h
> @@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ void repo_config_values_init(struct repo_config_values *cfg);
> */
> int have_git_dir(void);
>
> -extern int is_bare_repository_cfg;
> int is_bare_repository(void);
>
> /* Environment bits from configuration mechanism */
> diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
> index 36f08891ef..387eabe38c 100644
> --- a/git.c
> +++ b/git.c
> @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static int handle_options(const char ***argv, int *argc, int *envchanged)
> *envchanged = 1;
> } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--bare")) {
> char *cwd = xgetcwd();
> - is_bare_repository_cfg = 1;
> + startup_info->force_bare_repository = true;
> setenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT, cwd, 0);
> free(cwd);
> setenv(GIT_IMPLICIT_WORK_TREE_ENVIRONMENT, "0", 1);
> diff --git a/repository.c b/repository.c
> index 187dd471c4..c1e91eb0da 100644
> --- a/repository.c
> +++ b/repository.c
> @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ void initialize_repository(struct repository *repo)
> ALLOC_ARRAY(repo->index, 1);
> index_state_init(repo->index, repo);
> repo->check_deprecated_config = true;
> + repo->bare_cfg = -1;
> repo_config_values_init(&repo->config_values_private_);
>
> /*
> diff --git a/repository.h b/repository.h
> index 36e2db2633..7d649e32e7 100644
> --- a/repository.h
> +++ b/repository.h
> @@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ struct repository {
> bool worktree_initialized;
> bool worktree_config_is_bogus;
>
> + /*
> + * Whether the repository is bare, as set by "core.bare" config or
> + * inferred during repository discovery. -1 means unset/unknown, 0
> + * means non-bare, 1 means bare.
> + */
> + int bare_cfg;
> +
> /*
> * Path from the root of the top-level superproject down to this
> * repository. This is only non-NULL if the repository is initialized
> diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
> index 71fc6b33da..32f14a8688 100644
> --- a/setup.c
> +++ b/setup.c
> @@ -795,10 +795,22 @@ static int check_repository_format_gently(const char *gitdir,
> has_common = 0;
> }
>
> - if (!has_common) {
> - if (candidate->is_bare != -1)
> - is_bare_repository_cfg = candidate->is_bare;
> - } else {
> + if (startup_info->force_bare_repository) {
> + candidate->is_bare = 1;
> + FREE_AND_NULL(candidate->work_tree);
> + } else if (has_common) {
> + /*
> + * When sharing a common dir with another repository (e.g. a
> + * linked worktree), do not let this repository's config
> + * dictate bareness; it is inherited from the main worktree.
> + */
> + candidate->is_bare = -1;
> +
> + /*
> + * Furthermore, "core.worktree" is supposed to be ignored when
> + * we have a commondir configured, unless it comes from the
> + * per-worktree configuration.
> + */
> FREE_AND_NULL(candidate->work_tree);
> }
Looking at the diff, this is really hard to understand. But your
refactor makes sense and the after state is easier to comprehend.
> @@ -1138,7 +1150,7 @@ static const char *setup_explicit_git_dir(struct repository *repo,
> /* #3, #7, #11, #15, #19, #23, #27, #31 (see t1510) */
> if (work_tree_env)
> set_git_work_tree(repo, work_tree_env);
> - else if (is_bare_repository_cfg > 0) {
> + else if (repo_fmt->is_bare > 0) {
> if (repo_fmt->work_tree) {
> /* #22.2, #30 */
> warning("core.bare and core.worktree do not make sense");
> @@ -1225,7 +1237,7 @@ static const char *setup_discovered_git_dir(struct repository *repo,
> }
>
> /* #16.2, #17.2, #20.2, #21.2, #24, #25, #28, #29 (see t1510) */
> - if (is_bare_repository_cfg > 0) {
> + if (repo_fmt->is_bare > 0) {
> set_git_dir(repo, gitdir, (offset != cwd->len));
> if (chdir(cwd->buf))
> die_errno(_("cannot come back to cwd"));
> @@ -1762,6 +1774,7 @@ int apply_repository_format(struct repository *repo,
> alternate_object_directories = xstrdup_or_null(getenv(ALTERNATE_DB_ENVIRONMENT));
> }
>
> + repo->bare_cfg = format->is_bare;
> repo_set_hash_algo(repo, format->hash_algo);
> repo->objects = odb_new(repo, object_directory,
> alternate_object_directories);
> @@ -2571,7 +2584,7 @@ static int create_default_files(struct repository *repo,
> repo_settings_set_shared_repository(repo,
> init_shared_repository);
>
> - is_bare_repository_cfg = !work_tree;
> + repo->bare_cfg = !work_tree;
I'm curious, do we still need this? If I'm not mistaken, this function
is called after check_and_apply_repository_format(), which calls
apply_repository_format() and sets repo->bare_cfg too (see the diff
above). Or is it explained by what Justin said[1]?
[1]: <airTpB8Pm6TYoMhx@denethor>
--
Cheers,
Toon
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-12 7:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-10 6:56 [PATCH 0/7] setup: drop global state Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-10 6:56 ` [PATCH 1/7] builtin/init: stop modifying global `git_work_tree_cfg` variable Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-10 21:15 ` Justin Tobler
2026-06-10 6:56 ` [PATCH 2/7] builtin/init: simplify logic to configure worktree Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-10 21:29 ` Justin Tobler
2026-06-10 6:56 ` [PATCH 3/7] setup: remove global `git_work_tree_cfg` variable Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-10 21:52 ` Justin Tobler
2026-06-11 6:36 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-10 6:56 ` [PATCH 4/7] builtin/init: stop modifying `is_bare_repository_cfg` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-10 6:56 ` [PATCH 5/7] environment: split up concerns of `is_bare_repository_cfg` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-10 22:22 ` Justin Tobler
2026-06-11 9:19 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-11 15:33 ` Justin Tobler
2026-06-10 6:56 ` [PATCH 6/7] environment: stop using `the_repository` in `is_bare_repository()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-10 6:56 ` [PATCH 7/7] treewide: drop USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-10 22:26 ` Justin Tobler
2026-06-12 8:02 ` Toon Claes
2026-06-11 6:44 ` [PATCH v2 0/7] setup: drop global state Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-11 6:44 ` [PATCH v2 1/7] builtin/init: stop modifying global `git_work_tree_cfg` variable Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-12 8:04 ` Toon Claes
2026-06-12 9:27 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-11 6:44 ` [PATCH v2 2/7] builtin/init: simplify logic to configure worktree Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-11 6:44 ` [PATCH v2 3/7] setup: remove global `git_work_tree_cfg` variable Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-11 6:44 ` [PATCH v2 4/7] builtin/init: stop modifying `is_bare_repository_cfg` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-11 6:44 ` [PATCH v2 5/7] environment: split up concerns of `is_bare_repository_cfg` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-12 7:59 ` Toon Claes [this message]
2026-06-12 9:28 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-11 6:44 ` [PATCH v2 6/7] environment: stop using `the_repository` in `is_bare_repository()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-11 6:44 ` [PATCH v2 7/7] treewide: drop USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-11 15:47 ` [PATCH v2 0/7] setup: drop global state Justin Tobler
2026-06-12 8:06 ` Toon Claes
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