From: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
To: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 04/17] odb/source-packed: store pointer to "files" instead of generic source
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:28:59 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ajG_gC73ch923EkI@denethor> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ajG69JZHx_u2mt7q@denethor>
On 26/06/16 04:14PM, Justin Tobler wrote:
> On 26/06/09 10:50AM, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
> > The `struct odb_source_packed` holds a pointer to its owning parent
> > source. The way that Git is currently structured, this parent is always
> > the "files" source. In subsequent commits we're going to detangle that
> > so that the "packed" source doesn't have any owning parent source at
> > all, which makes it usable as a completely standalone source.
>
> Out of curiousity, `struct odb_source_loose` also stores a similar to
> pointer to its owning parent. Is the plan to also eventually do the same
> there?
Ok, I think I got myself mixed up. IIUC the `struct odb_source` pointer
currently stored in `struct odb_source_loose` is not to the parent
source, but to its "base". And the eventual goal here is to move towards
that same direction which makes sense.
-Justin
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-16 21:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 56+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-04 11:25 [PATCH 00/16] odb: make packed object source a proper `struct odb_source` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-04 11:25 ` [PATCH 01/16] packfile: rename `struct packfile_store` to `odb_source_packed` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-05 14:25 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-06-08 6:23 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-04 11:25 ` [PATCH 02/16] packfile: move packed source into "odb/" subsystem Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-08 15:09 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-06-09 7:27 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-04 11:25 ` [PATCH 03/16] odb/source-packed: store pointer to "files" instead of generic source Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-04 11:25 ` [PATCH 04/16] odb/source-packed: start converting to a proper `struct odb_source` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-08 15:29 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-06-09 7:27 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-09 10:47 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-04 11:25 ` [PATCH 05/16] odb/source-packed: wire up `close()` callback Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-08 15:31 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-06-04 11:25 ` [PATCH 06/16] odb/source-packed: wire up `reprepare()` callback Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-04 11:25 ` [PATCH 07/16] packfile: use higher-level interface to implement `has_object_pack()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-08 16:07 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-06-04 11:25 ` [PATCH 08/16] odb/source-packed: wire up `read_object_info()` callback Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-04 11:25 ` [PATCH 09/16] odb/source-packed: wire up `read_object_stream()` callback Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-04 11:25 ` [PATCH 10/16] odb/source-packed: wire up `for_each_object()` callback Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-04 11:25 ` [PATCH 11/16] odb/source-packed: wire up `count_objects()` callback Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-08 16:12 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-06-09 7:27 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-04 11:25 ` [PATCH 12/16] odb/source-packed: wire up `find_abbrev_len()` callback Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-04 11:25 ` [PATCH 13/16] odb/source-packed: wire up `freshen_object()` callback Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-04 11:25 ` [PATCH 14/16] odb/source-packed: stub out remaining functions Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-04 11:25 ` [PATCH 15/16] midx: refactor interfaces to work on "packed" source Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-04 11:25 ` [PATCH 16/16] odb/source-packed: drop pointer to "files" parent source Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-08 16:15 ` [PATCH 00/16] odb: make packed object source a proper `struct odb_source` Karthik Nayak
2026-06-09 7:27 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-09 8:50 ` [PATCH v2 00/17] " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-09 8:50 ` [PATCH v2 01/17] packfile: rename `struct packfile_store` to `odb_source_packed` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-16 21:01 ` Justin Tobler
2026-06-09 8:50 ` [PATCH v2 02/17] packfile: split out packfile list logic Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-09 8:50 ` [PATCH v2 03/17] packfile: move packed source into "odb/" subsystem Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-09 8:50 ` [PATCH v2 04/17] odb/source-packed: store pointer to "files" instead of generic source Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-16 21:14 ` Justin Tobler
2026-06-16 21:28 ` Justin Tobler [this message]
2026-06-09 8:50 ` [PATCH v2 05/17] odb/source-packed: start converting to a proper `struct odb_source` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-16 21:36 ` Justin Tobler
2026-06-09 8:50 ` [PATCH v2 06/17] odb/source-packed: wire up `close()` callback Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-09 8:51 ` [PATCH v2 07/17] odb/source-packed: wire up `reprepare()` callback Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-16 21:53 ` Justin Tobler
2026-06-09 8:51 ` [PATCH v2 08/17] packfile: use higher-level interface to implement `has_object_pack()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-09 8:51 ` [PATCH v2 09/17] odb/source-packed: wire up `read_object_info()` callback Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-09 8:51 ` [PATCH v2 10/17] odb/source-packed: wire up `read_object_stream()` callback Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-09 8:51 ` [PATCH v2 11/17] odb/source-packed: wire up `for_each_object()` callback Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-16 22:10 ` Justin Tobler
2026-06-09 8:51 ` [PATCH v2 12/17] odb/source-packed: wire up `count_objects()` callback Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-09 8:51 ` [PATCH v2 13/17] odb/source-packed: wire up `find_abbrev_len()` callback Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-09 8:51 ` [PATCH v2 14/17] odb/source-packed: wire up `freshen_object()` callback Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-09 8:51 ` [PATCH v2 15/17] odb/source-packed: stub out remaining functions Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-09 8:51 ` [PATCH v2 16/17] midx: refactor interfaces to work on "packed" source Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-16 22:37 ` Justin Tobler
2026-06-09 8:51 ` [PATCH v2 17/17] odb/source-packed: drop pointer to "files" parent source Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-16 22:51 ` Justin Tobler
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