From: "Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: gitster@pobox.com, Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>,
Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] backfill: accept revision arguments
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:29:19 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <dc6652c84c8d37b124eb76c2a9cdfdc4db4a149d.1773707361.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.2070.git.1773707361.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
From: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
The existing implementation of 'git backfill' only includes downloading
missing blobs reachable from HEAD. Advanced uses may desire more general
commit limiting options, such as '--all' for all references, specifying a
commit range via negative references, or specifying a recency of use such as
with '--since=<date>'.
All of these options are available if we use setup_revisions() to parse the
unknown arguments with the revision machinery. This opens up a large number
of possibilities, only a small set of which are tested here.
For documentation, we avoid duplicating the option documentation and instead
link to the documentation of 'git rev-list'.
Note that these arguments currently allow specifying a pathspec, which
modifies the commit history checks but does not limit the paths used in the
backfill logic. This will be updated in a future change.
Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/git-backfill.adoc | 3 +
builtin/backfill.c | 19 ++--
t/t5620-backfill.sh | 156 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 172 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-backfill.adoc b/Documentation/git-backfill.adoc
index b8394dcf22..fdfe22d623 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-backfill.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-backfill.adoc
@@ -63,9 +63,12 @@ OPTIONS
current sparse-checkout. If the sparse-checkout feature is enabled,
then `--sparse` is assumed and can be disabled with `--no-sparse`.
+You may also specify the commit limiting options from linkgit:git-rev-list[1].
+
SEE ALSO
--------
linkgit:git-clone[1].
+linkgit:git-rev-list[1].
GIT
---
diff --git a/builtin/backfill.c b/builtin/backfill.c
index e80fc1b694..1b5595b27c 100644
--- a/builtin/backfill.c
+++ b/builtin/backfill.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ struct backfill_context {
struct oid_array current_batch;
size_t min_batch_size;
int sparse;
+ struct rev_info revs;
};
static void backfill_context_clear(struct backfill_context *ctx)
@@ -80,7 +81,6 @@ static int fill_missing_blobs(const char *path UNUSED,
static int do_backfill(struct backfill_context *ctx)
{
- struct rev_info revs;
struct path_walk_info info = PATH_WALK_INFO_INIT;
int ret;
@@ -92,13 +92,14 @@ static int do_backfill(struct backfill_context *ctx)
}
}
- repo_init_revisions(ctx->repo, &revs, "");
- handle_revision_arg("HEAD", &revs, 0, 0);
+ /* Walk from HEAD if otherwise unspecified. */
+ if (!ctx->revs.pending.nr)
+ handle_revision_arg("HEAD", &ctx->revs, 0, 0);
info.blobs = 1;
info.tags = info.commits = info.trees = 0;
- info.revs = &revs;
+ info.revs = &ctx->revs;
info.path_fn = fill_missing_blobs;
info.path_fn_data = ctx;
@@ -109,7 +110,6 @@ static int do_backfill(struct backfill_context *ctx)
download_batch(ctx);
path_walk_info_clear(&info);
- release_revisions(&revs);
return ret;
}
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ int cmd_backfill(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct reposit
.current_batch = OID_ARRAY_INIT,
.min_batch_size = 50000,
.sparse = 0,
+ .revs = REV_INFO_INIT,
};
struct option options[] = {
OPT_UNSIGNED(0, "min-batch-size", &ctx.min_batch_size,
@@ -134,7 +135,12 @@ int cmd_backfill(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct reposit
builtin_backfill_usage, options);
argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, builtin_backfill_usage,
- 0);
+ PARSE_OPT_KEEP_UNKNOWN_OPT |
+ PARSE_OPT_KEEP_ARGV0 |
+ PARSE_OPT_KEEP_DASHDASH);
+
+ repo_init_revisions(repo, &ctx.revs, prefix);
+ argc = setup_revisions(argc, argv, &ctx.revs, NULL);
repo_config(repo, git_default_config, NULL);
@@ -143,5 +149,6 @@ int cmd_backfill(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct reposit
result = do_backfill(&ctx);
backfill_context_clear(&ctx);
+ release_revisions(&ctx.revs);
return result;
}
diff --git a/t/t5620-backfill.sh b/t/t5620-backfill.sh
index 1331949be4..db66d8b614 100755
--- a/t/t5620-backfill.sh
+++ b/t/t5620-backfill.sh
@@ -224,6 +224,162 @@ test_expect_success 'backfill --sparse without cone mode (negative)' '
test_line_count = 12 missing
'
+test_expect_success 'backfill with revision range' '
+ test_when_finished rm -rf backfill-revs &&
+ git clone --no-checkout --filter=blob:none \
+ --single-branch --branch=main \
+ "file://$(pwd)/srv.bare" backfill-revs &&
+
+ # No blobs yet
+ git -C backfill-revs rev-list --quiet --objects --missing=print HEAD >missing &&
+ test_line_count = 48 missing &&
+
+ git -C backfill-revs backfill HEAD~2..HEAD &&
+
+ # 30 objects downloaded.
+ git -C backfill-revs rev-list --quiet --objects --missing=print HEAD >missing &&
+ test_line_count = 18 missing
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'backfill with revisions over stdin' '
+ test_when_finished rm -rf backfill-revs &&
+ git clone --no-checkout --filter=blob:none \
+ --single-branch --branch=main \
+ "file://$(pwd)/srv.bare" backfill-revs &&
+
+ # No blobs yet
+ git -C backfill-revs rev-list --quiet --objects --missing=print HEAD >missing &&
+ test_line_count = 48 missing &&
+
+ cat >in <<-EOF &&
+ HEAD
+ ^HEAD~2
+ EOF
+
+ git -C backfill-revs backfill --stdin <in &&
+
+ # 30 objects downloaded.
+ git -C backfill-revs rev-list --quiet --objects --missing=print HEAD >missing &&
+ test_line_count = 18 missing
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'backfill with prefix pathspec' '
+ test_when_finished rm -rf backfill-path &&
+ git clone --bare --filter=blob:none \
+ --single-branch --branch=main \
+ "file://$(pwd)/srv.bare" backfill-path &&
+
+ # No blobs yet
+ git -C backfill-path rev-list --quiet --objects --missing=print HEAD >missing &&
+ test_line_count = 48 missing &&
+
+ # TODO: The pathspec should limit the downloaded blobs to
+ # only those matching the prefix "d/f", but currently all
+ # blobs are downloaded.
+ git -C backfill-path backfill HEAD -- d/f &&
+
+ git -C backfill-path rev-list --quiet --objects --missing=print HEAD >missing &&
+ test_line_count = 0 missing
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'backfill with multiple pathspecs' '
+ test_when_finished rm -rf backfill-path &&
+ git clone --bare --filter=blob:none \
+ --single-branch --branch=main \
+ "file://$(pwd)/srv.bare" backfill-path &&
+
+ # No blobs yet
+ git -C backfill-path rev-list --quiet --objects --missing=print HEAD >missing &&
+ test_line_count = 48 missing &&
+
+ # TODO: The pathspecs should limit the downloaded blobs to
+ # only those matching "d/f" or "a", but currently all blobs
+ # are downloaded.
+ git -C backfill-path backfill HEAD -- d/f a &&
+
+ git -C backfill-path rev-list --quiet --objects --missing=print HEAD >missing &&
+ test_line_count = 0 missing
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'backfill with wildcard pathspec' '
+ test_when_finished rm -rf backfill-path &&
+ git clone --bare --filter=blob:none \
+ --single-branch --branch=main \
+ "file://$(pwd)/srv.bare" backfill-path &&
+
+ # No blobs yet
+ git -C backfill-path rev-list --quiet --objects --missing=print HEAD >missing &&
+ test_line_count = 48 missing &&
+
+ # TODO: The wildcard pathspec should limit downloaded blobs,
+ # but currently all blobs are downloaded.
+ git -C backfill-path backfill HEAD -- "d/file.*.txt" &&
+
+ git -C backfill-path rev-list --quiet --objects --missing=print HEAD >missing &&
+ test_line_count = 0 missing
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'backfill with --all' '
+ test_when_finished rm -rf backfill-all &&
+ git clone --no-checkout --filter=blob:none \
+ "file://$(pwd)/srv-revs.bare" backfill-all &&
+
+ # All blobs from all refs are missing
+ git -C backfill-all rev-list --quiet --objects --all --missing=print >missing &&
+ test_line_count = 54 missing &&
+
+ # Backfill from HEAD gets main blobs only
+ git -C backfill-all backfill HEAD &&
+
+ # Other branch blobs still missing
+ git -C backfill-all rev-list --quiet --objects --all --missing=print >missing &&
+ test_line_count = 2 missing &&
+
+ # Backfill with --all gets everything
+ git -C backfill-all backfill --all &&
+
+ git -C backfill-all rev-list --quiet --objects --all --missing=print >missing &&
+ test_line_count = 0 missing
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'backfill with --first-parent' '
+ test_when_finished rm -rf backfill-fp &&
+ git clone --no-checkout --filter=blob:none \
+ --single-branch --branch=main \
+ "file://$(pwd)/srv-revs.bare" backfill-fp &&
+
+ git -C backfill-fp rev-list --quiet --objects --missing=print HEAD >missing &&
+ test_line_count = 52 missing &&
+
+ # --first-parent skips the side branch commits, so
+ # s/file.{1,2}.txt v1 blobs (only in side commit 1) are missed.
+ git -C backfill-fp backfill --first-parent HEAD &&
+
+ git -C backfill-fp rev-list --quiet --objects --missing=print HEAD >missing &&
+ test_line_count = 2 missing
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'backfill with --since' '
+ test_when_finished rm -rf backfill-since &&
+ git clone --no-checkout --filter=blob:none \
+ --single-branch --branch=main \
+ "file://$(pwd)/srv-revs.bare" backfill-since &&
+
+ git -C backfill-since rev-list --quiet --objects --missing=print HEAD >missing &&
+ test_line_count = 52 missing &&
+
+ # Use a cutoff between commits 4 and 5 (between v1 and v2
+ # iterations). Commits 5-8 still carry v1 of files 2-4 in
+ # their trees, but v1 of file.1.txt is only in commits 1-4.
+ SINCE=$(git -C backfill-since log --first-parent --reverse \
+ --format=%ct HEAD~1 | sed -n 5p) &&
+ git -C backfill-since backfill --since="@$((SINCE - 1))" HEAD &&
+
+ # 6 missing: v1 of file.1.txt in all 6 directories
+ git -C backfill-since rev-list --quiet --objects --missing=print HEAD >missing &&
+ test_line_count = 6 missing
+'
+
. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-httpd.sh
start_httpd
--
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2026-03-17 0:29 [PATCH 0/5] backfill: accept revision arguments Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-03-17 0:29 ` [PATCH 1/5] revision: include object-name.h Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-03-17 21:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-17 0:29 ` [PATCH 2/5] t5620: prepare branched repo for revision tests Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-03-17 0:29 ` Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget [this message]
2026-03-17 22:01 ` [PATCH 3/5] backfill: accept revision arguments Junio C Hamano
2026-03-18 15:37 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-03-23 0:31 ` Derrick Stolee
2026-03-19 9:54 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-03-23 0:35 ` Derrick Stolee
2026-03-17 0:29 ` [PATCH 4/5] backfill: work with prefix pathspecs Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-03-17 22:10 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-18 13:15 ` Derrick Stolee
2026-03-19 9:54 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-03-19 9:55 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-03-19 10:15 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-03-23 0:47 ` Derrick Stolee
2026-03-17 0:29 ` [PATCH 5/5] path-walk: support wildcard pathspecs for blob filtering Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-03-17 22:19 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-18 13:16 ` Derrick Stolee
2026-03-23 1:33 ` Derrick Stolee
2026-03-17 21:45 ` [PATCH 0/5] backfill: accept revision arguments Junio C Hamano
2026-03-19 9:54 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-03-19 12:59 ` Derrick Stolee
2026-03-20 7:35 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-03-23 11:40 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-03-23 11:40 ` [PATCH v2 1/6] revision: include object-name.h Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-03-23 11:40 ` [PATCH v2 2/6] t5620: prepare branched repo for revision tests Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
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2026-03-24 7:59 ` Patrick Steinhardt
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2026-03-23 15:29 ` Junio C Hamano
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