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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: "Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org,  johannes.schindelin@gmx.de,
	 Matthew John Cheetham <mjcheetham@outlook.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] http: extract http_reauth_prepare() from retry paths
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:21:24 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqecke3mgr.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <49488cc7d44404b9af55859dd892427bc8ee9142.1776331259.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget's message of "Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:20:57 +0000")

"Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
writes:

> From: Matthew John Cheetham <mjcheetham@outlook.com>
>
> All three HTTP retry paths (http_request_recoverable, post_rpc,
> probe_rpc) call credential_fill() directly when handling
> HTTP_REAUTH. Extract this into a helper function so that a
> subsequent commit can add pre-fill logic (such as attempting
> empty-auth before prompting) in one place.
>
> No functional change.
>
> Signed-off-by: Matthew John Cheetham <mjcheetham@outlook.com>
> ---
>  http.c        | 7 ++++++-
>  http.h        | 6 ++++++
>  remote-curl.c | 4 ++--
>  3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Neat.

>
> diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
> index d8d016891b..f208e0ad82 100644
> --- a/http.c
> +++ b/http.c
> @@ -665,6 +665,11 @@ static void init_curl_http_auth(CURL *result)
>  	}
>  }
>  
> +void http_reauth_prepare(int all_capabilities)
> +{
> +	credential_fill(the_repository, &http_auth, all_capabilities);
> +}
> +
>  /* *var must be free-able */
>  static void var_override(char **var, char *value)
>  {
> @@ -2398,7 +2403,7 @@ static int http_request_recoverable(const char *url,
>  				sleep(retry_delay);
>  			}
>  		} else if (ret == HTTP_REAUTH) {
> -			credential_fill(the_repository, &http_auth, 1);
> +			http_reauth_prepare(1);
>  		}
>  
>  		ret = http_request(url, result, target, options);
> diff --git a/http.h b/http.h
> index f9ee888c3e..729c51904d 100644
> --- a/http.h
> +++ b/http.h
> @@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ extern int http_is_verbose;
>  extern ssize_t http_post_buffer;
>  extern struct credential http_auth;
>  
> +/**
> + * Prepare for an HTTP re-authentication retry. This fills credentials
> + * via credential_fill() so the next request can include them.
> + */
> +void http_reauth_prepare(int all_capabilities);
> +
>  extern char curl_errorstr[CURL_ERROR_SIZE];
>  
>  enum http_follow_config {
> diff --git a/remote-curl.c b/remote-curl.c
> index aba60d5712..affdb880f7 100644
> --- a/remote-curl.c
> +++ b/remote-curl.c
> @@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ static int post_rpc(struct rpc_state *rpc, int stateless_connect, int flush_rece
>  		do {
>  			err = probe_rpc(rpc, &results);
>  			if (err == HTTP_REAUTH)
> -				credential_fill(the_repository, &http_auth, 0);
> +				http_reauth_prepare(0);
>  		} while (err == HTTP_REAUTH);
>  		if (err != HTTP_OK)
>  			return -1;
> @@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ retry:
>  	rpc->any_written = 0;
>  	err = run_slot(slot, NULL);
>  	if (err == HTTP_REAUTH && !large_request) {
> -		credential_fill(the_repository, &http_auth, 0);
> +		http_reauth_prepare(0);
>  		curl_slist_free_all(headers);
>  		goto retry;
>  	}

  reply	other threads:[~2026-04-16 16:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-04-16  9:20 [PATCH 0/3] http: fix emptyAuth=auto for Negotiate/SPNEGO Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-04-16  9:20 ` [PATCH 1/3] http: extract http_reauth_prepare() from retry paths Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-04-16 16:21   ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2026-04-16  9:20 ` [PATCH 2/3] http: attempt Negotiate auth in http.emptyAuth=auto mode Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-04-16 16:40   ` Junio C Hamano
2026-04-28 14:38     ` Matthew John Cheetham
     [not found]       ` <xmqqse8dz4pi.fsf@gitster.g>
2026-04-30 10:53         ` Matthew John Cheetham
2026-04-16  9:20 ` [PATCH 3/3] t5563: add tests for http.emptyAuth with Negotiate Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-04-30 10:54 ` [PATCH v2 0/4] http: fix emptyAuth=auto for Negotiate/SPNEGO Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-04-30 10:54   ` [PATCH v2 1/4] http: extract http_reauth_prepare() from retry paths Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-04-30 10:54   ` [PATCH v2 2/4] http: attempt Negotiate auth in http.emptyAuth=auto mode Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-04-30 10:54   ` [PATCH v2 3/4] t5563: add tests for http.emptyAuth with Negotiate Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-04-30 10:54   ` [PATCH v2 4/4] doc: clarify http.emptyAuth values Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget

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