From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org,
Shreyansh Paliwal <shreyanshpaliwalcmsmn@gmail.com>,
Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>,
Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] path: remove repository argument from worktree_git_path()
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:34:21 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqqzqg4jeq.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <db9d519cbda44c46986e127e820b5b7b0ba31206.1771511192.git.phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk> (Phillip Wood's message of "Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:26:33 +0000")
Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com> writes:
> From: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
>
> worktree_git_path() takes a struct repository and a struct worktree
> which also contains a struct repository. The repository argument
> was added by a973f60dc7c (path: stop relying on `the_repository` in
> `worktree_git_path()`, 2024-08-13) and exists because the worktree
> argument is optional. Having two ways of passing a repository is
> a potential foot-gun as if the the worktree argument is present the
> repository argument must match the worktree's repository member. Since
> the last commit there are no callers that pass a NULL worktree so lets
> remove the repository argument. This removes the potential confusion
> and lets us delete a number of uses of "the_repository".
>
> worktree_git_path() has the following callers:
>
> - builtin/worktree.c:validate_no_submodules() which is called from
> check_clean_worktree() and move_worktree(), both of which supply
> a non-NULL worktree.
>
> - builtin/fsck.c:cmd_fsck() which loops over all worktrees.
>
> - revision.c:add_index_objects_to_pending() which loops over all
> worktrees.
>
> - worktree.c:worktree_lock_reason() which dereferences wt before
> calling worktree_git_path().
>
> - wt-status.c:wt_status_check_bisect() and wt_status_check_rebase()
> which are always called with a non-NULL worktree after the last
> commit.
>
> - wt-status.c:git_branch() which is only called by
> wt_status_check_bisect() and wt_status_check_rebase().
>
> Signed-off-by: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
> ---
> builtin/fsck.c | 2 +-
> builtin/worktree.c | 4 ++--
> path.c | 9 ++++-----
> path.h | 8 +++-----
> revision.c | 2 +-
> worktree.c | 2 +-
> wt-status.c | 14 +++++++-------
> 7 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
Thank you for working on this clean-up. Very well reasoned.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-19 19:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-13 11:59 [RFC][PATCH 0/2] worktree: change representation and usage of primary worktree Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-13 11:59 ` [RFC][PATCH 1/2] worktree: represent the primary worktree with '/' instead of NULL Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-13 21:35 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-14 9:54 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-13 11:59 ` [RFC][PATCH 2/2] worktree: stop passing NULL as primary worktree Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-13 22:29 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-14 9:59 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-14 14:30 ` Phillip Wood
2026-02-14 15:34 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-15 8:56 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-16 16:18 ` Phillip Wood
2026-02-17 5:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-17 10:09 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-16 16:18 ` [PATCH 0/2] worktree_git_path(): remove repository argument Phillip Wood
2026-02-16 16:18 ` [PATCH 1/2] wt-status: avoid passing NULL worktree Phillip Wood
2026-02-17 9:23 ` Phillip Wood
2026-02-17 10:18 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-17 15:20 ` Phillip Wood
2026-02-17 16:38 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-17 18:29 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-17 17:46 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-02-18 14:19 ` Phillip Wood
2026-02-17 18:47 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-18 14:18 ` Phillip Wood
2026-02-16 16:18 ` [PATCH 2/2] path: remove repository argument from worktree_git_path() Phillip Wood
2026-02-17 17:48 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-02-17 10:12 ` [PATCH 0/2] worktree_git_path(): remove repository argument Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-17 15:22 ` Phillip Wood
2026-02-17 16:45 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-19 14:26 ` [PATCH v2 " Phillip Wood
2026-02-19 14:26 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] wt-status: avoid passing NULL worktree Phillip Wood
2026-02-19 19:30 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-19 20:37 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-25 16:39 ` Phillip Wood
2026-02-25 17:11 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-26 16:09 ` Phillip Wood
2026-02-26 16:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-19 14:26 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] path: remove repository argument from worktree_git_path() Phillip Wood
2026-02-19 19:34 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
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