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-rw-r--r--Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt86
-rw-r--r--Documentation/technical/api-hashmap.txt26
-rw-r--r--Documentation/technical/api-in-core-index.txt21
-rw-r--r--Documentation/technical/api-oid-array.txt (renamed from Documentation/technical/api-sha1-array.txt)50
-rw-r--r--Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt13
-rw-r--r--Documentation/technical/api-setup.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/technical/api-sub-process.txt59
-rw-r--r--Documentation/technical/api-submodule-config.txt14
-rw-r--r--Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt43
-rw-r--r--Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt25
11 files changed, 251 insertions, 94 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt
index 7f8e78d916..6c77b4920c 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ The notable options are:
Similar to `DIR_SHOW_IGNORED`, but return ignored files in `ignored[]`
in addition to untracked files in `entries[]`.
+`DIR_KEEP_UNTRACKED_CONTENTS`:::
+
+ Only has meaning if `DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_TOO` is also set; if this is set, the
+ untracked contents of untracked directories are also returned in
+ `entries[]`.
+
`DIR_COLLECT_IGNORED`:::
Special mode for git-add. Return ignored files in `ignored[]` and
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt
index 2602668677..e7cbb7c13a 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt
@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@ Data Structure
of no interest to the calling programs. The name of the
attribute can be retrieved by calling `git_attr_name()`.
-`struct git_attr_check`::
+`struct attr_check_item`::
- This structure represents a set of attributes to check in a call
- to `git_check_attr()` function, and receives the results.
+ This structure represents one attribute and its value.
+
+`struct attr_check`::
+
+ This structure represents a collection of `attr_check_item`.
+ It is passed to `git_check_attr()` function, specifying the
+ attributes to check, and receives their values.
Attribute Values
@@ -27,7 +32,7 @@ Attribute Values
An attribute for a path can be in one of four states: Set, Unset,
Unspecified or set to a string, and `.value` member of `struct
-git_attr_check` records it. There are three macros to check these:
+attr_check_item` records it. There are three macros to check these:
`ATTR_TRUE()`::
@@ -48,49 +53,51 @@ value of the attribute for the path.
Querying Specific Attributes
----------------------------
-* Prepare an array of `struct git_attr_check` to define the list of
- attributes you would want to check. To populate this array, you would
- need to define necessary attributes by calling `git_attr()` function.
+* Prepare `struct attr_check` using attr_check_initl()
+ function, enumerating the names of attributes whose values you are
+ interested in, terminated with a NULL pointer. Alternatively, an
+ empty `struct attr_check` can be prepared by calling
+ `attr_check_alloc()` function and then attributes you want to
+ ask about can be added to it with `attr_check_append()`
+ function.
* Call `git_check_attr()` to check the attributes for the path.
-* Inspect `git_attr_check` structure to see how each of the attribute in
- the array is defined for the path.
+* Inspect `attr_check` structure to see how each of the
+ attribute in the array is defined for the path.
Example
-------
-To see how attributes "crlf" and "indent" are set for different paths.
+To see how attributes "crlf" and "ident" are set for different paths.
-. Prepare an array of `struct git_attr_check` with two elements (because
- we are checking two attributes). Initialize their `attr` member with
- pointers to `struct git_attr` obtained by calling `git_attr()`:
+. Prepare a `struct attr_check` with two elements (because
+ we are checking two attributes):
------------
-static struct git_attr_check check[2];
+static struct attr_check *check;
static void setup_check(void)
{
- if (check[0].attr)
+ if (check)
return; /* already done */
- check[0].attr = git_attr("crlf");
- check[1].attr = git_attr("ident");
+ check = attr_check_initl("crlf", "ident", NULL);
}
------------
-. Call `git_check_attr()` with the prepared array of `struct git_attr_check`:
+. Call `git_check_attr()` with the prepared `struct attr_check`:
------------
const char *path;
setup_check();
- git_check_attr(path, ARRAY_SIZE(check), check);
+ git_check_attr(path, check);
------------
-. Act on `.value` member of the result, left in `check[]`:
+. Act on `.value` member of the result, left in `check->items[]`:
------------
- const char *value = check[0].value;
+ const char *value = check->items[0].value;
if (ATTR_TRUE(value)) {
The attribute is Set, by listing only the name of the
@@ -109,20 +116,39 @@ static void setup_check(void)
}
------------
+To see how attributes in argv[] are set for different paths, only
+the first step in the above would be different.
+
+------------
+static struct attr_check *check;
+static void setup_check(const char **argv)
+{
+ check = attr_check_alloc();
+ while (*argv) {
+ struct git_attr *attr = git_attr(*argv);
+ attr_check_append(check, attr);
+ argv++;
+ }
+}
+------------
+
Querying All Attributes
-----------------------
To get the values of all attributes associated with a file:
-* Call `git_all_attrs()`, which returns an array of `git_attr_check`
- structures.
+* Prepare an empty `attr_check` structure by calling
+ `attr_check_alloc()`.
+
+* Call `git_all_attrs()`, which populates the `attr_check`
+ with the attributes attached to the path.
-* Iterate over the `git_attr_check` array to examine the attribute
- names and values. The name of the attribute described by a
- `git_attr_check` object can be retrieved via
- `git_attr_name(check[i].attr)`. (Please note that no items will be
- returned for unset attributes, so `ATTR_UNSET()` will return false
- for all returned `git_array_check` objects.)
+* Iterate over the `attr_check.items[]` array to examine
+ the attribute names and values. The name of the attribute
+ described by a `attr_check.items[]` object can be retrieved via
+ `git_attr_name(check->items[i].attr)`. (Please note that no items
+ will be returned for unset attributes, so `ATTR_UNSET()` will return
+ false for all returned `attr_check.items[]` objects.)
-* Free the `git_array_check` array.
+* Free the `attr_check` struct by calling `attr_check_free()`.
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-hashmap.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-hashmap.txt
index 28f5a8b715..ccc634bbd7 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-hashmap.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-hashmap.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ that the hashmap is initialized. It may also be useful for statistical purposes
`cmpfn` stores the comparison function specified in `hashmap_init()`. In
advanced scenarios, it may be useful to change this, e.g. to switch between
case-sensitive and case-insensitive lookup.
++
+When `disallow_rehash` is set, automatic rehashes are prevented during inserts
+and deletes.
`struct hashmap_entry`::
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ Functions
`unsigned int strihash(const char *buf)`::
`unsigned int memhash(const void *buf, size_t len)`::
`unsigned int memihash(const void *buf, size_t len)`::
+`unsigned int memihash_cont(unsigned int hash_seed, const void *buf, size_t len)`::
Ready-to-use hash functions for strings, using the FNV-1 algorithm (see
http://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/comp/fnv).
@@ -65,6 +69,9 @@ Functions
`memihash` operate on arbitrary-length memory.
+
`strihash` and `memihash` are case insensitive versions.
++
+`memihash_cont` is a variant of `memihash` that allows a computation to be
+continued with another chunk of data.
`unsigned int sha1hash(const unsigned char *sha1)`::
@@ -184,11 +191,28 @@ passed to `hashmap_cmp_fn` to decide whether the entry matches the key.
+
Returns the removed entry, or NULL if not found.
+`void hashmap_disallow_rehash(struct hashmap *map, unsigned value)`::
+
+ Disallow/allow automatic rehashing of the hashmap during inserts
+ and deletes.
++
+This is useful if the caller knows that the hashmap will be accessed
+by multiple threads.
++
+The caller is still responsible for any necessary locking; this simply
+prevents unexpected rehashing. The caller is also responsible for properly
+sizing the initial hashmap to ensure good performance.
++
+A call to allow rehashing does not force a rehash; that might happen
+with the next insert or delete.
+
`void hashmap_iter_init(struct hashmap *map, struct hashmap_iter *iter)`::
`void *hashmap_iter_next(struct hashmap_iter *iter)`::
`void *hashmap_iter_first(struct hashmap *map, struct hashmap_iter *iter)`::
- Used to iterate over all entries of a hashmap.
+ Used to iterate over all entries of a hashmap. Note that it is
+ not safe to add or remove entries to the hashmap while
+ iterating.
+
`hashmap_iter_init` initializes a `hashmap_iter` structure.
+
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-in-core-index.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-in-core-index.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index adbdbf5d75..0000000000
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-in-core-index.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-in-core index API
-=================
-
-Talk about <read-cache.c> and <cache-tree.c>, things like:
-
-* cache -> the_index macros
-* read_index()
-* write_index()
-* ie_match_stat() and ie_modified(); how they are different and when to
- use which.
-* index_name_pos()
-* remove_index_entry_at()
-* remove_file_from_index()
-* add_file_to_index()
-* add_index_entry()
-* refresh_index()
-* discard_index()
-* cache_tree_invalidate_path()
-* cache_tree_update()
-
-(JC, Linus)
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-sha1-array.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-oid-array.txt
index 3e75497a37..b0c11f868d 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-sha1-array.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-oid-array.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-sha1-array API
+oid-array API
==============
-The sha1-array API provides storage and manipulation of sets of SHA-1
+The oid-array API provides storage and manipulation of sets of object
identifiers. The emphasis is on storage and processing efficiency,
making them suitable for large lists. Note that the ordering of items is
not preserved over some operations.
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ not preserved over some operations.
Data Structures
---------------
-`struct sha1_array`::
+`struct oid_array`::
- A single array of SHA-1 hashes. This should be initialized by
- assignment from `SHA1_ARRAY_INIT`. The `sha1` member contains
+ A single array of object IDs. This should be initialized by
+ assignment from `OID_ARRAY_INIT`. The `oid` member contains
the actual data. The `nr` member contains the number of items in
the set. The `alloc` and `sorted` members are used internally,
and should not be needed by API callers.
@@ -20,48 +20,52 @@ Data Structures
Functions
---------
-`sha1_array_append`::
- Add an item to the set. The sha1 will be placed at the end of
+`oid_array_append`::
+ Add an item to the set. The object ID will be placed at the end of
the array (but note that some operations below may lose this
ordering).
-`sha1_array_lookup`::
- Perform a binary search of the array for a specific sha1.
+`oid_array_lookup`::
+ Perform a binary search of the array for a specific object ID.
If found, returns the offset (in number of elements) of the
- sha1. If not found, returns a negative integer. If the array is
- not sorted, this function has the side effect of sorting it.
+ object ID. If not found, returns a negative integer. If the array
+ is not sorted, this function has the side effect of sorting it.
-`sha1_array_clear`::
+`oid_array_clear`::
Free all memory associated with the array and return it to the
initial, empty state.
-`sha1_array_for_each_unique`::
+`oid_array_for_each_unique`::
Efficiently iterate over each unique element of the list,
executing the callback function for each one. If the array is
- not sorted, this function has the side effect of sorting it.
+ not sorted, this function has the side effect of sorting it. If
+ the callback returns a non-zero value, the iteration ends
+ immediately and the callback's return is propagated; otherwise,
+ 0 is returned.
Examples
--------
-----------------------------------------
-void print_callback(const unsigned char sha1[20],
+int print_callback(const struct object_id *oid,
void *data)
{
- printf("%s\n", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+ printf("%s\n", oid_to_hex(oid));
+ return 0; /* always continue */
}
void some_func(void)
{
- struct sha1_array hashes = SHA1_ARRAY_INIT;
- unsigned char sha1[20];
+ struct sha1_array hashes = OID_ARRAY_INIT;
+ struct object_id oid;
/* Read objects into our set */
- while (read_object_from_stdin(sha1))
- sha1_array_append(&hashes, sha1);
+ while (read_object_from_stdin(oid.hash))
+ oid_array_append(&hashes, &oid);
/* Check if some objects are in our set */
- while (read_object_from_stdin(sha1)) {
- if (sha1_array_lookup(&hashes, sha1) >= 0)
+ while (read_object_from_stdin(oid.hash)) {
+ if (oid_array_lookup(&hashes, &oid) >= 0)
printf("it's in there!\n");
/*
@@ -71,6 +75,6 @@ void some_func(void)
* Instead, this will sort once and then skip duplicates
* in linear time.
*/
- sha1_array_for_each_unique(&hashes, print_callback, NULL);
+ oid_array_for_each_unique(&hashes, print_callback, NULL);
}
-----------------------------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt
index 27bd701c0d..829b558110 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ There are some macros to easily define options:
Introduce an option with string argument.
The string argument is put into `str_var`.
+`OPT_STRING_LIST(short, long, &struct string_list, arg_str, description)`::
+ Introduce an option with string argument.
+ The string argument is stored as an element in `string_list`.
+ Use of `--no-option` will clear the list of preceding values.
+
`OPT_INTEGER(short, long, &int_var, description)`::
Introduce an option with integer argument.
The integer is put into `int_var`.
@@ -178,13 +183,13 @@ There are some macros to easily define options:
scale the provided value by 1024, 1024^2 or 1024^3 respectively.
The scaled value is put into `unsigned_long_var`.
-`OPT_DATE(short, long, &int_var, description)`::
+`OPT_DATE(short, long, &timestamp_t_var, description)`::
Introduce an option with date argument, see `approxidate()`.
- The timestamp is put into `int_var`.
+ The timestamp is put into `timestamp_t_var`.
-`OPT_EXPIRY_DATE(short, long, &int_var, description)`::
+`OPT_EXPIRY_DATE(short, long, &timestamp_t_var, description)`::
Introduce an option with expiry date argument, see `parse_expiry_date()`.
- The timestamp is put into `int_var`.
+ The timestamp is put into `timestamp_t_var`.
`OPT_CALLBACK(short, long, &var, arg_str, description, func_ptr)`::
Introduce an option with argument.
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-setup.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-setup.txt
index 540e455689..eb1fa9853e 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-setup.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-setup.txt
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ parse_pathspec(). This function takes several arguments:
- prefix and args come from cmd_* functions
-get_pathspec() is obsolete and should never be used in new code.
-
parse_pathspec() helps catch unsupported features and reject them
politely. At a lower level, different pathspec-related functions may
not support the same set of features. Such pathspec-sensitive
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-sub-process.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-sub-process.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..793508cf3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-sub-process.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+sub-process API
+===============
+
+The sub-process API makes it possible to run background sub-processes
+for the entire lifetime of a Git invocation. If Git needs to communicate
+with an external process multiple times, then this can reduces the process
+invocation overhead. Git and the sub-process communicate through stdin and
+stdout.
+
+The sub-processes are kept in a hashmap by command name and looked up
+via the subprocess_find_entry function. If an existing instance can not
+be found then a new process should be created and started. When the
+parent git command terminates, all sub-processes are also terminated.
+
+This API is based on the run-command API.
+
+Data structures
+---------------
+
+* `struct subprocess_entry`
+
+The sub-process structure. Members should not be accessed directly.
+
+Types
+-----
+
+'int(*subprocess_start_fn)(struct subprocess_entry *entry)'::
+
+ User-supplied function to initialize the sub-process. This is
+ typically used to negotiate the interface version and capabilities.
+
+
+Functions
+---------
+
+`cmd2process_cmp`::
+
+ Function to test two subprocess hashmap entries for equality.
+
+`subprocess_start`::
+
+ Start a subprocess and add it to the subprocess hashmap.
+
+`subprocess_stop`::
+
+ Kill a subprocess and remove it from the subprocess hashmap.
+
+`subprocess_find_entry`::
+
+ Find a subprocess in the subprocess hashmap.
+
+`subprocess_get_child_process`::
+
+ Get the underlying `struct child_process` from a subprocess.
+
+`subprocess_read_status`::
+
+ Helper function to read packets looking for the last "status=<foo>"
+ key/value pair.
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-submodule-config.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-submodule-config.txt
index 941fa178dd..3dce003fda 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-submodule-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-submodule-config.txt
@@ -47,16 +47,20 @@ Functions
Can be passed to the config parsing infrastructure to parse
local (worktree) submodule configurations.
-`const struct submodule *submodule_from_path(const unsigned char *commit_sha1, const char *path)`::
+`const struct submodule *submodule_from_path(const unsigned char *treeish_name, const char *path)`::
- Lookup values for one submodule by its commit_sha1 and path.
+ Given a tree-ish in the superproject and a path, return the
+ submodule that is bound at the path in the named tree.
-`const struct submodule *submodule_from_name(const unsigned char *commit_sha1, const char *name)`::
+`const struct submodule *submodule_from_name(const unsigned char *treeish_name, const char *name)`::
The same as above but lookup by name.
-If given the null_sha1 as commit_sha1 the local configuration of a
-submodule will be returned (e.g. consolidated values from local git
+Whenever a submodule configuration is parsed in `parse_submodule_config_option`
+via e.g. `gitmodules_config()`, it will overwrite the null_sha1 entry.
+So in the normal case, when HEAD:.gitmodules is parsed first and then overlayed
+with the repository configuration, the null_sha1 entry contains the local
+configuration of a submodule (e.g. consolidated values from local git
configuration and the .gitmodules file in the worktree).
For an example usage see test-submodule-config.c.
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt b/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt
index 736f3894a8..a34917153f 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt
@@ -219,7 +219,9 @@ out of what the server said it could do with the first 'want' line.
shallow-line = PKT-LINE("shallow" SP obj-id)
- depth-request = PKT-LINE("deepen" SP depth)
+ depth-request = PKT-LINE("deepen" SP depth) /
+ PKT-LINE("deepen-since" SP timestamp) /
+ PKT-LINE("deepen-not" SP ref)
first-want = PKT-LINE("want" SP obj-id SP capability-list)
additional-want = PKT-LINE("want" SP obj-id)
@@ -349,14 +351,19 @@ ACK after 'done' if there is at least one common base and multi_ack or
multi_ack_detailed is enabled. The server always sends NAK after 'done'
if there is no common base found.
+Instead of 'ACK' or 'NAK', the server may send an error message (for
+example, if it does not recognize an object in a 'want' line received
+from the client).
+
Then the server will start sending its packfile data.
----
- server-response = *ack_multi ack / nak
+ server-response = *ack_multi ack / nak / error-line
ack_multi = PKT-LINE("ACK" SP obj-id ack_status)
ack_status = "continue" / "common" / "ready"
ack = PKT-LINE("ACK" SP obj-id)
nak = PKT-LINE("NAK")
+ error-line = PKT-LINE("ERR" SP explanation-text)
----
A simple clone may look like this (with no 'have' lines):
@@ -466,13 +473,10 @@ that it wants to update, it sends a line listing the obj-id currently on
the server, the obj-id the client would like to update it to and the name
of the reference.
-This list is followed by a flush-pkt. Then the push options are transmitted
-one per packet followed by another flush-pkt. After that the packfile that
-should contain all the objects that the server will need to complete the new
-references will be sent.
+This list is followed by a flush-pkt.
----
- update-request = *shallow ( command-list | push-cert ) [packfile]
+ update-requests = *shallow ( command-list | push-cert )
shallow = PKT-LINE("shallow" SP obj-id)
@@ -493,12 +497,35 @@ references will be sent.
PKT-LINE("pusher" SP ident LF)
PKT-LINE("pushee" SP url LF)
PKT-LINE("nonce" SP nonce LF)
+ *PKT-LINE("push-option" SP push-option LF)
PKT-LINE(LF)
*PKT-LINE(command LF)
*PKT-LINE(gpg-signature-lines LF)
PKT-LINE("push-cert-end" LF)
- packfile = "PACK" 28*(OCTET)
+ push-option = 1*( VCHAR | SP )
+----
+
+If the server has advertised the 'push-options' capability and the client has
+specified 'push-options' as part of the capability list above, the client then
+sends its push options followed by a flush-pkt.
+
+----
+ push-options = *PKT-LINE(push-option) flush-pkt
+----
+
+For backwards compatibility with older Git servers, if the client sends a push
+cert and push options, it MUST send its push options both embedded within the
+push cert and after the push cert. (Note that the push options within the cert
+are prefixed, but the push options after the cert are not.) Both these lists
+MUST be the same, modulo the prefix.
+
+After that the packfile that
+should contain all the objects that the server will need to complete the new
+references will be sent.
+
+----
+ packfile = "PACK" 28*(OCTET)
----
If the receiving end does not support delete-refs, the sending end MUST
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt b/Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt
index 4c28d3a8ae..26dcc6f502 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt
@@ -179,6 +179,31 @@ This capability adds "deepen", "shallow" and "unshallow" commands to
the fetch-pack/upload-pack protocol so clients can request shallow
clones.
+deepen-since
+------------
+
+This capability adds "deepen-since" command to fetch-pack/upload-pack
+protocol so the client can request shallow clones that are cut at a
+specific time, instead of depth. Internally it's equivalent of doing
+"rev-list --max-age=<timestamp>" on the server side. "deepen-since"
+cannot be used with "deepen".
+
+deepen-not
+----------
+
+This capability adds "deepen-not" command to fetch-pack/upload-pack
+protocol so the client can request shallow clones that are cut at a
+specific revision, instead of depth. Internally it's equivalent of
+doing "rev-list --not <rev>" on the server side. "deepen-not"
+cannot be used with "deepen", but can be used with "deepen-since".
+
+deepen-relative
+---------------
+
+If this capability is requested by the client, the semantics of
+"deepen" command is changed. The "depth" argument is the depth from
+the current shallow boundary, instead of the depth from remote refs.
+
no-progress
-----------