split-index; stop abusing the `base_oid` to strip the "link" extension

When a split-index is in effect, the `$GIT_DIR/index` file needs to
contain a "link" extension that contains all the information about the
split-index, including the information about the shared index.

However, in some cases Git needs to suppress writing that "link"
extension (i.e. to fall back to writing a full index) even if the
in-memory index structure _has_ a `split_index` configured. This is the
case e.g. when "too many not shared" index entries exist.

In such instances, the current code sets the `base_oid` field of said
`split_index` structure to all-zero to indicate that `do_write_index()`
should skip writing the "link" extension.

This can lead to problems later on, when the in-memory index is still
used to perform other operations and eventually wants to write a
split-index, detects the presence of the `split_index` and reuses that,
too (under the assumption that it has been initialized correctly and
still has a non-null `base_oid`).

Let's stop zeroing out the `base_oid` to indicate that the "link"
extension should not be written.

One might be tempted to simply call `discard_split_index()` instead,
under the assumption that Git decided to write a non-split index and
therefore the `split_index` structure might no longer be wanted.
However, that is not possible because that would release index entries
in `split_index->base` that are likely to still be in use. Therefore we
cannot do that.

The next best thing we _can_ do is to introduce a bit field to indicate
specifically which index extensions (not) to write. So that's what we do
here.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

1 files changed, 32 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index b09128b188..7c9a0eeeac 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -2868,6 +2868,16 @@ static int record_ieot(void)
 	return !git_config_get_index_threads(&val) && val != 1;
 }
 
+enum write_extensions {
+	WRITE_NO_EXTENSION =              0,
+	WRITE_SPLIT_INDEX_EXTENSION =     1<<0,
+	WRITE_CACHE_TREE_EXTENSION =      1<<1,
+	WRITE_RESOLVE_UNDO_EXTENSION =    1<<2,
+	WRITE_UNTRACKED_CACHE_EXTENSION = 1<<3,
+	WRITE_FSMONITOR_EXTENSION =       1<<4,
+};
+#define WRITE_ALL_EXTENSIONS ((enum write_extensions)-1)
+
 /*
  * On success, `tempfile` is closed. If it is the temporary file
  * of a `struct lock_file`, we will therefore effectively perform
@@ -2876,7 +2886,7 @@ static int record_ieot(void)
  * rely on it.
  */
 static int do_write_index(struct index_state *istate, struct tempfile *tempfile,
-			  int strip_extensions, unsigned flags)
+			  enum write_extensions write_extensions, unsigned flags)
 {
 	uint64_t start = getnanotime();
 	struct hashfile *f;
@@ -3045,8 +3055,8 @@ static int do_write_index(struct index_state *istate, struct tempfile *tempfile,
 			return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (!strip_extensions && istate->split_index &&
-	    !is_null_oid(&istate->split_index->base_oid)) {
+	if (write_extensions & WRITE_SPLIT_INDEX_EXTENSION &&
+	    istate->split_index) {
 		struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 		if (istate->sparse_index)
@@ -3060,7 +3070,8 @@ static int do_write_index(struct index_state *istate, struct tempfile *tempfile,
 		if (err)
 			return -1;
 	}
-	if (!strip_extensions && !drop_cache_tree && istate->cache_tree) {
+	if (write_extensions & WRITE_CACHE_TREE_EXTENSION &&
+	    !drop_cache_tree && istate->cache_tree) {
 		struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 		cache_tree_write(&sb, istate->cache_tree);
@@ -3070,7 +3081,8 @@ static int do_write_index(struct index_state *istate, struct tempfile *tempfile,
 		if (err)
 			return -1;
 	}
-	if (!strip_extensions && istate->resolve_undo) {
+	if (write_extensions & WRITE_RESOLVE_UNDO_EXTENSION &&
+	    istate->resolve_undo) {
 		struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 		resolve_undo_write(&sb, istate->resolve_undo);
@@ -3081,7 +3093,8 @@ static int do_write_index(struct index_state *istate, struct tempfile *tempfile,
 		if (err)
 			return -1;
 	}
-	if (!strip_extensions && istate->untracked) {
+	if (write_extensions & WRITE_UNTRACKED_CACHE_EXTENSION &&
+	    istate->untracked) {
 		struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 		write_untracked_extension(&sb, istate->untracked);
@@ -3092,7 +3105,8 @@ static int do_write_index(struct index_state *istate, struct tempfile *tempfile,
 		if (err)
 			return -1;
 	}
-	if (!strip_extensions && istate->fsmonitor_last_update) {
+	if (write_extensions & WRITE_FSMONITOR_EXTENSION &&
+	    istate->fsmonitor_last_update) {
 		struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 		write_fsmonitor_extension(&sb, istate);
@@ -3166,8 +3180,10 @@ static int commit_locked_index(struct lock_file *lk)
 		return commit_lock_file(lk);
 }
 
-static int do_write_locked_index(struct index_state *istate, struct lock_file *lock,
-				 unsigned flags)
+static int do_write_locked_index(struct index_state *istate,
+				 struct lock_file *lock,
+				 unsigned flags,
+				 enum write_extensions write_extensions)
 {
 	int ret;
 	int was_full = istate->sparse_index == INDEX_EXPANDED;
@@ -3185,7 +3201,7 @@ static int do_write_locked_index(struct index_state *istate, struct lock_file *l
 	 */
 	trace2_region_enter_printf("index", "do_write_index", the_repository,
 				   "%s", get_lock_file_path(lock));
-	ret = do_write_index(istate, lock->tempfile, 0, flags);
+	ret = do_write_index(istate, lock->tempfile, write_extensions, flags);
 	trace2_region_leave_printf("index", "do_write_index", the_repository,
 				   "%s", get_lock_file_path(lock));
 
@@ -3214,7 +3230,7 @@ static int write_split_index(struct index_state *istate,
 {
 	int ret;
 	prepare_to_write_split_index(istate);
-	ret = do_write_locked_index(istate, lock, flags);
+	ret = do_write_locked_index(istate, lock, flags, WRITE_ALL_EXTENSIONS);
 	finish_writing_split_index(istate);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -3289,7 +3305,7 @@ static int write_shared_index(struct index_state *istate,
 
 	trace2_region_enter_printf("index", "shared/do_write_index",
 				   the_repository, "%s", get_tempfile_path(*temp));
-	ret = do_write_index(si->base, *temp, 1, flags);
+	ret = do_write_index(si->base, *temp, WRITE_NO_EXTENSION, flags);
 	trace2_region_leave_printf("index", "shared/do_write_index",
 				   the_repository, "%s", get_tempfile_path(*temp));
 
@@ -3366,9 +3382,8 @@ int write_locked_index(struct index_state *istate, struct lock_file *lock,
 	if ((!si && !test_split_index_env) ||
 	    alternate_index_output ||
 	    (istate->cache_changed & ~EXTMASK)) {
-		if (si)
-			oidclr(&si->base_oid);
-		ret = do_write_locked_index(istate, lock, flags);
+		ret = do_write_locked_index(istate, lock, flags,
+					    ~WRITE_SPLIT_INDEX_EXTENSION);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -3394,8 +3409,8 @@ int write_locked_index(struct index_state *istate, struct lock_file *lock,
 		/* Same initial permissions as the main .git/index file */
 		temp = mks_tempfile_sm(git_path("sharedindex_XXXXXX"), 0, 0666);
 		if (!temp) {
-			oidclr(&si->base_oid);
-			ret = do_write_locked_index(istate, lock, flags);
+			ret = do_write_locked_index(istate, lock, flags,
+						    ~WRITE_SPLIT_INDEX_EXTENSION);
 			goto out;
 		}
 		ret = write_shared_index(istate, &temp, flags);