refs: implement releasing ref storages

Ref storages are typically only initialized once for `the_repository` and then never released. Until now we got away with that without causing memory leaks because `the_repository` stays reachable, and because the ref backend is reachable via `the_repository` its memory basically never leaks. This is about to change though because of the upcoming migration logic, which will create a secondary ref storage. In that case, we will either have to release the old or new ref storage to avoid leaks. Implement a new `release` callback and expose it via a new `ref_storage_release()` function. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

Patrick Steinhardt committed May 17, 2024 at 10:18 UTC 71c871b48dfaf300ca20e205917db72ab9c6d7b3
7 files changed +68
refs.c
+6
@@ -2041,6 +2041,12 @@ static struct ref_store *ref_store_init(struct repository *repo,
2041 return refs;
2042 }
2043
2044 +void ref_store_release(struct ref_store *ref_store)
2045 +{
2046 + ref_store->be->release(ref_store);
2047 + free(ref_store->gitdir);
2048 +}
2049 +
2050 struct ref_store *get_main_ref_store(struct repository *r)
2051 {
2052 if (r->refs_private)
refs.h
+5
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ int is_branch(const char *refname);
118
119 int ref_store_create_on_disk(struct ref_store *refs, int flags, struct strbuf *err);
120
121 +/*
122 + * Release all memory and resources associated with the ref store.
123 + */
124 +void ref_store_release(struct ref_store *ref_store);
125 +
126 /*
127 * Return the peeled value of the oid currently being iterated via
128 * for_each_ref(), etc. This is equivalent to calling:
refs/debug.c
+8
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ struct ref_store *maybe_debug_wrap_ref_store(const char *gitdir, struct ref_stor
33 return (struct ref_store *)res;
34 }
35
36 +static void debug_release(struct ref_store *refs)
37 +{
38 + struct debug_ref_store *drefs = (struct debug_ref_store *)refs;
39 + drefs->refs->be->release(drefs->refs);
40 + trace_printf_key(&trace_refs, "release\n");
41 +}
42 +
43 static int debug_create_on_disk(struct ref_store *refs, int flags, struct strbuf *err)
44 {
45 struct debug_ref_store *drefs = (struct debug_ref_store *)refs;
@@ -427,6 +434,7 @@ static int debug_reflog_expire(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refname,
434 struct ref_storage_be refs_be_debug = {
435 .name = "debug",
436 .init = NULL,
437 + .release = debug_release,
438 .create_on_disk = debug_create_on_disk,
439
440 /*
refs/files-backend.c
+10
@@ -149,6 +149,14 @@ static struct files_ref_store *files_downcast(struct ref_store *ref_store,
149 return refs;
150 }
151
152 +static void files_ref_store_release(struct ref_store *ref_store)
153 +{
154 + struct files_ref_store *refs = files_downcast(ref_store, 0, "release");
155 + free_ref_cache(refs->loose);
156 + free(refs->gitcommondir);
157 + ref_store_release(refs->packed_ref_store);
158 +}
159 +
160 static void files_reflog_path(struct files_ref_store *refs,
161 struct strbuf *sb,
162 const char *refname)
@@ -3284,7 +3292,9 @@ static int files_ref_store_create_on_disk(struct ref_store *ref_store,
3292 struct ref_storage_be refs_be_files = {
3293 .name = "files",
3294 .init = files_ref_store_init,
3295 + .release = files_ref_store_release,
3296 .create_on_disk = files_ref_store_create_on_disk,
3297 +
3298 .transaction_prepare = files_transaction_prepare,
3299 .transaction_finish = files_transaction_finish,
3300 .transaction_abort = files_transaction_abort,
refs/packed-backend.c
+11
@@ -252,6 +252,15 @@ static void clear_snapshot(struct packed_ref_store *refs)
252 }
253 }
254
255 +static void packed_ref_store_release(struct ref_store *ref_store)
256 +{
257 + struct packed_ref_store *refs = packed_downcast(ref_store, 0, "release");
258 + clear_snapshot(refs);
259 + rollback_lock_file(&refs->lock);
260 + delete_tempfile(&refs->tempfile);
261 + free(refs->path);
262 +}
263 +
264 static NORETURN void die_unterminated_line(const char *path,
265 const char *p, size_t len)
266 {
@@ -1707,7 +1716,9 @@ static struct ref_iterator *packed_reflog_iterator_begin(struct ref_store *ref_s
1716 struct ref_storage_be refs_be_packed = {
1717 .name = "packed",
1718 .init = packed_ref_store_init,
1719 + .release = packed_ref_store_release,
1720 .create_on_disk = packed_ref_store_create_on_disk,
1721 +
1722 .transaction_prepare = packed_transaction_prepare,
1723 .transaction_finish = packed_transaction_finish,
1724 .transaction_abort = packed_transaction_abort,
refs/refs-internal.h
+5
@@ -529,6 +529,10 @@ struct ref_store;
529 typedef struct ref_store *ref_store_init_fn(struct repository *repo,
530 const char *gitdir,
531 unsigned int flags);
532 +/*
533 + * Release all memory and resources associated with the ref store.
534 + */
535 +typedef void ref_store_release_fn(struct ref_store *refs);
536
537 typedef int ref_store_create_on_disk_fn(struct ref_store *refs,
538 int flags,
@@ -668,6 +672,7 @@ typedef int read_symbolic_ref_fn(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refnam
672 struct ref_storage_be {
673 const char *name;
674 ref_store_init_fn *init;
675 + ref_store_release_fn *release;
676 ref_store_create_on_disk_fn *create_on_disk;
677
678 ref_transaction_prepare_fn *transaction_prepare;
refs/reftable-backend.c
+23
@@ -293,6 +293,27 @@ done:
293 return &refs->base;
294 }
295
296 +static void reftable_be_release(struct ref_store *ref_store)
297 +{
298 + struct reftable_ref_store *refs = reftable_be_downcast(ref_store, 0, "release");
299 + struct strmap_entry *entry;
300 + struct hashmap_iter iter;
301 +
302 + if (refs->main_stack) {
303 + reftable_stack_destroy(refs->main_stack);
304 + refs->main_stack = NULL;
305 + }
306 +
307 + if (refs->worktree_stack) {
308 + reftable_stack_destroy(refs->worktree_stack);
309 + refs->worktree_stack = NULL;
310 + }
311 +
312 + strmap_for_each_entry(&refs->worktree_stacks, &iter, entry)
313 + reftable_stack_destroy(entry->value);
314 + strmap_clear(&refs->worktree_stacks, 0);
315 +}
316 +
317 static int reftable_be_create_on_disk(struct ref_store *ref_store,
318 int flags UNUSED,
319 struct strbuf *err UNUSED)
@@ -2248,7 +2269,9 @@ done:
2269 struct ref_storage_be refs_be_reftable = {
2270 .name = "reftable",
2271 .init = reftable_be_init,
2272 + .release = reftable_be_release,
2273 .create_on_disk = reftable_be_create_on_disk,
2274 +
2275 .transaction_prepare = reftable_be_transaction_prepare,
2276 .transaction_finish = reftable_be_transaction_finish,
2277 .transaction_abort = reftable_be_transaction_abort,