What's cooking (2014/10 #02)
Junio C Hamano committed
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To: git@vger.kernel.org
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-Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Oct 2014, #01; Tue, 7)
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+Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Oct 2014, #01; Thu, 9)
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-What's cooking in git.git (Oct 2014, #01; Tue, 7)
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+What's cooking in git.git (Oct 2014, #02; Thu, 9)
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Here are the topics that have been cooking. Commits prefixed with
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http://git-blame.blogspot.com/p/git-public-repositories.html
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+[Graduated to "master"]
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+* bw/use-write-script-in-tests (2014-09-29) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2014-09-29 at be4056e)
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+ + t/lib-credential: use write_script
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+* jc/push-cert (2014-09-25) 24 commits
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2014-09-25 at 3eb1d69)
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+ + receive-pack::hmac_sha1(): copy the entire SHA-1 hash out
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2014-09-24 at a99f5d8)
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+ + signed push: allow stale nonce in stateless mode
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+ + signed push: teach smart-HTTP to pass "git push --signed" around
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+ + signed push: fortify against replay attacks
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+ + signed push: add "pushee" header to push certificate
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+ + signed push: remove duplicated protocol info
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+ + send-pack: send feature request on push-cert packet
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+ + receive-pack: GPG-validate push certificates
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+ + push: the beginning of "git push --signed"
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+ + pack-protocol doc: typofix for PKT-LINE
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+ + gpg-interface: move parse_signature() to where it should be
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+ + gpg-interface: move parse_gpg_output() to where it should be
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+ + send-pack: clarify that cmds_sent is a boolean
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+ + send-pack: refactor inspecting and resetting status and sending commands
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+ + send-pack: rename "new_refs" to "need_pack_data"
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+ + receive-pack: factor out capability string generation
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+ + send-pack: factor out capability string generation
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+ + send-pack: always send capabilities
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+ + send-pack: refactor decision to send update per ref
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+ + send-pack: move REF_STATUS_REJECT_NODELETE logic a bit higher
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+ + receive-pack: factor out queueing of command
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+ + receive-pack: do not reuse old_sha1[] for other things
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+ + receive-pack: parse feature request a bit earlier
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+ + receive-pack: do not overallocate command structure
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+ (this branch is used by jc/push-cert-hmac-optim.)
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+ Allow "git push" request to be signed, so that it can be verified and
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+ audited, using the GPG signature of the person who pushed, that the
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+ tips of branches at a public repository really point the commits
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+ the pusher wanted to, without having to "trust" the server.
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+* nd/archive-pathspec (2014-09-22) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2014-09-25 at 8806f93)
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+ + archive: support filtering paths with glob
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+ "git archive" learned to filter what gets archived with pathspec.
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+* sp/stream-clean-filter (2014-09-22) 7 commits
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2014-09-29 at 47fc36d)
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+ + sha1_file: don't convert off_t to size_t too early to avoid potential die()
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+ + convert: stream from fd to required clean filter to reduce used address space
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+ + copy_fd(): do not close the input file descriptor
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+ + mmap_limit: introduce GIT_MMAP_LIMIT to allow testing expected mmap size
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+ + memory_limit: use git_env_ulong() to parse GIT_ALLOC_LIMIT
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+ + config.c: add git_env_ulong() to parse environment variable
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+ + convert: drop arguments other than 'path' from would_convert_to_git()
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+ When running a required clean filter, we do not have to mmap the
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+ original before feeding the filter. Instead, stream the file
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+ contents directly to the filter and process its output.
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--------------------------------------------------
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[New Topics]
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* mh/lockfile-stdio (2014-10-01) 3 commits
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- - commit_packed_refs(): reimplement using fdopen_lock_file()
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- - dump_marks(): reimplement using fdopen_lock_file()
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- - fdopen_lock_file(): access a lockfile using stdio
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2014-10-08 at e56cebc)
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+ + commit_packed_refs(): reimplement using fdopen_lock_file()
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+ + dump_marks(): reimplement using fdopen_lock_file()
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+ + fdopen_lock_file(): access a lockfile using stdio
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(this branch uses mh/lockfile.)
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- Will merge to 'next'.
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+ Will merge to 'master'.
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* rs/daemon-fixes (2014-10-01) 3 commits
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* rs/sha1-array-test (2014-10-01) 2 commits
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- - sha1-lookup: handle duplicates in sha1_pos()
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- - sha1-array: add test-sha1-array and basic tests
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2014-10-08 at 5960711)
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+ + sha1-lookup: handle duplicates in sha1_pos()
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+ + sha1-array: add test-sha1-array and basic tests
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+ Will merge to 'master'.
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* da/completion-show-signature (2014-10-07) 1 commit
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* rs/mailsplit (2014-10-07) 1 commit
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- - mailsplit: remove unnecessary unlink(2) call
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2014-10-08 at 58b053e)
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+ + mailsplit: remove unnecessary unlink(2) call
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+ Will merge to 'master'.
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* rs/more-uses-of-skip-prefix (2014-10-07) 1 commit
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- - use skip_prefix() to avoid more magic numbers
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2014-10-08 at cd153c0)
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+ + use skip_prefix() to avoid more magic numbers
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+ Will merge to 'master'.
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* rs/plug-leak-in-bundle (2014-10-07) 1 commit
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- - bundle: plug minor memory leak in is_tag_in_date_range()
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+ + bundle: plug minor memory leak in is_tag_in_date_range()
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+ Will merge to 'master'.
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+* bc/asciidoc-pretty-formats-fix (2014-10-08) 1 commit
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+ - Documentation: fix misrender of pretty-formats in Asciidoctor
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+* da/mergetool-temporary-filename (2014-10-09) 1 commit
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+ - mergetool: use more conservative temporary filenames
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+* jc/completion-no-chdir (2014-10-09) 1 commit
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+ - completion: use "git -C $there" instead of (cd $there && git ...)
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+ Seems to break t9902; we may want to use $gmane/258099 or something
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+ like that in the meantime, but on the other hand the topic itself
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[Stalled]
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Will be rerolled.
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-* rr/mergetool-temporary-filename-tweak (2014-08-21) 1 commit
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- - Allow the user to change the temporary file name for mergetool
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- Needs rerolling (new paragraph in doc seems to be in a wrong place)
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* jk/tag-contains (2014-06-30) 8 commits
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. perf: add tests for tag --contains
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. tag: use commit_contains
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Will merge to 'master'.
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-* bw/use-write-script-in-tests (2014-09-29) 1 commit
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- (merged to 'next' on 2014-09-29 at be4056e)
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- + t/lib-credential: use write_script
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- Will merge to 'master'.
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* bw/trace-no-inline-getnanotime (2014-09-29) 1 commit
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- trace.c: do not mark getnanotime() as "inline"
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* jc/push-cert-hmac-optim (2014-09-25) 2 commits
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- receive-pack: truncate hmac early and convert only necessary bytes
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- sha1_to_hex: split out "hex-format n bytes" helper and use it
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This is "we could do this if we wanted to", not "we measured and it
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improves performance critical codepath".
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Waiting for an Ack.
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-* nd/archive-pathspec (2014-09-22) 1 commit
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- Will merge to 'master'.
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* so/rebase-doc-fork-point (2014-09-29) 1 commit
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(merged to 'next' on 2014-10-07 at 03d8ed6)
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+ Documentation/git-rebase.txt: document when --fork-point is auto-enabled
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* sk/tag-contains-wo-recursion (2014-09-23) 1 commit
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* da/include-compat-util-first-in-c (2014-09-15) 1 commit
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* mh/lockfile (2014-10-01) 38 commits
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- - lockfile.h: extract new header file for the functions in lockfile.c
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- - hold_locked_index(): move from lockfile.c to read-cache.c
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- - hold_lock_file_for_append(): restore errno before returning
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- - get_locked_file_path(): new function
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- - lockfile.c: rename static functions
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- - lockfile: rename LOCK_NODEREF to LOCK_NO_DEREF
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- - commit_lock_file_to(): refactor a helper out of commit_lock_file()
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- - trim_last_path_component(): replace last_path_elm()
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- - resolve_symlink(): take a strbuf parameter
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- - resolve_symlink(): use a strbuf for internal scratch space
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- - lockfile: change lock_file::filename into a strbuf
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- - commit_lock_file(): use a strbuf to manage temporary space
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- - try_merge_strategy(): use a statically-allocated lock_file object
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- - try_merge_strategy(): remove redundant lock_file allocation
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- - struct lock_file: declare some fields volatile
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- - lockfile: avoid transitory invalid states
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- - git_config_set_multivar_in_file(): avoid call to rollback_lock_file()
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- - dump_marks(): remove a redundant call to rollback_lock_file()
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- - api-lockfile: document edge cases
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- - commit_lock_file(): rollback lock file on failure to rename
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- - close_lock_file(): if close fails, roll back
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- - commit_lock_file(): die() if called for unlocked lockfile object
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- - commit_lock_file(): inline temporary variable
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- - remove_lock_file(): call rollback_lock_file()
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- - lock_file(): exit early if lockfile cannot be opened
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- - prepare_index(): declare return value to be (const char *)
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- - delete_ref_loose(): don't muck around in the lock_file's filename
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- - cache.h: define constants LOCK_SUFFIX and LOCK_SUFFIX_LEN
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- - lockfile.c: document the various states of lock_file objects
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- - lock_file(): always initialize and register lock_file object
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- - hold_lock_file_for_append(): release lock on errors
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- - lockfile: unlock file if lockfile permissions cannot be adjusted
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- - rollback_lock_file(): set fd to -1
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- - rollback_lock_file(): exit early if lock is not active
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- - rollback_lock_file(): do not clear filename redundantly
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- - close_lock_file(): exit (successfully) if file is already closed
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- - api-lockfile: revise and expand the documentation
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- - unable_to_lock_die(): rename function from unable_to_lock_index_die()
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2014-10-08 at 39cb6da)
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+ + lockfile.h: extract new header file for the functions in lockfile.c
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+ + hold_locked_index(): move from lockfile.c to read-cache.c
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+ + hold_lock_file_for_append(): restore errno before returning
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+ + get_locked_file_path(): new function
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+ + lockfile.c: rename static functions
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+ + lockfile: rename LOCK_NODEREF to LOCK_NO_DEREF
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+ + commit_lock_file_to(): refactor a helper out of commit_lock_file()
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+ + trim_last_path_component(): replace last_path_elm()
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+ + resolve_symlink(): take a strbuf parameter
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+ + resolve_symlink(): use a strbuf for internal scratch space
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+ + lockfile: change lock_file::filename into a strbuf
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+ + commit_lock_file(): use a strbuf to manage temporary space
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+ + try_merge_strategy(): use a statically-allocated lock_file object
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+ + try_merge_strategy(): remove redundant lock_file allocation
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+ + struct lock_file: declare some fields volatile
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+ + lockfile: avoid transitory invalid states
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+ + git_config_set_multivar_in_file(): avoid call to rollback_lock_file()
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+ + dump_marks(): remove a redundant call to rollback_lock_file()
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+ + api-lockfile: document edge cases
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+ + commit_lock_file(): rollback lock file on failure to rename
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+ + close_lock_file(): if close fails, roll back
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+ + commit_lock_file(): die() if called for unlocked lockfile object
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+ + commit_lock_file(): inline temporary variable
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+ + remove_lock_file(): call rollback_lock_file()
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+ + lock_file(): exit early if lockfile cannot be opened
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+ + prepare_index(): declare return value to be (const char *)
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+ + delete_ref_loose(): don't muck around in the lock_file's filename
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+ + cache.h: define constants LOCK_SUFFIX and LOCK_SUFFIX_LEN
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+ + lockfile.c: document the various states of lock_file objects
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+ + lock_file(): always initialize and register lock_file object
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+ + hold_lock_file_for_append(): release lock on errors
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+ + lockfile: unlock file if lockfile permissions cannot be adjusted
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+ + rollback_lock_file(): set fd to -1
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+ + rollback_lock_file(): exit early if lock is not active
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+ + rollback_lock_file(): do not clear filename redundantly
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+ + close_lock_file(): exit (successfully) if file is already closed
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+ + api-lockfile: revise and expand the documentation
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+ + unable_to_lock_die(): rename function from unable_to_lock_index_die()
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(this branch is used by mh/lockfile-stdio.)
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-* sp/stream-clean-filter (2014-09-22) 7 commits
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- (merged to 'next' on 2014-09-29 at 47fc36d)
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- + sha1_file: don't convert off_t to size_t too early to avoid potential die()
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- + convert: stream from fd to required clean filter to reduce used address space
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- + copy_fd(): do not close the input file descriptor
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- + mmap_limit: introduce GIT_MMAP_LIMIT to allow testing expected mmap size
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- + memory_limit: use git_env_ulong() to parse GIT_ALLOC_LIMIT
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- + config.c: add git_env_ulong() to parse environment variable
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- + convert: drop arguments other than 'path' from would_convert_to_git()
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- When running a required clean filter, we do not have to mmap the
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- original before feeding the filter. Instead, stream the file
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- contents directly to the filter and process its output.
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- Will merge to 'master'.
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-* jc/push-cert (2014-09-25) 24 commits
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- (merged to 'next' on 2014-09-25 at 3eb1d69)
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- + receive-pack::hmac_sha1(): copy the entire SHA-1 hash out
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- (merged to 'next' on 2014-09-24 at a99f5d8)
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- + signed push: allow stale nonce in stateless mode
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- + signed push: teach smart-HTTP to pass "git push --signed" around
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- + signed push: fortify against replay attacks
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- + signed push: add "pushee" header to push certificate
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- + signed push: remove duplicated protocol info
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- + send-pack: send feature request on push-cert packet
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- + receive-pack: GPG-validate push certificates
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- + push: the beginning of "git push --signed"
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- + pack-protocol doc: typofix for PKT-LINE
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- + gpg-interface: move parse_signature() to where it should be
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- + gpg-interface: move parse_gpg_output() to where it should be
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- + send-pack: clarify that cmds_sent is a boolean
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- + send-pack: refactor inspecting and resetting status and sending commands
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- + send-pack: rename "new_refs" to "need_pack_data"
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- + receive-pack: factor out capability string generation
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- + send-pack: factor out capability string generation
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- + send-pack: always send capabilities
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- + send-pack: refactor decision to send update per ref
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- + send-pack: move REF_STATUS_REJECT_NODELETE logic a bit higher
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- + receive-pack: factor out queueing of command
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- + receive-pack: do not reuse old_sha1[] for other things
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- + receive-pack: parse feature request a bit earlier
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- + receive-pack: do not overallocate command structure
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- (this branch is used by jc/push-cert-hmac-optim.)
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- Allow "git push" request to be signed, so that it can be verified and
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- audited, using the GPG signature of the person who pushed, that the
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- tips of branches at a public repository really point the commits
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- the pusher wanted to, without having to "trust" the server.
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- Will merge to 'master'.
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* mt/patch-id-stable (2014-06-10) 1 commit
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+[Discarded]
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+* rr/mergetool-temporary-filename-tweak (2014-08-21) 1 commit
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+ . Allow the user to change the temporary file name for mergetool
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+ Needed rerolling (new paragraph in doc seems to be in a wrong place)
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+ for quite some time but without any activity.
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