Add support for GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES

Make git recognize a new environment variable that prevents it from
chdir'ing up into specified directories when looking for a GIT_DIR.
Useful for avoiding slow network directories.

For example, I use git in an environment where homedirs are automounted
and "ls /home/nonexistent" takes about 9 seconds.  Setting
GIT_CEILING_DIRS="/home" allows "git help -a" (for bash completion) and
"git symbolic-ref" (for my shell prompt) to run in a reasonable time.

Signed-off-by: David Reiss <dreiss@facebook.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

Documentation/git.txt

@@ -415,6 +415,14 @@ git so take care if using Cogito etc.
 	This can also be controlled by the '--work-tree' command line
 	option and the core.worktree configuration variable.
 
+'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES'::
+	This should be a colon-separated list of absolute paths.
+	If set, it is a list of directories that git should not chdir
+	up into while looking for a repository directory.
+	It will not exclude the current working directory or
+	a GIT_DIR set on the command line or in the environment.
+	(Useful for excluding slow-loading network directories.)
+
 git Commits
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
 'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME'::

cache.h

@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ static inline enum object_type object_type(unsigned int mode)
 #define CONFIG_ENVIRONMENT "GIT_CONFIG"
 #define CONFIG_LOCAL_ENVIRONMENT "GIT_CONFIG_LOCAL"
 #define EXEC_PATH_ENVIRONMENT "GIT_EXEC_PATH"
+#define CEILING_DIRECTORIES_ENVIRONMENT "GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES"
 #define GITATTRIBUTES_FILE ".gitattributes"
 #define INFOATTRIBUTES_FILE "info/attributes"
 #define ATTRIBUTE_MACRO_PREFIX "[attr]"
@@ -515,6 +516,7 @@ static inline int is_absolute_path(const char *path)
 }
 const char *make_absolute_path(const char *path);
 int normalize_absolute_path(char *buf, const char *path);
+int longest_ancestor_length(const char *path, const char *prefix_list);
 
 /* Read and unpack a sha1 file into memory, write memory to a sha1 file */
 extern int sha1_object_info(const unsigned char *, unsigned long *);

path.c

@@ -410,3 +410,46 @@ int normalize_absolute_path(char *buf, const char *path)
 	*dst = '\0';
 	return dst - buf;
 }
+
+/*
+ * path = Canonical absolute path
+ * prefix_list = Colon-separated list of absolute paths
+ *
+ * Determines, for each path in parent_list, whether the "prefix" really
+ * is an ancestor directory of path.  Returns the length of the longest
+ * ancestor directory, excluding any trailing slashes, or -1 if no prefix
+ * is an ancestor.  (Note that this means 0 is returned if prefix_list is
+ * "/".) "/foo" is not considered an ancestor of "/foobar".  Directories
+ * are not considered to be their own ancestors.  path must be in a
+ * canonical form: empty components, or "." or ".." components are not
+ * allowed.  prefix_list may be null, which is like "".
+ */
+int longest_ancestor_length(const char *path, const char *prefix_list)
+{
+	char buf[PATH_MAX+1];
+	const char *ceil, *colon;
+	int len, max_len = -1;
+
+	if (prefix_list == NULL || !strcmp(path, "/"))
+		return -1;
+
+	for (colon = ceil = prefix_list; *colon; ceil = colon+1) {
+		for (colon = ceil; *colon && *colon != ':'; colon++);
+		len = colon - ceil;
+		if (len == 0 || len > PATH_MAX || !is_absolute_path(ceil))
+			continue;
+		strlcpy(buf, ceil, len+1);
+		len = normalize_absolute_path(buf, buf);
+		/* Strip "trailing slashes" from "/". */
+		if (len == 1)
+			len = 0;
+
+		if (!strncmp(path, buf, len) &&
+		    path[len] == '/' &&
+		    len > max_len) {
+			max_len = len;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return max_len;
+}

setup.c

@@ -359,10 +359,11 @@ const char *read_gitfile_gently(const char *path)
 const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *nongit_ok)
 {
 	const char *work_tree_env = getenv(GIT_WORK_TREE_ENVIRONMENT);
+	const char *env_ceiling_dirs = getenv(CEILING_DIRECTORIES_ENVIRONMENT);
 	static char cwd[PATH_MAX+1];
 	const char *gitdirenv;
 	const char *gitfile_dir;
-	int len, offset;
+	int len, offset, ceil_offset;
 
 	/*
 	 * Let's assume that we are in a git repository.
@@ -414,6 +415,8 @@ const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *nongit_ok)
 	if (!getcwd(cwd, sizeof(cwd)-1))
 		die("Unable to read current working directory");
 
+	ceil_offset = longest_ancestor_length(cwd, env_ceiling_dirs);
+
 	/*
 	 * Test in the following order (relative to the cwd):
 	 * - .git (file containing "gitdir: <path>")
@@ -444,17 +447,16 @@ const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *nongit_ok)
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		chdir("..");
-		do {
-			if (!offset) {
-				if (nongit_ok) {
-					if (chdir(cwd))
-						die("Cannot come back to cwd");
-					*nongit_ok = 1;
-					return NULL;
-				}
-				die("Not a git repository");
+		while (--offset > ceil_offset && cwd[offset] != '/');
+		if (offset <= ceil_offset) {
+			if (nongit_ok) {
+				if (chdir(cwd))
+					die("Cannot come back to cwd");
+				*nongit_ok = 1;
+				return NULL;
 			}
-		} while (cwd[--offset] != '/');
+			die("Not a git repository");
+		}
 	}
 
 	inside_git_dir = 0;

t/t0060-path-utils.sh

@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ norm_abs() {
 	"test \$(test-path-utils normalize_absolute_path '$1') = '$2'"
 }
 
+ancestor() {
+	test_expect_success "longest ancestor" \
+	"test \$(test-path-utils longest_ancestor_length '$1' '$2') = '$3'"
+}
+
 norm_abs "" /
 norm_abs / /
 norm_abs // /
@@ -37,4 +42,46 @@ norm_abs /d1/s1//../s2/../../d2 /d2
 norm_abs /d1/.../d2 /d1/.../d2
 norm_abs /d1/..././../d2 /d1/d2
 
+ancestor / "" -1
+ancestor / / -1
+ancestor /foo "" -1
+ancestor /foo : -1
+ancestor /foo ::. -1
+ancestor /foo ::..:: -1
+ancestor /foo / 0
+ancestor /foo /fo -1
+ancestor /foo /foo -1
+ancestor /foo /foo/ -1
+ancestor /foo /bar -1
+ancestor /foo /bar/ -1
+ancestor /foo /foo/bar -1
+ancestor /foo /foo:/bar/ -1
+ancestor /foo /foo/:/bar/ -1
+ancestor /foo /foo::/bar/ -1
+ancestor /foo /:/foo:/bar/ 0
+ancestor /foo /foo:/:/bar/ 0
+ancestor /foo /:/bar/:/foo 0
+ancestor /foo/bar "" -1
+ancestor /foo/bar / 0
+ancestor /foo/bar /fo -1
+ancestor /foo/bar foo -1
+ancestor /foo/bar /foo 4
+ancestor /foo/bar /foo/ 4
+ancestor /foo/bar /foo/ba -1
+ancestor /foo/bar /:/fo 0
+ancestor /foo/bar /foo:/foo/ba 4
+ancestor /foo/bar /bar -1
+ancestor /foo/bar /bar/ -1
+ancestor /foo/bar /fo: -1
+ancestor /foo/bar :/fo -1
+ancestor /foo/bar /foo:/bar/ 4
+ancestor /foo/bar /:/foo:/bar/ 4
+ancestor /foo/bar /foo:/:/bar/ 4
+ancestor /foo/bar /:/bar/:/fo 0
+ancestor /foo/bar /:/bar/ 0
+ancestor /foo/bar :://foo/. 4
+ancestor /foo/bar :://foo/.:: 4
+ancestor /foo/bar //foo/./::/bar 4
+ancestor /foo/bar ::/bar -1
+
 test_done

t/t1504-ceiling-dirs.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='test GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES'
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_prefix() {
+	test_expect_success "$1" \
+	"test '$2' = \"\$(git rev-parse --show-prefix)\""
+}
+
+test_fail() {
+	test_expect_code 128 "$1: prefix" \
+	"git rev-parse --show-prefix"
+}
+
+TRASH_ROOT="$(pwd)"
+ROOT_PARENT=$(dirname "$TRASH_ROOT")
+
+
+unset GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES
+test_prefix no_ceil ""
+
+export GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES=""
+test_prefix ceil_empty ""
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$ROOT_PARENT"
+test_prefix ceil_at_parent ""
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$ROOT_PARENT/"
+test_prefix ceil_at_parent_slash ""
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT"
+test_prefix ceil_at_trash ""
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/"
+test_prefix ceil_at_trash_slash ""
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/sub"
+test_prefix ceil_at_sub ""
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/sub/"
+test_prefix ceil_at_sub_slash ""
+
+
+mkdir -p sub/dir || exit 1
+cd sub/dir || exit 1
+
+unset GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES
+test_prefix subdir_no_ceil "sub/dir/"
+
+export GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES=""
+test_prefix subdir_ceil_empty "sub/dir/"
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT"
+test_fail subdir_ceil_at_trash
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/"
+test_fail subdir_ceil_at_trash_slash
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/sub"
+test_fail subdir_ceil_at_sub
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/sub/"
+test_fail subdir_ceil_at_sub_slash
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/sub/dir"
+test_prefix subdir_ceil_at_subdir "sub/dir/"
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/sub/dir/"
+test_prefix subdir_ceil_at_subdir_slash "sub/dir/"
+
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/su"
+test_prefix subdir_ceil_at_su "sub/dir/"
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/su/"
+test_prefix subdir_ceil_at_su_slash "sub/dir/"
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/sub/di"
+test_prefix subdir_ceil_at_sub_di "sub/dir/"
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/sub/di"
+test_prefix subdir_ceil_at_sub_di_slash "sub/dir/"
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/subdi"
+test_prefix subdir_ceil_at_subdi "sub/dir/"
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/subdi"
+test_prefix subdir_ceil_at_subdi_slash "sub/dir/"
+
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="foo:$TRASH_ROOT/sub"
+test_fail second_of_two
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/sub:bar"
+test_fail first_of_two
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="foo:$TRASH_ROOT/sub:bar"
+test_fail second_of_three
+
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/sub"
+GIT_DIR=../../.git
+export GIT_DIR
+test_prefix git_dir_specified ""
+unset GIT_DIR
+
+
+cd ../.. || exit 1
+mkdir -p s/d || exit 1
+cd s/d || exit 1
+
+unset GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES
+test_prefix sd_no_ceil "s/d/"
+
+export GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES=""
+test_prefix sd_ceil_empty "s/d/"
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT"
+test_fail sd_ceil_at_trash
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/"
+test_fail sd_ceil_at_trash_slash
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/s"
+test_fail sd_ceil_at_s
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/s/"
+test_fail sd_ceil_at_s_slash
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/s/d"
+test_prefix sd_ceil_at_sd "s/d/"
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/s/d/"
+test_prefix sd_ceil_at_sd_slash "s/d/"
+
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/su"
+test_prefix sd_ceil_at_su "s/d/"
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/su/"
+test_prefix sd_ceil_at_su_slash "s/d/"
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/s/di"
+test_prefix sd_ceil_at_s_di "s/d/"
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/s/di"
+test_prefix sd_ceil_at_s_di_slash "s/d/"
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/sdi"
+test_prefix sd_ceil_at_sdi "s/d/"
+
+GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$TRASH_ROOT/sdi"
+test_prefix sd_ceil_at_sdi_slash "s/d/"
+
+
+test_done

t/test-lib.sh

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ unset GIT_WORK_TREE
 unset GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF
 unset GIT_INDEX_FILE
 unset GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY
+unset GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES
 unset SHA1_FILE_DIRECTORIES
 unset SHA1_FILE_DIRECTORY
 GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=5

test-path-utils.c

@@ -17,5 +17,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (argc == 4 && !strcmp(argv[1], "longest_ancestor_length")) {
+		int len = longest_ancestor_length(argv[2], argv[3]);
+		printf("%d\n", len);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }