Merge branch 'tc/replay-linearize' into jch

The 'git replay' command has been taught the '--linearize' option to
drop merge commits and linearize the replayed history, mimicking 'git
rebase --no-rebase-merges'.

* tc/replay-linearize:
  replay: offer an option to linearize the commit topology
  replay: resolve the replay base outside pick_regular_commit()
  replay: add helper to put entry into replayed_commits
jch
Junio C Hamano 2026-08-31 11:12:00 -07:00
commit 184bd911fc
5 changed files with 196 additions and 28 deletions

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@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
-------- --------
[verse] [verse]
(EXPERIMENTAL!) 'git replay' ([--contained] --onto=<newbase> | --advance=<branch> | --revert=<branch>) (EXPERIMENTAL!) 'git replay' ([--contained] --onto=<newbase> | --advance=<branch> | --revert=<branch>)
[--ref=<ref>] [--ref-action=<mode>] <revision-range> [--ref=<ref>] [--ref-action=<mode>] [--linearize] <revision-range>


DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION
----------- -----------
@ -91,6 +91,21 @@ Expanded description list compared to 'replay.refAction'.
+ +
The default mode can be configured via the `replay.refAction` configuration variable. The default mode can be configured via the `replay.refAction` configuration variable.


--linearize::
In this mode, each replayed commit is stacked on top of the
previously replayed one, so all replayed commits are flattened into
a single linear history.
+
When a merge commit is encountered, all commits in the range reachable
from the merge commit are replayed into the linear history, and the
merge commit itself is dropped. A ref that pointed to a merge commit is
updated to the merge's last replayed ancestor. (This matches the
behavior of git-rebase(1)'s `--no-rebase-merges` option.)
+
`--linearize` cannot be combined with multiple branches or with
`--contained`. To linearize several branches, replay them in separate
`git replay` invocations.

<revision-range>:: <revision-range>::
Range of commits to replay; see "Specifying Ranges" in Range of commits to replay; see "Specifying Ranges" in
linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]. In `--advance=<branch>` or linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]. In `--advance=<branch>` or

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@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int cmd_replay(int argc,
const char *const replay_usage[] = { const char *const replay_usage[] = {
N_("(EXPERIMENTAL!) git replay " N_("(EXPERIMENTAL!) git replay "
"([--contained] --onto=<newbase> | --advance=<branch> | --revert=<branch>)\n" "([--contained] --onto=<newbase> | --advance=<branch> | --revert=<branch>)\n"
"[--ref=<ref>] [--ref-action=<mode>] <revision-range>"), "[--ref=<ref>] [--ref-action=<mode>] [--linearize] <revision-range>"),
NULL NULL
}; };
struct option replay_options[] = { struct option replay_options[] = {
@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ int cmd_replay(int argc,
N_("mode"), N_("mode"),
N_("control ref update behavior (update|print)"), N_("control ref update behavior (update|print)"),
PARSE_OPT_NONEG), PARSE_OPT_NONEG),
OPT_BOOL(0, "linearize", &opts.linearize,
N_("drop merge commits, replaying only non-merge commits")),
OPT_END() OPT_END()
}; };


@ -132,6 +134,8 @@ int cmd_replay(int argc,
opts.contained, "--contained"); opts.contained, "--contained");
die_for_incompatible_opt2(!!opts.ref, "--ref", die_for_incompatible_opt2(!!opts.ref, "--ref",
!!opts.contained, "--contained"); !!opts.contained, "--contained");
die_for_incompatible_opt2(opts.linearize, "--linearize",
!!opts.contained, "--contained");


/* Parse ref action mode from command line or config */ /* Parse ref action mode from command line or config */
ref_mode = get_ref_action_mode(repo, ref_action); ref_mode = get_ref_action_mode(repo, ref_action);

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@ -254,9 +254,9 @@ static void set_up_replay_mode(struct repository *repo,
strset_clear(&rinfo.positive_refs); strset_clear(&rinfo.positive_refs);
} }


static struct commit *mapped_commit(kh_oid_map_t *replayed_commits, static struct commit *get_mapped_commit(kh_oid_map_t *replayed_commits,
struct commit *commit, struct commit *commit,
struct commit *fallback) struct commit *fallback)
{ {
khint_t pos; khint_t pos;
if (!commit) if (!commit)
@ -267,27 +267,36 @@ static struct commit *mapped_commit(kh_oid_map_t *replayed_commits,
return kh_value(replayed_commits, pos); return kh_value(replayed_commits, pos);
} }


static void put_mapped_commit(kh_oid_map_t *replayed_commits,
struct commit *commit,
struct commit *new_commit)
{
khint_t pos;
int ret;

pos = kh_put_oid_map(replayed_commits, commit->object.oid, &ret);
if (ret == 0)
BUG("Duplicate rewritten commit: %s",
oid_to_hex(&commit->object.oid));

kh_value(replayed_commits, pos) = new_commit;
}

static struct commit *pick_regular_commit(struct repository *repo, static struct commit *pick_regular_commit(struct repository *repo,
struct commit *pickme, struct commit *pickme,
kh_oid_map_t *replayed_commits, struct commit *replayed_base,
struct commit *onto,
struct merge_options *merge_opt, struct merge_options *merge_opt,
struct merge_result *result, struct merge_result *result,
enum replay_mode mode, enum replay_mode mode,
enum replay_empty_commit_action empty) enum replay_empty_commit_action empty)
{ {
struct commit *base, *replayed_base;
struct tree *pickme_tree, *base_tree, *replayed_base_tree; struct tree *pickme_tree, *base_tree, *replayed_base_tree;


if (pickme->parents) { if (pickme->parents)
base = pickme->parents->item; base_tree = repo_get_commit_tree(repo, pickme->parents->item);
base_tree = repo_get_commit_tree(repo, base); else
} else {
base = NULL;
base_tree = lookup_tree(repo, repo->hash_algo->empty_tree); base_tree = lookup_tree(repo, repo->hash_algo->empty_tree);
}


replayed_base = mapped_commit(replayed_commits, base, onto);
replayed_base_tree = repo_get_commit_tree(repo, replayed_base); replayed_base_tree = repo_get_commit_tree(repo, replayed_base);
pickme_tree = repo_get_commit_tree(repo, pickme); pickme_tree = repo_get_commit_tree(repo, pickme);


@ -395,6 +404,12 @@ int replay_revisions(struct rev_info *revs,
set_up_replay_mode(revs->repo, &revs->cmdline, opts->onto, set_up_replay_mode(revs->repo, &revs->cmdline, opts->onto,
&detached_head, &advance, &revert, &onto, &update_refs); &detached_head, &advance, &revert, &onto, &update_refs);


if (opts->linearize &&
update_refs && strset_get_size(update_refs) > 1) {
ret = error(_("'--linearize' cannot be used with multiple branches"));
goto out;
}

if (opts->ref) { if (opts->ref) {
struct object_id oid; struct object_id oid;


@ -427,24 +442,46 @@ int replay_revisions(struct rev_info *revs,
replayed_commits = kh_init_oid_map(); replayed_commits = kh_init_oid_map();
while ((commit = get_revision(revs))) { while ((commit = get_revision(revs))) {
const struct name_decoration *decoration; const struct name_decoration *decoration;
khint_t pos;
int hr;


if (commit->parents && commit->parents->next) if (commit->parents && commit->parents->next) {
die(_("replaying merge commits is not supported yet!")); if (!opts->linearize)
die(_("replaying merge commits is not supported yet!"));
/*
* Drop the merge commit: do not pick it, leave
* `last_commit` unchanged, and fall through to the
* rest of the loop. As a result:
* - refs pointing to the merge commit will be updated
* to `last_commit`.
* - the next replayed commit uses `last_commit` as its
* `base`.
*/
} else {
/*
* Decide where to replay this commit onto.
* If the parent commit was replayed already, the replayed result
* can be found in `replayed_commits`. Otherwise fall back to `onto`.
* When reverting, commits are replayed in reverse order and thus
* its parent isn't replayed yet. Therefore revert commits are
* always replayed onto `last_commit`.
* Also when opts->linearize is true, set the base to
* `last_commit` to create a single linear history.
*/
struct commit *parent = commit->parents ? commit->parents->item : NULL;
struct commit *base = get_mapped_commit(replayed_commits, parent, onto);

if (opts->linearize || mode == REPLAY_MODE_REVERT)
base = last_commit;

last_commit = pick_regular_commit(revs->repo, commit, base,
&merge_opt, &result,
mode, opts->empty);
}


last_commit = pick_regular_commit(revs->repo, commit, replayed_commits,
mode == REPLAY_MODE_REVERT ? last_commit : onto,
&merge_opt, &result, mode, opts->empty);
if (!last_commit) if (!last_commit)
break; break;


/* Record commit -> last_commit mapping */ /* Record commit -> last_commit mapping */
pos = kh_put_oid_map(replayed_commits, commit->object.oid, &hr); put_mapped_commit(replayed_commits, commit, last_commit);
if (hr == 0)
BUG("Duplicate rewritten commit: %s\n",
oid_to_hex(&commit->object.oid));
kh_value(replayed_commits, pos) = last_commit;


/* Update any necessary branches */ /* Update any necessary branches */
if (ref) if (ref)

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@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ struct replay_revisions_options {
* Defaults to REPLAY_EMPTY_COMMIT_DROP. * Defaults to REPLAY_EMPTY_COMMIT_DROP.
*/ */
enum replay_empty_commit_action empty; enum replay_empty_commit_action empty;

/*
* Whether to linearize the commits (i.e. drop merge commits).
*/
int linearize;
}; };


/* This struct is used as an out-parameter by `replay_revisions()`. */ /* This struct is used as an out-parameter by `replay_revisions()`. */

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@ -52,8 +52,19 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
test_merge P O --no-ff && test_merge P O --no-ff &&
git switch main && git switch main &&


git switch --orphan unrelated &&
test_commit unrelated-root &&

git switch -c conflict B && git switch -c conflict B &&
test_commit C.conflict C.t conflict test_commit C.conflict C.t conflict &&
git branch -D unrelated &&

git switch -c divergent-x main &&
test_commit X &&
git switch -c divergent-y main &&
test_commit Y &&
git switch divergent-x &&
test_merge Z divergent-y --no-ff
' '


test_expect_success 'setup bare' ' test_expect_success 'setup bare' '
@ -565,4 +576,100 @@ test_expect_success '--onto with --ref rejects multiple revision ranges' '
test_grep "cannot be used with multiple revision ranges" err test_grep "cannot be used with multiple revision ranges" err
' '


test_expect_success 'replay to rebase merge commit with --linearize' '
git replay --ref-action=print --linearize \
--onto main I..topic-with-merge >result &&

test_line_count = 1 result &&

git log --format=%s $(cut -f 3 -d " " result) >actual &&
test_write_lines O N J M L B A >expect &&
test_cmp expect actual
'

test_expect_success 'replay to rebase merge commit with --linearize down to the root commit' '
git replay --ref-action=print --linearize \
--onto unrelated-root topic-with-merge >result &&

test_line_count = 1 result &&

git log --format=%s $(cut -f 3 -d " " result) >actual &&
test_write_lines O N J I B A unrelated-root >expect &&
test_cmp expect actual
'

test_expect_success 'replay to cherry-pick merge commit with --linearize' '
git replay --ref-action=print --linearize \
--advance main I..topic-with-merge >result &&

test_line_count = 1 result &&

git log --format=%s $(cut -f 3 -d " " result) >actual &&
test_write_lines O N J M L B A >expect &&
test_cmp expect actual &&

printf "update refs/heads/main " >expect &&
printf "%s " $(cut -f 3 -d " " result) >>expect &&
git rev-parse main >>expect &&
test_cmp expect result
'

test_expect_success 'replay --linearize produces the same patches' '
git replay --ref-action=print --linearize \
--onto main I..topic-with-merge >result &&

test_line_count = 1 result &&
tip=$(cut -f 3 -d " " result) &&

# range-diff does not care about the dropped merge,
# so the original commits (I..topic-with-merge)
# and the replayed chain (main..tip) must produce identical patches.
git range-diff I..topic-with-merge main..$tip >out &&
test_file_not_empty out &&
test_grep ! -v "=" out &&

git log --oneline main..$tip >out &&
test_line_count = 3 out
'

test_expect_success '--linearize rejects multiple branches' '
test_must_fail git replay --ref-action=print --linearize \
--onto main ^B topic2 topic3 topic4 2>err &&
test_grep "cannot be used with multiple branches" err
'

test_expect_success 'replay with --linearize of a divergent merge keeps both sides' '
git replay --ref-action=print --linearize \
--onto main main..divergent-x >result &&
test_line_count = 1 result &&
tip=$(cut -f 3 -d " " result) &&

# The merge Z is dropped, but both X and Y are linearized onto main;
# neither side is lost.
git log --format=%s main..$tip >actual &&
test_write_lines Y X >expect &&
test_cmp expect actual
'

test_expect_success '--linearize and --contained cannot be used together' '
test_must_fail git replay --ref-action=print --linearize --contained \
--onto main ^B topic-with-merge 2>err &&
test_grep "cannot be used together" err
'

test_expect_success 'replay --revert with --linearize reverts a range containing a merge' '
git replay --ref-action=print --revert=divergent-x --linearize \
main..divergent-x >result &&
test_line_count = 1 result &&
tip=$(cut -f 3 -d " " result) &&

git log --format=%s $tip >actual &&
test_write_lines \
"Revert \"X\"" "Revert \"Y\"" Z Y X M L B A >expect &&
test_cmp expect actual &&

test_must_fail git cat-file -e $tip:X.t &&
test_must_fail git cat-file -e $tip:Y.t
'

test_done test_done