rerere: go on at a conflict when the lock stays busy

When a merge, rebase, cherry-pick, revert, am, stash or apply stops
at a conflict, it runs rerere right before it returns to the user.
If MERGE_RR.lock is still held when rerere.lockTimeout runs out, the
command dies there. For a rebase that is worse than a lost
recording: the sequencer has not yet written the state that
"git rebase --continue" needs, so the rebase cannot continue, and
following the "git commit --amend" advice folds the conflicted pick
into the previous commit.

So print a warning and go on instead. The conflict is still in
place, and the warning tells the user to run "git rerere" before
resolving it. That records the preimage, or replays a known
resolution, just as the command would have done.

All other callers still fail when the timeout runs out. "git commit"
and "git am --continue" record the resolution and then move on to
the next commit or patch. A warning would come too late there, and
the next rerere run would record whatever the file contains by then.
The "rerere clear" that am and rebase run for --skip and --abort
would leave the same stale entry behind. "git rerere", "git rerere
forget" and "git rerere clear" fail because the user asked for that
state explicitly.

Assisted-by: Claude Fable 5.1
Signed-off-by: Thomas Bachem <mail@thomasbachem.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
seen
Thomas Bachem 2026-09-14 08:04:21 +00:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
parent 92006c6967
commit 4ec42e1d80
9 changed files with 132 additions and 14 deletions

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@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ rerere.lockTimeout::
lock when another process holds it, typically a background
`git rerere gc`. Value 0 means not to wait at all; -1 means
to wait indefinitely. Default is 1000 (i.e., wait for 1
second). When the time is up, the command fails as it does
for any other lock it cannot take. `git rerere gc` never
waits and skips its run while the lock is held.
second). When the time is up, a command that stops at a
conflict, such as `git merge` or `git rebase`, prints a
warning and goes on without rerere; run `git rerere` before
resolving the conflict to record it after all. Any other
command fails, as it does for any other lock it cannot take.
`git rerere gc` never waits and skips its run while the lock
is held.

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@ -4865,7 +4865,7 @@ static int write_out_results(struct apply_state *state, struct patch *list)
* tree with conflict markers, but that isn't written with --cached.
*/
if (!state->cached)
repo_rerere(state->repo, 0);
repo_rerere(state->repo, RERERE_SKIP_LOCKED);
}

return errs;

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@ -1649,7 +1649,8 @@ static int fall_back_threeway(const struct am_state *state, const char *index_pa
o.verbosity = 0;

if (merge_ort_generic(&o, &our_tree, &their_tree, 1, bases, &result)) {
repo_rerere(the_repository, state->allow_rerere_autoupdate);
repo_rerere(the_repository, state->allow_rerere_autoupdate |
RERERE_SKIP_LOCKED);
free(their_tree_name);
return error(_("Failed to merge in the changes."));
}

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@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ static int suggest_conflicts(void)
fputs(msgbuf.buf, fp);
strbuf_release(&msgbuf);
fclose(fp);
repo_rerere(the_repository, allow_rerere_auto);
repo_rerere(the_repository, allow_rerere_auto | RERERE_SKIP_LOCKED);
printf(_("Automatic merge failed; "
"fix conflicts and then commit the result.\n"));
return 1;

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@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ static int do_apply_stash(const char *prefix, struct stash_info *info,
ret = error(_("could not write index"));

if (ret) {
repo_rerere(the_repository, 0);
repo_rerere(the_repository, RERERE_SKIP_LOCKED);

if (index)
fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Index was not unstashed."));

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@ -3,6 +3,7 @@

#include "git-compat-util.h"
#include "abspath.h"
#include "advice.h"
#include "config.h"
#include "copy.h"
#include "environment.h"
@ -887,8 +888,9 @@ int setup_rerere(struct repository *r, struct string_list *merge_rr, int flags)

if (flags & (RERERE_AUTOUPDATE|RERERE_NOAUTOUPDATE))
rerere_autoupdate = !!(flags & RERERE_AUTOUPDATE);
if ((flags & RERERE_READONLY) && (flags & RERERE_NOWAIT))
BUG("RERERE_READONLY takes no lock, so RERERE_NOWAIT does not apply");
if ((flags & RERERE_READONLY) &&
(flags & (RERERE_NOWAIT | RERERE_SKIP_LOCKED)))
BUG("RERERE_READONLY takes no lock, so no lock flag applies");
if (flags & RERERE_READONLY) {
fd = 0;
} else {
@ -900,18 +902,26 @@ int setup_rerere(struct repository *r, struct string_list *merge_rr, int flags)
* Another process may hold the lock for a while, e.g.
* "git rerere gc" while it prunes rr-cache, so wait for
* it instead of dying right away. The gc itself never
* waits: skipping one of its runs costs nothing.
* waits: skipping one of its runs costs nothing. A
* command that stops at a conflict must not die here
* either, so it warns and goes on without rerere.
*/
if (flags & RERERE_NOWAIT) {
lock_flags = 0;
timeout_ms = 0;
}
if (flags & RERERE_SKIP_LOCKED)
lock_flags = 0;
fd = repo_hold_lock_file_for_update_timeout(r, &write_lock,
path, lock_flags,
timeout_ms);
if (fd < 0) {
warning_errno(_("skipping rerere, "
"unable to create '%s.lock'"), path);
if (flags & RERERE_SKIP_LOCKED)
advise(_("run \"git rerere\" before resolving "
"the conflict to record or replay "
"its resolution"));
return -1;
}
}

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@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ struct repository;
#define RERERE_READONLY 04
/* Never wait for MERGE_RR.lock, and skip the run when it is held */
#define RERERE_NOWAIT 010
/* Warn and go on without rerere if MERGE_RR.lock cannot be taken in time */
#define RERERE_SKIP_LOCKED 020

/*
* Marks paths that have been hand-resolved and added to the

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@ -2519,7 +2519,7 @@ static enum pick_result do_pick_commit(struct repository *r,
: _("could not apply %s... %s"),
short_commit_name(r, commit), msg.subject);
print_advice(r, res == 1, opts);
repo_rerere(r, opts->allow_rerere_auto);
repo_rerere(r, opts->allow_rerere_auto | RERERE_SKIP_LOCKED);
goto leave;
}

@ -4448,7 +4448,7 @@ static int do_merge(struct repository *r,

rollback_lock_file(&lock);
if (ret)
repo_rerere(r, opts->allow_rerere_auto);
repo_rerere(r, opts->allow_rerere_auto | RERERE_SKIP_LOCKED);
else
/*
* In case of problems, we now want to return a positive

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@ -272,17 +272,118 @@ test_expect_success 'a held lock is waited out within rerere.lockTimeout' '
test_grep "^=======\$" $rr/preimage
'

test_expect_success 'merge fails once rerere.lockTimeout is up' '
test_expect_success 'merge goes on without rerere once rerere.lockTimeout is up' '
git reset --hard &&
rm -rf $rr &&
test_when_finished "rm -f .git/MERGE_RR.lock" &&
>.git/MERGE_RR.lock &&
test_must_fail git -c rerere.lockTimeout=0 merge first 2>err &&
test_grep "Unable to create" err &&
test_grep "skipping rerere" err &&
test_grep "hint: .*git rerere" err &&
test_grep "^=======\$" a1 &&
test_path_is_missing $rr/preimage
'

test_expect_success 'rerere run at the stop records what was skipped' '
git reset --hard &&
rm -rf $rr &&
git checkout -b lock-held-catch-up third &&
test_when_finished "git checkout third && git branch -D lock-held-catch-up" &&
test_when_finished "rm -f .git/MERGE_RR.lock" &&
>.git/MERGE_RR.lock &&
test_must_fail git -c rerere.lockTimeout=0 merge first &&
test_path_is_missing $rr/preimage &&
rm .git/MERGE_RR.lock &&
git rerere &&
test_grep "^=======\$" $rr/preimage &&
echo resolved >a1 &&
git add a1 &&
git commit -qm resolved &&
test_path_is_file $rr/postimage
'

test_expect_success 'rebase goes on without rerere once rerere.lockTimeout is up' '
git reset --hard &&
rm -rf $rr &&
git checkout -b lock-held third &&
test_when_finished "git checkout third && git branch -D lock-held" &&
test_when_finished "rm -f .git/MERGE_RR.lock" &&
>.git/MERGE_RR.lock &&
test_must_fail git -c rerere.lockTimeout=0 rebase first 2>err &&
test_grep "skipping rerere" err &&
test_path_is_file .git/rebase-merge/stopped-sha &&
rm .git/MERGE_RR.lock &&
echo resolved >a1 &&
git add a1 &&
git rebase --continue &&
test_path_is_missing .git/rebase-merge &&
test_path_is_missing $rr/preimage
'

test_expect_success 'commit fails on a lock it cannot take' '
git reset --hard &&
rm -rf $rr &&
git checkout -b lock-held-commit third &&
test_when_finished "git checkout third && git branch -D lock-held-commit" &&
test_must_fail git merge first &&
test_path_is_file $rr/preimage &&
echo resolved >a1 &&
git add a1 &&
test_when_finished "rm -f .git/MERGE_RR.lock" &&
>.git/MERGE_RR.lock &&
test_must_fail git -c rerere.lockTimeout=0 commit -qm resolved 2>err &&
test_grep "Unable to create" err &&
test_path_is_missing $rr/postimage
'

test_expect_success 'am goes on without rerere once rerere.lockTimeout is up' '
git reset --hard &&
rm -rf $rr &&
git checkout -b lock-held-am third &&
test_when_finished "test_might_fail git am --abort &&
git checkout third && git branch -D lock-held-am" &&
git format-patch -1 --stdout first >first.patch &&
test_when_finished "rm -f .git/MERGE_RR.lock" &&
>.git/MERGE_RR.lock &&
test_must_fail git -c rerere.lockTimeout=0 am --3way first.patch 2>err &&
test_grep "skipping rerere" err &&
test_path_is_dir .git/rebase-apply &&
rm .git/MERGE_RR.lock &&
git am --abort &&
test_path_is_missing .git/rebase-apply
'

test_expect_success 'stash pop goes on without rerere once rerere.lockTimeout is up' '
git reset --hard &&
rm -rf $rr &&
git checkout -b lock-held-stash third &&
test_when_finished "git reset --hard && git stash drop &&
git checkout third && git branch -D lock-held-stash" &&
echo stashed >>a1 &&
git stash &&
echo committed >>a1 &&
git commit -qam committed &&
test_when_finished "rm -f .git/MERGE_RR.lock" &&
>.git/MERGE_RR.lock &&
test_must_fail git -c rerere.lockTimeout=0 stash pop 2>err &&
test_grep "skipping rerere" err &&
test_grep "^=======\$" a1
'

test_expect_success 'apply --3way goes on without rerere once rerere.lockTimeout is up' '
git reset --hard &&
rm -rf $rr &&
git checkout -b lock-held-apply third &&
test_when_finished "git reset --hard &&
git checkout third && git branch -D lock-held-apply" &&
git format-patch -1 --stdout first >first.patch &&
test_when_finished "rm -f .git/MERGE_RR.lock" &&
>.git/MERGE_RR.lock &&
test_must_fail git -c rerere.lockTimeout=0 apply --3way first.patch 2>err &&
test_grep "skipping rerere" err &&
test_grep "^=======\$" a1
'

test_expect_success 'rerere, forget and clear fail on a lock they cannot take' '
test_when_finished "rm -f .git/MERGE_RR.lock" &&
>.git/MERGE_RR.lock &&