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Jonathan Tan bd0b42aed3 fetch-pack: do not take shallow lock unnecessarily
When fetching using protocol v2, the remote may send a "shallow-info"
section if the client is shallow. If so, Git as the client currently
takes the shallow file lock, even if the "shallow-info" section is
empty.

This is not a problem except that Git does not support taking the
shallow file lock after modifying the shallow file, because
is_repository_shallow() stores information that is never cleared. And
this take-after-modify occurs when Git does a tag-following fetch from a
shallow repository on a transport that does not support tag following
(since in this case, 2 fetches are performed).

To solve this issue, take the shallow file lock (and perform all other
shallow processing) only if the "shallow-info" section is non-empty;
otherwise, behave as if it were empty.

A full solution (probably, ensuring that any action of committing
shallow file locks also includes clearing the information stored by
is_repository_shallow()) would solve the issue without need for this
patch, but this patch is independently useful (as an optimization to
prevent writing a file in an unnecessary case), hence why I wrote it. I
have included a NEEDSWORK outlining the full solution.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2019-01-10 14:53:35 -08:00
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README.md

Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system

Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals.

Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses, compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.

Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.

Many Git online resources are accessible from https://git-scm.com/ including full documentation and Git related tools.

See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and Documentation/git-.txt for documentation of each command. If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be read with man gittutorial or git help tutorial, and the documentation of each command with man git-<commandname> or git help <commandname>.

CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt (man gitcvs-migration or git help cvs-migration if git is installed).

The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission). To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are available at https://public-inbox.org/git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.

Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to the Git Security mailing list git-security@googlegroups.com.

The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks.

The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):

  • random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
  • stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
  • "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
  • "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks