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Patrick Steinhardt dcc9c7ef47 builtin/repack: handle promisor packs with geometric repacking
When performing a fetch with an object filter, we mark the resulting
packfile as a promisor pack. An object part of such a pack may miss any
of its referenced objects, and Git knows to handle this case by fetching
any such missing objects from the promisor remote.

The "promisor" property needs to be retained going forward. So every
time we pack a promisor object, the resulting pack must be marked as a
promisor pack. git-repack(1) does this already: when a repository has a
promisor remote, it knows to pass "--exclude-promisor-objects" to the
git-pack-objects(1) child process. Promisor packs are written separately
when doing an all-into-one repack via `repack_promisor_objects()`.

But we don't support promisor objects when doing a geometric repack yet.
Promisor packs do not get any special treatment there, as we simply
merge promisor and non-promisor packs. The resulting pack is not even
marked as a promisor pack, which essentially corrupts the repository.

This corruption couldn't happen in the real world though: we pass both
"--exclude-promisor-objects" and "--stdin-packs" to git-pack-objects(1)
if a repository has a promisor remote, but as those options are mutually
exclusive we always end up dying. And while we made those flags
compatible with one another in a preceding commit, we still end up dying
in case git-pack-objects(1) is asked to repack a promisor pack.

There's multiple ways to fix this:

  - We can exclude promisor packs from the geometric progression
    altogether. This would have the consequence that we never repack
    promisor packs at all. But in a partial clone it is quite likely
    that the user generates a bunch of promisor packs over time, as
    every backfill fetch would create another one. So this doesn't
    really feel like a sensible option.

  - We can adapt git-pack-objects(1) to support repacking promisor packs
    and include them in the normal geometric progression. But this would
    mean that the set of promisor objects expands over time as the packs
    are merged with normal packs.

  - We can use a separate geometric progression to repack promisor
    packs.

The first two options both have significant downsides, so they aren't
really feasible. But the third option fixes both of these downsides: we
make sure that promisor packs get merged, and at the same time we never
expand the set of promisor objects beyond the set of objects that are
already marked as promisor objects.

Implement this strategy so that geometric repacking works in partial
clones.

Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-01-14 06:29:24 -08:00
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README.md

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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.adoc to get started, then see Documentation/giteveryday.adoc for a useful minimum set of commands, and Documentation/git-<commandname>.adoc 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.adoc (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 and Documentation/CodingGuidelines).

Those wishing to help with error message, usage and informational message string translations (localization l10) should see po/README.md (a po file is a Portable Object file that holds the translations).

To subscribe to the list, send an email to git+subscribe@vger.kernel.org (see https://subspace.kernel.org/subscribing.html for details). The mailing list archives are available at https://lore.kernel.org/git/, https://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