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The hashfile API uses a hard-coded buffer size of 8KB and has ever since it was introduced inc38138c(git-pack-objects: write the pack files with a SHA1 csum, 2005-06-26). It performs a similar function to the hashing buffers in read-cache.c, but that code was updated from 8KB to 128KB inf279894(read-cache: make the index write buffer size 128K, 2021-02-18). The justification there was that do_write_index() improves from 1.02s to 0.72s. Since our end goal is to have the index writing code use the hashfile API, we need to unify this buffer size to avoid a performance regression. There is a buffer, 'check_buffer', that is used to verify the check_fd file descriptor. When this buffer increases to 128K to fit the data being flushed, it causes the stack to overflow the limits placed in the test suite. To avoid issues with stack size, move both 'buffer' and 'check_buffer' to be heap pointers within 'struct hashfile'. The 'check_buffer' member is left as NULL unless check_fd is set in hashfd_check(). Both buffers are cleared as part of finalize_hashfile() which also frees the full structure. Since these buffers are now on the heap, we can adjust their size based on the needs of the consumer. In particular, callers to hashfd_throughput() are expecting to report progress indicators as the buffer flushes. These callers would prefer the smaller 8k buffer to avoid large delays between updates, especially for users with slower networks. When the progress indicator is not used, the larger buffer is preferrable. By adding a new trace2 region in the chunk-format API, we can see that the writing portion of 'git multi-pack-index write' lowers from ~1.49s to ~1.47s on a Linux machine. These effects may be more pronounced or diminished on other filesystems. The end-to-end timing is too noisy to have a definitive change either way. Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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-<commandname>.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://lore.kernel.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