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From: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
To: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>, gitgitgadget@gmail.com
Cc: git <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>,
	"Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox.com>,
	"Derrick Stolee" <dstolee@microsoft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/11] multi-pack-index: verify packname order
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 15:11:51 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <da7eaf92-57f6-8129-149d-4260d84b4eb0@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGZ79kY7_RJfJomkpob85A4ubvXJt3BR8njkaozLgi-6ytxB9w@mail.gmail.com>

On 9/5/2018 2:15 PM, Stefan Beller wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 7:46 AM Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
> <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> wrote:
>> From: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>
>>
>> The final check we make while loading a multi-pack-index is that
>> the packfile names are in lexicographical order. Make this error
>> be a die() instead.
> What is the advantage of having a die() here?
> Would the midx work under normal operation when
> not sorted correctly?
>
> This sounds like a hack for easy testability in this context,
> so could you clarify why this helps the regular user?

The multi-pack-index will not work as expected, since 
midx_contains_pack() may provide incorrect results, and thus we will add 
the "missing" packfiles to the packed_git linked list.

This _should_ be a die(), as something unexpected occurred (the file 
doesn't match the format specification).


  reply	other threads:[~2018-09-05 19:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-09-05 14:46 [PATCH 00/11] Add 'git multi-pack-index verify' command Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-05 14:46 ` [PATCH 01/11] multi-pack-index: add 'verify' verb Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-05 18:59   ` Eric Sunshine
2018-09-05 19:37     ` Derrick Stolee
2018-09-05 14:46 ` [PATCH 02/11] multi-pack-index: verify bad header Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-07  0:27   ` Eric Sunshine
2018-09-05 14:46 ` [PATCH 03/11] multi-pack-index: verify corrupt chunk lookup table Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-05 14:46 ` [PATCH 04/11] multi-pack-index: verify packname order Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-05 18:15   ` Stefan Beller
2018-09-05 19:11     ` Derrick Stolee [this message]
2018-09-05 19:14       ` Stefan Beller
2018-09-05 19:28         ` Derrick Stolee
2018-09-05 14:46 ` [PATCH 05/11] multi-pack-index: verify missing pack Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-05 14:46 ` [PATCH 06/11] multi-pack-index: verify oid fanout order Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-05 14:46 ` [PATCH 07/11] multi-pack-index: verify oid lookup order Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-05 14:46 ` [PATCH 08/11] multi-pack-index: fix 32-bit vs 64-bit size check Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-05 14:46 ` [PATCH 09/11] multi-pack-index: verify object offsets Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-07  0:34   ` Eric Sunshine
2018-09-07 13:10     ` Derrick Stolee
2018-09-05 14:46 ` [PATCH 10/11] multi-pack-index: report progress during 'verify' Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-05 14:46 ` [PATCH 11/11] fsck: verify multi-pack-index Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-13 18:02 ` [PATCH v2 00/11] Add 'git multi-pack-index verify' command Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-13 18:02   ` [PATCH v2 01/11] multi-pack-index: add 'verify' verb Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-13 18:02   ` [PATCH v2 02/11] multi-pack-index: verify bad header Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-13 18:02   ` [PATCH v2 03/11] multi-pack-index: verify corrupt chunk lookup table Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-13 18:02   ` [PATCH v2 04/11] multi-pack-index: verify packname order Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-13 18:02   ` [PATCH v2 05/11] multi-pack-index: verify missing pack Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-13 18:02   ` [PATCH v2 06/11] multi-pack-index: verify oid fanout order Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-13 18:02   ` [PATCH v2 07/11] multi-pack-index: verify oid lookup order Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-13 18:02   ` [PATCH v2 08/11] multi-pack-index: fix 32-bit vs 64-bit size check Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-13 18:02   ` [PATCH v2 09/11] multi-pack-index: verify object offsets Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-13 18:02   ` [PATCH v2 10/11] multi-pack-index: report progress during 'verify' Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-09-13 19:02     ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2018-09-13 18:02   ` [PATCH v2 11/11] fsck: verify multi-pack-index Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget

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