Re: [PATCH] midx: traverse the local MIDX first

[Jeff King <peff@peff.net>]

On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 02:50:39PM -0400, Jeff King wrote:

> So I'd be tempted to say that the latter callers should be using a
> separate function that gives them what they want. That lets them avoid
> being too intimate with the details of how we order things.
> 
> The patch below illustrates that.  It also changes the existing function
> name to avoid confusion and to help audit the existing callers, but
> that's optional and maybe not worth it.

And here's the same concept as a more minimal change, suitable for
squashing into yours. The advantage is that it keeps the "the local one
goes first" logic in one abstracted spot.

diff --git a/builtin/repack.c b/builtin/repack.c
index 28b0c1bf1b..60cb196956 100644
--- a/builtin/repack.c
+++ b/builtin/repack.c
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ static void get_non_kept_pack_filenames(struct string_list *fname_list,
 static void remove_redundant_pack(const char *dir_name, const char *base_name)
 {
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct multi_pack_index *m = get_multi_pack_index(the_repository);
+	struct multi_pack_index *m = get_local_multi_pack_index(the_repository);
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s.pack", base_name);
-	if (m && m->local && midx_contains_pack(m, buf.buf))
+	if (m && midx_contains_pack(m, buf.buf))
 		clear_midx_file(the_repository);
 	strbuf_insertf(&buf, 0, "%s/", dir_name);
 	unlink_pack_path(buf.buf, 1);
diff --git a/packfile.c b/packfile.c
index 6ab5233613..9ef27508f2 100644
--- a/packfile.c
+++ b/packfile.c
@@ -1027,6 +1027,17 @@ struct multi_pack_index *get_multi_pack_index(struct repository *r)
 	return r->objects->multi_pack_index;
 }
 
+struct multi_pack_index *get_local_multi_pack_index(struct repository *r)
+{
+	struct multi_pack_index *m = get_multi_pack_index(r);
+
+	/* no need to iterate; we always put the local one first (if any) */
+	if (m && m->local)
+		return m;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 struct packed_git *get_all_packs(struct repository *r)
 {
 	struct multi_pack_index *m;
diff --git a/packfile.h b/packfile.h
index 240aa73b95..a58fc738e0 100644
--- a/packfile.h
+++ b/packfile.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ void install_packed_git(struct repository *r, struct packed_git *pack);
 struct packed_git *get_packed_git(struct repository *r);
 struct list_head *get_packed_git_mru(struct repository *r);
 struct multi_pack_index *get_multi_pack_index(struct repository *r);
+struct multi_pack_index *get_local_multi_pack_index(struct repository *r);
 struct packed_git *get_all_packs(struct repository *r);
 
 /*