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From: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
To: "Jakub Narębski" <jnareb@gmail.com>
Cc: "Taylor Blau" <me@ttaylorr.com>, git <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	"Derrick Stolee" <dstolee@microsoft.com>,
	"Junio Hamano" <gitster@pobox.com>, "Jeff King" <peff@peff.net>,
	"SZEDER Gábor" <szeder.dev@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 07/14] bloom: split 'get_bloom_filter()' in two
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2020 14:01:20 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200905180120.GB6820@nand.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CANQwDwcWveN03h=Ex0GFo-Mm89UT8_HXFMQcZWdDx9MPZYYodQ@mail.gmail.com>

On Sat, Sep 05, 2020 at 07:50:01PM +0200, Jakub Narębski wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Sat, 5 Sep 2020 at 19:38, Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com> wrote:
> > Right, once we get handed back a filter from
> > 'get_or_compute_bloom_filter()', we can't distinguish between (a) a
> > commit with too many changes to store in a single Bloom filter, and (b)
> > a commit with no changes at all.
>
> We could change how we store either no-changes Bloom filter (as all
> zeros minimal size filter), or too-many-changes Bloom filter (as all
> ones, i.e. max unsigned value, minimal size filter). This change would
> not require to change any user of Bloom filter.

I don't think that's true. Say that we changed the empty Bloom filter to
be encoded as only having the most-significant bit set. First, we'd have
to write a Bloom filter where we didn't have to before. But the real
issue is that commit-graph files generated with new clients would
suddenly be unreadable by old clients.
>
> > It's unfortunate that callers can't pick between the two, but this
> > implementation is actually an improvement on the status-quo! Why?
> > Because right now we'll see an "empty" Bloom filter and recompute it
> > because it's "missing", only to discover that it has no changes.
> >
> > With this patch, we'll say "this filter looks too large", and stop
> > computing it, because we have already gone through the effort to compute
> > it once (and marked it in the BFXL chunk).
>
> Can we use this when computing trace2 values?

We could, but I don't think it's absolutely necessary. The test coverage
in t4216 gives us enough confidence already.

> [...]
> > > This is a minor issue, though.
> >
> > Thanks for raising it. I don't think that this is a show-stopper for
> > this series.
>
> I agree.

Thanks for your input!

> Best,
> --
> Jakub Narębski

Thanks,
Taylor

  reply	other threads:[~2020-09-05 18:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 117+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-08-03 18:57 [PATCH 00/10] more miscellaneous Bloom filter improvements Taylor Blau
2020-08-03 18:57 ` [PATCH 01/10] commit-graph: introduce 'get_bloom_filter_settings()' Taylor Blau
2020-08-04  7:24   ` Jeff King
2020-08-04 20:08     ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-03 18:57 ` [PATCH 02/10] commit-graph: pass a 'struct repository *' in more places Taylor Blau
2020-08-03 18:57 ` [PATCH 03/10] t4216: use an '&&'-chain Taylor Blau
2020-08-03 18:57 ` [PATCH 04/10] t/helper/test-read-graph.c: prepare repo settings Taylor Blau
2020-08-03 18:57 ` [PATCH 05/10] commit-graph: respect 'commitgraph.readChangedPaths' Taylor Blau
2020-08-03 18:57 ` [PATCH 06/10] commit-graph.c: sort index into commits list Taylor Blau
2020-08-04 12:31   ` Derrick Stolee
2020-08-04 20:10     ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-03 18:57 ` [PATCH 07/10] commit-graph: add large-filters bitmap chunk Taylor Blau
2020-08-03 18:59   ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-04 12:57   ` Derrick Stolee
2020-08-03 18:57 ` [PATCH 08/10] bloom: split 'get_bloom_filter()' in two Taylor Blau
2020-08-04 13:00   ` Derrick Stolee
2020-08-04 20:12     ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-03 18:57 ` [PATCH 09/10] commit-graph: rename 'split_commit_graph_opts' Taylor Blau
2020-08-03 18:57 ` [PATCH 10/10] builtin/commit-graph.c: introduce '--max-new-filters=<n>' Taylor Blau
2020-08-04 13:03   ` Derrick Stolee
2020-08-04 20:14     ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-05 17:01 ` [PATCH v2 00/14] more miscellaneous Bloom filter improvements Taylor Blau
2020-08-05 17:01   ` [PATCH v2 01/14] commit-graph: introduce 'get_bloom_filter_settings()' Taylor Blau
2020-08-05 17:02   ` [PATCH v2 02/14] t4216: use an '&&'-chain Taylor Blau
2020-08-05 17:02   ` [PATCH v2 03/14] commit-graph: pass a 'struct repository *' in more places Taylor Blau
2020-08-05 17:02   ` [PATCH v2 04/14] t/helper/test-read-graph.c: prepare repo settings Taylor Blau
2020-08-05 17:02   ` [PATCH v2 05/14] commit-graph: respect 'commitGraph.readChangedPaths' Taylor Blau
2020-08-05 17:02   ` [PATCH v2 06/14] commit-graph.c: store maximum changed paths Taylor Blau
2020-08-05 17:02   ` [PATCH v2 07/14] bloom: split 'get_bloom_filter()' in two Taylor Blau
2020-08-05 17:02   ` [PATCH v2 08/14] bloom: use provided 'struct bloom_filter_settings' Taylor Blau
2020-08-05 17:02   ` [PATCH v2 09/14] bloom/diff: properly short-circuit on max_changes Taylor Blau
2020-08-05 17:02   ` [PATCH v2 10/14] commit-graph.c: sort index into commits list Taylor Blau
2020-08-05 17:02   ` [PATCH v2 11/14] csum-file.h: introduce 'hashwrite_be64()' Taylor Blau
2020-08-05 17:02   ` [PATCH v2 12/14] commit-graph: add large-filters bitmap chunk Taylor Blau
2020-08-05 21:01     ` Junio C Hamano
2020-08-05 21:17       ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-05 22:21         ` Junio C Hamano
2020-08-05 22:25           ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 13:48             ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 18:59               ` Junio C Hamano
2020-08-05 17:03   ` [PATCH v2 13/14] commit-graph: rename 'split_commit_graph_opts' Taylor Blau
2020-08-05 17:03   ` [PATCH v2 14/14] builtin/commit-graph.c: introduce '--max-new-filters=<n>' Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 20:51 ` [PATCH v3 00/14] more miscellaneous Bloom filter improvements Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 20:51   ` [PATCH v3 01/14] commit-graph: introduce 'get_bloom_filter_settings()' Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 21:18     ` SZEDER Gábor
2020-08-11 21:21       ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 21:27         ` SZEDER Gábor
2020-08-11 21:34           ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 23:55             ` SZEDER Gábor
2020-08-12 11:48               ` Derrick Stolee
2020-08-14 20:17                 ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 20:51   ` [PATCH v3 02/14] t4216: use an '&&'-chain Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 20:51   ` [PATCH v3 03/14] commit-graph: pass a 'struct repository *' in more places Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 20:51   ` [PATCH v3 04/14] t/helper/test-read-graph.c: prepare repo settings Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 20:51   ` [PATCH v3 05/14] commit-graph: respect 'commitGraph.readChangedPaths' Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 20:51   ` [PATCH v3 06/14] commit-graph.c: store maximum changed paths Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 20:51   ` [PATCH v3 07/14] bloom: split 'get_bloom_filter()' in two Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 20:51   ` [PATCH v3 11/14] csum-file.h: introduce 'hashwrite_be64()' Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 20:51   ` [PATCH v3 08/14] bloom: use provided 'struct bloom_filter_settings' Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 20:51   ` [PATCH v3 09/14] bloom/diff: properly short-circuit on max_changes Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 20:52   ` [PATCH v3 10/14] commit-graph.c: sort index into commits list Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 20:52   ` [PATCH v3 12/14] commit-graph: add large-filters bitmap chunk Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 21:11     ` Derrick Stolee
2020-08-11 21:18       ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 22:05         ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-19 13:35     ` SZEDER Gábor
2020-09-02 20:23       ` Taylor Blau
2020-09-01 14:35     ` SZEDER Gábor
2020-09-02 20:40       ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 20:52   ` [PATCH v3 13/14] commit-graph: rename 'split_commit_graph_opts' Taylor Blau
2020-08-19  9:56     ` SZEDER Gábor
2020-09-02 21:02       ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-11 20:52   ` [PATCH v3 14/14] builtin/commit-graph.c: introduce '--max-new-filters=<n>' Taylor Blau
2020-08-12 11:49     ` SZEDER Gábor
2020-08-14 20:20       ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-17 22:50         ` SZEDER Gábor
2020-09-02 21:03           ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-12 12:29     ` Derrick Stolee
2020-08-14 20:10       ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-18 22:23     ` SZEDER Gábor
2020-09-03 16:35       ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-19  8:20     ` SZEDER Gábor
2020-09-03 16:42       ` Taylor Blau
2020-09-04  8:50         ` SZEDER Gábor
2020-09-01 14:36     ` SZEDER Gábor
2020-09-03 18:49       ` Taylor Blau
2020-09-03 21:45   ` [PATCH v3 00/14] more miscellaneous Bloom filter improvements Junio C Hamano
2020-09-03 22:33     ` Taylor Blau
2020-09-03 22:45 ` [PATCH v4 " Taylor Blau
2020-09-03 22:46   ` [PATCH v4 01/14] commit-graph: introduce 'get_bloom_filter_settings()' Taylor Blau
2020-09-03 22:46   ` [PATCH v4 02/14] t4216: use an '&&'-chain Taylor Blau
2020-09-03 22:46   ` [PATCH v4 03/14] commit-graph: pass a 'struct repository *' in more places Taylor Blau
2020-09-03 22:46   ` [PATCH v4 04/14] t/helper/test-read-graph.c: prepare repo settings Taylor Blau
2020-09-03 22:46   ` [PATCH v4 05/14] commit-graph: respect 'commitGraph.readChangedPaths' Taylor Blau
2020-09-03 22:46   ` [PATCH v4 06/14] commit-graph.c: store maximum changed paths Taylor Blau
2020-09-03 22:46   ` [PATCH v4 07/14] bloom: split 'get_bloom_filter()' in two Taylor Blau
2020-09-05 17:22     ` Jakub Narębski
2020-09-05 17:38       ` Taylor Blau
2020-09-05 17:50         ` Jakub Narębski
2020-09-05 18:01           ` Taylor Blau [this message]
2020-09-05 18:18             ` Jakub Narębski
2020-09-05 18:38               ` Taylor Blau
2020-09-05 18:55                 ` Taylor Blau
2020-09-05 19:04                   ` SZEDER Gábor
2020-09-05 19:49                     ` Taylor Blau
2020-09-06 21:52                       ` Junio C Hamano
2020-09-03 22:46   ` [PATCH v4 08/14] bloom: use provided 'struct bloom_filter_settings' Taylor Blau
2020-09-03 22:46   ` [PATCH v4 09/14] bloom/diff: properly short-circuit on max_changes Taylor Blau
2020-09-03 22:46   ` [PATCH v4 10/14] commit-graph.c: sort index into commits list Taylor Blau
2020-09-03 22:46   ` [PATCH v4 11/14] csum-file.h: introduce 'hashwrite_be64()' Taylor Blau
2020-09-04 20:18     ` René Scharfe
2020-09-04 20:22       ` Taylor Blau
2020-09-03 22:46   ` [PATCH v4 12/14] commit-graph: add large-filters bitmap chunk Taylor Blau
2020-09-03 22:46   ` [PATCH v4 13/14] commit-graph: rename 'split_commit_graph_opts' Taylor Blau
2020-09-04 15:20     ` Taylor Blau
2020-09-03 22:47   ` [PATCH v4 14/14] builtin/commit-graph.c: introduce '--max-new-filters=<n>' Taylor Blau
2020-09-04 14:39   ` [PATCH v4 00/14] more miscellaneous Bloom filter improvements Derrick Stolee

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