Merge branch 'tb/pack-bitmap-traversal-with-boundary'

The object traversal using reachability bitmap done by
"pack-object" has been tweaked to take advantage of the fact that
using "boundary" commits as representative of all the uninteresting
ones can save quite a lot of object enumeration.

* tb/pack-bitmap-traversal-with-boundary:
  pack-bitmap.c: use commit boundary during bitmap traversal
  pack-bitmap.c: extract `fill_in_bitmap()`
  object: add object_array initializer helper function

Author: gitster

Documentation/config/feature.txt

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ feature.experimental::
 +
 * `fetch.negotiationAlgorithm=skipping` may improve fetch negotiation times by
 skipping more commits at a time, reducing the number of round trips.
++
+* `pack.useBitmapBoundaryTraversal=true` may improve bitmap traversal times by
+walking fewer objects.
 
 feature.manyFiles::
 	Enable config options that optimize for repos with many files in the

Documentation/config/pack.txt

@@ -123,6 +123,23 @@ pack.useBitmaps::
 	true. You should not generally need to turn this off unless
 	you are debugging pack bitmaps.
 
+pack.useBitmapBoundaryTraversal::
+	When true, Git will use an experimental algorithm for computing
+	reachability queries with bitmaps. Instead of building up
+	complete bitmaps for all of the negated tips and then OR-ing
+	them together, consider negated tips with existing bitmaps as
+	additive (i.e. OR-ing them into the result if they exist,
+	ignoring them otherwise), and build up a bitmap at the boundary
+	instead.
++
+When using this algorithm, Git may include too many objects as a result
+of not opening up trees belonging to certain UNINTERESTING commits. This
+inexactness matches the non-bitmap traversal algorithm.
++
+In many cases, this can provide a speed-up over the exact algorithm,
+particularly when there is poor bitmap coverage of the negated side of
+the query.
+
 pack.useSparse::
 	When true, git will default to using the '--sparse' option in
 	'git pack-objects' when the '--revs' option is present. This

ci/run-build-and-tests.sh

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ linux-TEST-vars)
 	export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME=master
 	export GIT_TEST_NO_WRITE_REV_INDEX=1
 	export GIT_TEST_CHECKOUT_WORKERS=2
+	export GIT_TEST_PACK_USE_BITMAP_BOUNDARY_TRAVERSAL=1
 	;;
 linux-clang)
 	export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_HASH=sha1

object.c

@@ -356,6 +356,12 @@ void object_list_free(struct object_list **list)
  */
 static char object_array_slopbuf[1];
 
+void object_array_init(struct object_array *array)
+{
+	struct object_array blank = OBJECT_ARRAY_INIT;
+	memcpy(array, &blank, sizeof(*array));
+}
+
 void add_object_array_with_path(struct object *obj, const char *name,
 				struct object_array *array,
 				unsigned mode, const char *path)

object.h

@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ struct object_array {
 
 #define OBJECT_ARRAY_INIT { 0 }
 
+void object_array_init(struct object_array *array);
+
 /*
  * object flag allocation:
  * revision.h:               0---------10         15             23------27

pack-bitmap.c

@@ -1043,6 +1043,160 @@ static int add_commit_to_bitmap(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static struct bitmap *fill_in_bitmap(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
+				     struct rev_info *revs,
+				     struct bitmap *base,
+				     struct bitmap *seen)
+{
+	struct include_data incdata;
+	struct bitmap_show_data show_data;
+
+	if (!base)
+		base = bitmap_new();
+
+	incdata.bitmap_git = bitmap_git;
+	incdata.base = base;
+	incdata.seen = seen;
+
+	revs->include_check = should_include;
+	revs->include_check_obj = should_include_obj;
+	revs->include_check_data = &incdata;
+
+	if (prepare_revision_walk(revs))
+		die(_("revision walk setup failed"));
+
+	show_data.bitmap_git = bitmap_git;
+	show_data.base = base;
+
+	traverse_commit_list(revs, show_commit, show_object, &show_data);
+
+	revs->include_check = NULL;
+	revs->include_check_obj = NULL;
+	revs->include_check_data = NULL;
+
+	return base;
+}
+
+struct bitmap_boundary_cb {
+	struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git;
+	struct bitmap *base;
+
+	struct object_array boundary;
+};
+
+static void show_boundary_commit(struct commit *commit, void *_data)
+{
+	struct bitmap_boundary_cb *data = _data;
+
+	if (commit->object.flags & BOUNDARY)
+		add_object_array(&commit->object, "", &data->boundary);
+
+	if (commit->object.flags & UNINTERESTING) {
+		if (bitmap_walk_contains(data->bitmap_git, data->base,
+					 &commit->object.oid))
+			return;
+
+		add_commit_to_bitmap(data->bitmap_git, &data->base, commit);
+	}
+}
+
+static void show_boundary_object(struct object *object,
+				 const char *name, void *data)
+{
+	BUG("should not be called");
+}
+
+static struct bitmap *find_boundary_objects(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
+					    struct rev_info *revs,
+					    struct object_list *roots)
+{
+	struct bitmap_boundary_cb cb;
+	struct object_list *root;
+	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int tmp_blobs, tmp_trees, tmp_tags;
+	int any_missing = 0;
+
+	cb.bitmap_git = bitmap_git;
+	cb.base = bitmap_new();
+	object_array_init(&cb.boundary);
+
+	revs->ignore_missing_links = 1;
+
+	/*
+	 * OR in any existing reachability bitmaps among `roots` into
+	 * `cb.base`.
+	 */
+	for (root = roots; root; root = root->next) {
+		struct object *object = root->item;
+		if (object->type != OBJ_COMMIT ||
+		    bitmap_walk_contains(bitmap_git, cb.base, &object->oid))
+			continue;
+
+		if (add_commit_to_bitmap(bitmap_git, &cb.base,
+					 (struct commit *)object))
+			continue;
+
+		any_missing = 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!any_missing)
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	tmp_blobs = revs->blob_objects;
+	tmp_trees = revs->tree_objects;
+	tmp_tags = revs->blob_objects;
+	revs->blob_objects = 0;
+	revs->tree_objects = 0;
+	revs->tag_objects = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * We didn't have complete coverage of the roots. First setup a
+	 * revision walk to (a) OR in any bitmaps that are UNINTERESTING
+	 * between the tips and boundary, and (b) record the boundary.
+	 */
+	trace2_region_enter("pack-bitmap", "boundary-prepare", the_repository);
+	if (prepare_revision_walk(revs))
+		die("revision walk setup failed");
+	trace2_region_leave("pack-bitmap", "boundary-prepare", the_repository);
+
+	trace2_region_enter("pack-bitmap", "boundary-traverse", the_repository);
+	revs->boundary = 1;
+	traverse_commit_list_filtered(revs,
+				      show_boundary_commit,
+				      show_boundary_object,
+				      &cb, NULL);
+	revs->boundary = 0;
+	trace2_region_leave("pack-bitmap", "boundary-traverse", the_repository);
+
+	revs->blob_objects = tmp_blobs;
+	revs->tree_objects = tmp_trees;
+	revs->tag_objects = tmp_tags;
+
+	reset_revision_walk();
+	clear_object_flags(UNINTERESTING);
+
+	/*
+	 * Then add the boundary commit(s) as fill-in traversal tips.
+	 */
+	trace2_region_enter("pack-bitmap", "boundary-fill-in", the_repository);
+	for (i = 0; i < cb.boundary.nr; i++) {
+		struct object *obj = cb.boundary.objects[i].item;
+		if (bitmap_walk_contains(bitmap_git, cb.base, &obj->oid))
+			obj->flags |= SEEN;
+		else
+			add_pending_object(revs, obj, "");
+	}
+	if (revs->pending.nr)
+		cb.base = fill_in_bitmap(bitmap_git, revs, cb.base, NULL);
+	trace2_region_leave("pack-bitmap", "boundary-fill-in", the_repository);
+
+cleanup:
+	object_array_clear(&cb.boundary);
+	revs->ignore_missing_links = 0;
+
+	return cb.base;
+}
+
 static struct bitmap *find_objects(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
 				   struct rev_info *revs,
 				   struct object_list *roots,
@@ -1109,33 +1263,19 @@ static struct bitmap *find_objects(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
 	}
 
 	if (needs_walk) {
-		struct include_data incdata;
-		struct bitmap_show_data show_data;
-
-		if (!base)
-			base = bitmap_new();
-
-		incdata.bitmap_git = bitmap_git;
-		incdata.base = base;
-		incdata.seen = seen;
-
-		revs->include_check = should_include;
-		revs->include_check_obj = should_include_obj;
-		revs->include_check_data = &incdata;
-
-		if (prepare_revision_walk(revs))
-			die(_("revision walk setup failed"));
-
-		show_data.bitmap_git = bitmap_git;
-		show_data.base = base;
-
-		traverse_commit_list(revs,
-				     show_commit, show_object,
-				     &show_data);
-
-		revs->include_check = NULL;
-		revs->include_check_obj = NULL;
-		revs->include_check_data = NULL;
+		/*
+		 * This fill-in traversal may walk over some objects
+		 * again, since we have already traversed in order to
+		 * find the boundary.
+		 *
+		 * But this extra walk should be extremely cheap, since
+		 * all commit objects are loaded into memory, and
+		 * because we skip walking to parents that are
+		 * UNINTERESTING, since it will be marked in the haves
+		 * bitmap already (or it has an on-disk bitmap, since
+		 * OR-ing it in covers all of its ancestors).
+		 */
+		base = fill_in_bitmap(bitmap_git, revs, base, seen);
 	}
 
 	return base;
@@ -1528,6 +1668,7 @@ struct bitmap_index *prepare_bitmap_walk(struct rev_info *revs,
 					 int filter_provided_objects)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
+	int use_boundary_traversal;
 
 	struct object_list *wants = NULL;
 	struct object_list *haves = NULL;
@@ -1578,13 +1719,21 @@ struct bitmap_index *prepare_bitmap_walk(struct rev_info *revs,
 			object_list_insert(object, &wants);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * if we have a HAVES list, but none of those haves is contained
-	 * in the packfile that has a bitmap, we don't have anything to
-	 * optimize here
-	 */
-	if (haves && !in_bitmapped_pack(bitmap_git, haves))
-		goto cleanup;
+	use_boundary_traversal = git_env_bool(GIT_TEST_PACK_USE_BITMAP_BOUNDARY_TRAVERSAL, -1);
+	if (use_boundary_traversal < 0) {
+		prepare_repo_settings(revs->repo);
+		use_boundary_traversal = revs->repo->settings.pack_use_bitmap_boundary_traversal;
+	}
+
+	if (!use_boundary_traversal) {
+		/*
+		 * if we have a HAVES list, but none of those haves is contained
+		 * in the packfile that has a bitmap, we don't have anything to
+		 * optimize here
+		 */
+		if (haves && !in_bitmapped_pack(bitmap_git, haves))
+			goto cleanup;
+	}
 
 	/* if we don't want anything, we're done here */
 	if (!wants)
@@ -1598,18 +1747,32 @@ struct bitmap_index *prepare_bitmap_walk(struct rev_info *revs,
 	if (load_bitmap(revs->repo, bitmap_git) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
-	object_array_clear(&revs->pending);
+	if (!use_boundary_traversal)
+		object_array_clear(&revs->pending);
 
 	if (haves) {
-		revs->ignore_missing_links = 1;
-		haves_bitmap = find_objects(bitmap_git, revs, haves, NULL);
-		reset_revision_walk();
-		revs->ignore_missing_links = 0;
+		if (use_boundary_traversal) {
+			trace2_region_enter("pack-bitmap", "haves/boundary", the_repository);
+			haves_bitmap = find_boundary_objects(bitmap_git, revs, haves);
+			trace2_region_leave("pack-bitmap", "haves/boundary", the_repository);
+		} else {
+			trace2_region_enter("pack-bitmap", "haves/classic", the_repository);
+			revs->ignore_missing_links = 1;
+			haves_bitmap = find_objects(bitmap_git, revs, haves, NULL);
+			reset_revision_walk();
+			revs->ignore_missing_links = 0;
+			trace2_region_leave("pack-bitmap", "haves/classic", the_repository);
+		}
 
 		if (!haves_bitmap)
 			BUG("failed to perform bitmap walk");
 	}
 
+	if (use_boundary_traversal) {
+		object_array_clear(&revs->pending);
+		reset_revision_walk();
+	}
+
 	wants_bitmap = find_objects(bitmap_git, revs, wants, haves_bitmap);
 
 	if (!wants_bitmap)

pack-bitmap.h

@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ void traverse_bitmap_commit_list(struct bitmap_index *,
 void test_bitmap_walk(struct rev_info *revs);
 int test_bitmap_commits(struct repository *r);
 int test_bitmap_hashes(struct repository *r);
+
+#define GIT_TEST_PACK_USE_BITMAP_BOUNDARY_TRAVERSAL \
+	"GIT_TEST_PACK_USE_BITMAP_BOUNDARY_TRAVERSAL"
+
 struct bitmap_index *prepare_bitmap_walk(struct rev_info *revs,
 					 int filter_provided_objects);
 uint32_t midx_preferred_pack(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git);

repo-settings.c

@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ void prepare_repo_settings(struct repository *r)
 	repo_cfg_bool(r, "feature.experimental", &experimental, 0);
 
 	/* Defaults modified by feature.* */
-	if (experimental)
+	if (experimental) {
 		r->settings.fetch_negotiation_algorithm = FETCH_NEGOTIATION_SKIPPING;
+		r->settings.pack_use_bitmap_boundary_traversal = 1;
+	}
 	if (manyfiles) {
 		r->settings.index_version = 4;
 		r->settings.index_skip_hash = 1;
@@ -62,6 +64,9 @@ void prepare_repo_settings(struct repository *r)
 	repo_cfg_bool(r, "index.sparse", &r->settings.sparse_index, 0);
 	repo_cfg_bool(r, "index.skiphash", &r->settings.index_skip_hash, r->settings.index_skip_hash);
 	repo_cfg_bool(r, "pack.readreverseindex", &r->settings.pack_read_reverse_index, 1);
+	repo_cfg_bool(r, "pack.usebitmapboundarytraversal",
+		      &r->settings.pack_use_bitmap_boundary_traversal,
+		      r->settings.pack_use_bitmap_boundary_traversal);
 
 	/*
 	 * The GIT_TEST_MULTI_PACK_INDEX variable is special in that

repository.h

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ struct repo_settings {
 	int command_requires_full_index;
 	int sparse_index;
 	int pack_read_reverse_index;
+	int pack_use_bitmap_boundary_traversal;
 
 	struct fsmonitor_settings *fsmonitor; /* lazily loaded */
 

t/README

@@ -442,6 +442,10 @@ GIT_TEST_INDEX_VERSION=<n> exercises the index read/write code path
 for the index version specified.  Can be set to any valid version
 (currently 2, 3, or 4).
 
+GIT_TEST_PACK_USE_BITMAP_BOUNDARY_TRAVERSAL=<boolean> if enabled will
+use the boundary-based bitmap traversal algorithm. See the documentation
+of `pack.useBitmapBoundaryTraversal` for more details.
+
 GIT_TEST_PACK_SPARSE=<boolean> if disabled will default the pack-objects
 builtin to use the non-sparse object walk. This can still be overridden by
 the --sparse command-line argument.