2 * git gc builtin command
4 * Cleanup unreachable files and optimize the repository.
6 * Copyright (c) 2007 James Bowes
8 * Based on git-gc.sh, which is
10 * Copyright (c) 2006 Shawn O. Pearce
16 #include "parse-options.h"
17 #include "run-command.h"
19 #include "argv-array.h"
22 #define FAILED_RUN "failed to run %s"
24 static const char * const builtin_gc_usage[] = {
25 N_("git gc [<options>]"),
29 static int pack_refs = 1;
30 static int prune_reflogs = 1;
31 static int aggressive_depth = 50;
32 static int aggressive_window = 250;
33 static int gc_auto_threshold = 6700;
34 static int gc_auto_pack_limit = 50;
35 static int detach_auto = 1;
36 static unsigned long gc_log_expire_time;
37 static const char *gc_log_expire = "1.day.ago";
38 static const char *prune_expire = "2.weeks.ago";
39 static const char *prune_worktrees_expire = "3.months.ago";
41 static struct argv_array pack_refs_cmd = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
42 static struct argv_array reflog = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
43 static struct argv_array repack = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
44 static struct argv_array prune = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
45 static struct argv_array prune_worktrees = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
46 static struct argv_array rerere = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
48 static struct tempfile pidfile;
49 static struct lock_file log_lock;
51 static struct string_list pack_garbage = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
53 static void clean_pack_garbage(void)
56 for (i = 0; i < pack_garbage.nr; i++)
57 unlink_or_warn(pack_garbage.items[i].string);
58 string_list_clear(&pack_garbage, 0);
61 static void report_pack_garbage(unsigned seen_bits, const char *path)
63 if (seen_bits == PACKDIR_FILE_IDX)
64 string_list_append(&pack_garbage, path);
67 static void git_config_date_string(const char *key, const char **output)
69 if (git_config_get_string_const(key, output))
71 if (strcmp(*output, "now")) {
72 unsigned long now = approxidate("now");
73 if (approxidate(*output) >= now)
74 git_die_config(key, _("Invalid %s: '%s'"), key, *output);
78 static void process_log_file(void)
81 if (fstat(get_lock_file_fd(&log_lock), &st)) {
83 * Perhaps there was an i/o error or another
84 * unlikely situation. Try to make a note of
85 * this in gc.log along with any existing
88 int saved_errno = errno;
89 fprintf(stderr, _("Failed to fstat %s: %s"),
90 get_tempfile_path(&log_lock.tempfile),
91 strerror(saved_errno));
93 commit_lock_file(&log_lock);
95 } else if (st.st_size) {
96 /* There was some error recorded in the lock file */
97 commit_lock_file(&log_lock);
99 /* No error, clean up any old gc.log */
100 unlink(git_path("gc.log"));
101 rollback_lock_file(&log_lock);
105 static void process_log_file_at_exit(void)
111 static void process_log_file_on_signal(int signo)
118 static void gc_config(void)
122 if (!git_config_get_value("gc.packrefs", &value)) {
123 if (value && !strcmp(value, "notbare"))
126 pack_refs = git_config_bool("gc.packrefs", value);
129 git_config_get_int("gc.aggressivewindow", &aggressive_window);
130 git_config_get_int("gc.aggressivedepth", &aggressive_depth);
131 git_config_get_int("gc.auto", &gc_auto_threshold);
132 git_config_get_int("gc.autopacklimit", &gc_auto_pack_limit);
133 git_config_get_bool("gc.autodetach", &detach_auto);
134 git_config_date_string("gc.pruneexpire", &prune_expire);
135 git_config_date_string("gc.worktreepruneexpire", &prune_worktrees_expire);
136 git_config_date_string("gc.logexpiry", &gc_log_expire);
138 git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
141 static int too_many_loose_objects(void)
144 * Quickly check if a "gc" is needed, by estimating how
145 * many loose objects there are. Because SHA-1 is evenly
146 * distributed, we can check only one and get a reasonable
150 const char *objdir = get_object_directory();
157 if (gc_auto_threshold <= 0)
160 if (sizeof(path) <= snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/17", objdir)) {
161 warning(_("insanely long object directory %.*s"), 50, objdir);
168 auto_threshold = (gc_auto_threshold + 255) / 256;
169 while ((ent = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
170 if (strspn(ent->d_name, "0123456789abcdef") != 38 ||
171 ent->d_name[38] != '\0')
173 if (++num_loose > auto_threshold) {
182 static int too_many_packs(void)
184 struct packed_git *p;
187 if (gc_auto_pack_limit <= 0)
190 prepare_packed_git();
191 for (cnt = 0, p = packed_git; p; p = p->next) {
197 * Perhaps check the size of the pack and count only
198 * very small ones here?
202 return gc_auto_pack_limit < cnt;
205 static void add_repack_all_option(void)
207 if (prune_expire && !strcmp(prune_expire, "now"))
208 argv_array_push(&repack, "-a");
210 argv_array_push(&repack, "-A");
212 argv_array_pushf(&repack, "--unpack-unreachable=%s", prune_expire);
216 static void add_repack_incremental_option(void)
218 argv_array_push(&repack, "--no-write-bitmap-index");
221 static int need_to_gc(void)
224 * Setting gc.auto to 0 or negative can disable the
227 if (gc_auto_threshold <= 0)
231 * If there are too many loose objects, but not too many
232 * packs, we run "repack -d -l". If there are too many packs,
233 * we run "repack -A -d -l". Otherwise we tell the caller
236 if (too_many_packs())
237 add_repack_all_option();
238 else if (too_many_loose_objects())
239 add_repack_incremental_option();
243 if (run_hook_le(NULL, "pre-auto-gc", NULL))
248 /* return NULL on success, else hostname running the gc */
249 static const char *lock_repo_for_gc(int force, pid_t* ret_pid)
251 static struct lock_file lock;
253 struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
260 if (is_tempfile_active(&pidfile))
264 if (gethostname(my_host, sizeof(my_host)))
265 xsnprintf(my_host, sizeof(my_host), "unknown");
267 pidfile_path = git_pathdup("gc.pid");
268 fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&lock, pidfile_path,
271 static char locking_host[128];
273 fp = fopen(pidfile_path, "r");
274 memset(locking_host, 0, sizeof(locking_host));
277 !fstat(fileno(fp), &st) &&
279 * 12 hour limit is very generous as gc should
280 * never take that long. On the other hand we
281 * don't really need a strict limit here,
282 * running gc --auto one day late is not a big
283 * problem. --force can be used in manual gc
284 * after the user verifies that no gc is
287 time(NULL) - st.st_mtime <= 12 * 3600 &&
288 fscanf(fp, "%"SCNuMAX" %127c", &pid, locking_host) == 2 &&
289 /* be gentle to concurrent "gc" on remote hosts */
290 (strcmp(locking_host, my_host) || !kill(pid, 0) || errno == EPERM);
295 rollback_lock_file(&lock);
302 strbuf_addf(&sb, "%"PRIuMAX" %s",
303 (uintmax_t) getpid(), my_host);
304 write_in_full(fd, sb.buf, sb.len);
306 commit_lock_file(&lock);
307 register_tempfile(&pidfile, pidfile_path);
312 static int report_last_gc_error(void)
314 struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
317 char *gc_log_path = git_pathdup("gc.log");
319 if (stat(gc_log_path, &st)) {
323 ret = error_errno(_("Can't stat %s"), gc_log_path);
327 if (st.st_mtime < gc_log_expire_time)
330 ret = strbuf_read_file(&sb, gc_log_path, 0);
332 ret = error(_("The last gc run reported the following. "
333 "Please correct the root cause\n"
335 "Automatic cleanup will not be performed "
336 "until the file is removed.\n\n"
338 gc_log_path, sb.buf);
345 static int gc_before_repack(void)
347 if (pack_refs && run_command_v_opt(pack_refs_cmd.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
348 return error(FAILED_RUN, pack_refs_cmd.argv[0]);
350 if (prune_reflogs && run_command_v_opt(reflog.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
351 return error(FAILED_RUN, reflog.argv[0]);
358 int cmd_gc(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
368 struct option builtin_gc_options[] = {
369 OPT__QUIET(&quiet, N_("suppress progress reporting")),
370 { OPTION_STRING, 0, "prune", &prune_expire, N_("date"),
371 N_("prune unreferenced objects"),
372 PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, NULL, (intptr_t)prune_expire },
373 OPT_BOOL(0, "aggressive", &aggressive, N_("be more thorough (increased runtime)")),
374 OPT_BOOL(0, "auto", &auto_gc, N_("enable auto-gc mode")),
375 OPT_BOOL(0, "force", &force, N_("force running gc even if there may be another gc running")),
379 if (argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
380 usage_with_options(builtin_gc_usage, builtin_gc_options);
382 argv_array_pushl(&pack_refs_cmd, "pack-refs", "--all", "--prune", NULL);
383 argv_array_pushl(&reflog, "reflog", "expire", "--all", NULL);
384 argv_array_pushl(&repack, "repack", "-d", "-l", NULL);
385 argv_array_pushl(&prune, "prune", "--expire", NULL);
386 argv_array_pushl(&prune_worktrees, "worktree", "prune", "--expire", NULL);
387 argv_array_pushl(&rerere, "rerere", "gc", NULL);
389 /* default expiry time, overwritten in gc_config */
391 if (parse_expiry_date(gc_log_expire, &gc_log_expire_time))
392 die(_("Failed to parse gc.logexpiry value %s"), gc_log_expire);
395 pack_refs = !is_bare_repository();
397 argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, builtin_gc_options,
398 builtin_gc_usage, 0);
400 usage_with_options(builtin_gc_usage, builtin_gc_options);
403 argv_array_push(&repack, "-f");
404 if (aggressive_depth > 0)
405 argv_array_pushf(&repack, "--depth=%d", aggressive_depth);
406 if (aggressive_window > 0)
407 argv_array_pushf(&repack, "--window=%d", aggressive_window);
410 argv_array_push(&repack, "-q");
414 * Auto-gc should be least intrusive as possible.
420 fprintf(stderr, _("Auto packing the repository in background for optimum performance.\n"));
422 fprintf(stderr, _("Auto packing the repository for optimum performance.\n"));
423 fprintf(stderr, _("See \"git help gc\" for manual housekeeping.\n"));
426 if (report_last_gc_error())
429 if (gc_before_repack())
432 * failure to daemonize is ok, we'll continue
435 daemonized = !daemonize();
438 add_repack_all_option();
440 name = lock_repo_for_gc(force, &pid);
443 return 0; /* be quiet on --auto */
444 die(_("gc is already running on machine '%s' pid %"PRIuMAX" (use --force if not)"),
445 name, (uintmax_t)pid);
449 hold_lock_file_for_update(&log_lock,
452 dup2(get_lock_file_fd(&log_lock), 2);
453 sigchain_push_common(process_log_file_on_signal);
454 atexit(process_log_file_at_exit);
457 if (gc_before_repack())
460 if (!repository_format_precious_objects) {
461 if (run_command_v_opt(repack.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
462 return error(FAILED_RUN, repack.argv[0]);
465 argv_array_push(&prune, prune_expire);
467 argv_array_push(&prune, "--no-progress");
468 if (run_command_v_opt(prune.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
469 return error(FAILED_RUN, prune.argv[0]);
473 if (prune_worktrees_expire) {
474 argv_array_push(&prune_worktrees, prune_worktrees_expire);
475 if (run_command_v_opt(prune_worktrees.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
476 return error(FAILED_RUN, prune_worktrees.argv[0]);
479 if (run_command_v_opt(rerere.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
480 return error(FAILED_RUN, rerere.argv[0]);
482 report_garbage = report_pack_garbage;
483 reprepare_packed_git();
484 if (pack_garbage.nr > 0)
485 clean_pack_garbage();
487 if (auto_gc && too_many_loose_objects())
488 warning(_("There are too many unreachable loose objects; "
489 "run 'git prune' to remove them."));
492 unlink(git_path("gc.log"));