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
15 #include "parse-options.h"
16 #include "run-command.h"
18 #include "argv-array.h"
21 #define FAILED_RUN "failed to run %s"
23 static const char * const builtin_gc_usage[] = {
24 N_("git gc [options]"),
28 static int pack_refs = 1;
29 static int prune_reflogs = 1;
30 static int aggressive_depth = 250;
31 static int aggressive_window = 250;
32 static int gc_auto_threshold = 6700;
33 static int gc_auto_pack_limit = 50;
34 static int detach_auto = 1;
35 static const char *prune_expire = "2.weeks.ago";
37 static struct argv_array pack_refs_cmd = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
38 static struct argv_array reflog = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
39 static struct argv_array repack = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
40 static struct argv_array prune = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
41 static struct argv_array rerere = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
45 static void remove_pidfile(void)
51 static void remove_pidfile_on_signal(int signo)
58 static int gc_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
60 if (!strcmp(var, "gc.packrefs")) {
61 if (value && !strcmp(value, "notbare"))
64 pack_refs = git_config_bool(var, value);
67 if (!strcmp(var, "gc.aggressivewindow")) {
68 aggressive_window = git_config_int(var, value);
71 if (!strcmp(var, "gc.aggressivedepth")) {
72 aggressive_depth = git_config_int(var, value);
75 if (!strcmp(var, "gc.auto")) {
76 gc_auto_threshold = git_config_int(var, value);
79 if (!strcmp(var, "gc.autopacklimit")) {
80 gc_auto_pack_limit = git_config_int(var, value);
83 if (!strcmp(var, "gc.autodetach")) {
84 detach_auto = git_config_bool(var, value);
87 if (!strcmp(var, "gc.pruneexpire")) {
88 if (value && strcmp(value, "now")) {
89 unsigned long now = approxidate("now");
90 if (approxidate(value) >= now)
91 return error(_("Invalid %s: '%s'"), var, value);
93 return git_config_string(&prune_expire, var, value);
95 return git_default_config(var, value, cb);
98 static int too_many_loose_objects(void)
101 * Quickly check if a "gc" is needed, by estimating how
102 * many loose objects there are. Because SHA-1 is evenly
103 * distributed, we can check only one and get a reasonable
107 const char *objdir = get_object_directory();
114 if (gc_auto_threshold <= 0)
117 if (sizeof(path) <= snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/17", objdir)) {
118 warning(_("insanely long object directory %.*s"), 50, objdir);
125 auto_threshold = (gc_auto_threshold + 255) / 256;
126 while ((ent = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
127 if (strspn(ent->d_name, "0123456789abcdef") != 38 ||
128 ent->d_name[38] != '\0')
130 if (++num_loose > auto_threshold) {
139 static int too_many_packs(void)
141 struct packed_git *p;
144 if (gc_auto_pack_limit <= 0)
147 prepare_packed_git();
148 for (cnt = 0, p = packed_git; p; p = p->next) {
154 * Perhaps check the size of the pack and count only
155 * very small ones here?
159 return gc_auto_pack_limit <= cnt;
162 static void add_repack_all_option(void)
164 if (prune_expire && !strcmp(prune_expire, "now"))
165 argv_array_push(&repack, "-a");
167 argv_array_push(&repack, "-A");
169 argv_array_pushf(&repack, "--unpack-unreachable=%s", prune_expire);
173 static int need_to_gc(void)
176 * Setting gc.auto to 0 or negative can disable the
179 if (gc_auto_threshold <= 0)
183 * If there are too many loose objects, but not too many
184 * packs, we run "repack -d -l". If there are too many packs,
185 * we run "repack -A -d -l". Otherwise we tell the caller
188 if (too_many_packs())
189 add_repack_all_option();
190 else if (!too_many_loose_objects())
193 if (run_hook_le(NULL, "pre-auto-gc", NULL))
198 /* return NULL on success, else hostname running the gc */
199 static const char *lock_repo_for_gc(int force, pid_t* ret_pid)
201 static struct lock_file lock;
203 struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
213 if (gethostname(my_host, sizeof(my_host)))
214 strcpy(my_host, "unknown");
216 fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&lock, git_path("gc.pid"),
219 static char locking_host[128];
221 fp = fopen(git_path("gc.pid"), "r");
222 memset(locking_host, 0, sizeof(locking_host));
225 !fstat(fileno(fp), &st) &&
227 * 12 hour limit is very generous as gc should
228 * never take that long. On the other hand we
229 * don't really need a strict limit here,
230 * running gc --auto one day late is not a big
231 * problem. --force can be used in manual gc
232 * after the user verifies that no gc is
235 time(NULL) - st.st_mtime <= 12 * 3600 &&
236 fscanf(fp, "%"PRIuMAX" %127c", &pid, locking_host) == 2 &&
237 /* be gentle to concurrent "gc" on remote hosts */
238 (strcmp(locking_host, my_host) || !kill(pid, 0) || errno == EPERM);
243 rollback_lock_file(&lock);
249 strbuf_addf(&sb, "%"PRIuMAX" %s",
250 (uintmax_t) getpid(), my_host);
251 write_in_full(fd, sb.buf, sb.len);
253 commit_lock_file(&lock);
255 pidfile = git_pathdup("gc.pid");
256 sigchain_push_common(remove_pidfile_on_signal);
257 atexit(remove_pidfile);
262 static int gc_before_repack(void)
264 if (pack_refs && run_command_v_opt(pack_refs_cmd.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
265 return error(FAILED_RUN, pack_refs_cmd.argv[0]);
267 if (prune_reflogs && run_command_v_opt(reflog.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
268 return error(FAILED_RUN, reflog.argv[0]);
275 int cmd_gc(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
284 struct option builtin_gc_options[] = {
285 OPT__QUIET(&quiet, N_("suppress progress reporting")),
286 { OPTION_STRING, 0, "prune", &prune_expire, N_("date"),
287 N_("prune unreferenced objects"),
288 PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, NULL, (intptr_t)prune_expire },
289 OPT_BOOL(0, "aggressive", &aggressive, N_("be more thorough (increased runtime)")),
290 OPT_BOOL(0, "auto", &auto_gc, N_("enable auto-gc mode")),
291 OPT_BOOL(0, "force", &force, N_("force running gc even if there may be another gc running")),
295 if (argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
296 usage_with_options(builtin_gc_usage, builtin_gc_options);
298 argv_array_pushl(&pack_refs_cmd, "pack-refs", "--all", "--prune", NULL);
299 argv_array_pushl(&reflog, "reflog", "expire", "--all", NULL);
300 argv_array_pushl(&repack, "repack", "-d", "-l", NULL);
301 argv_array_pushl(&prune, "prune", "--expire", NULL );
302 argv_array_pushl(&rerere, "rerere", "gc", NULL);
304 git_config(gc_config, NULL);
307 pack_refs = !is_bare_repository();
309 argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, builtin_gc_options,
310 builtin_gc_usage, 0);
312 usage_with_options(builtin_gc_usage, builtin_gc_options);
315 argv_array_push(&repack, "-f");
316 if (aggressive_depth > 0)
317 argv_array_pushf(&repack, "--depth=%d", aggressive_depth);
318 if (aggressive_window > 0)
319 argv_array_pushf(&repack, "--window=%d", aggressive_window);
322 argv_array_push(&repack, "-q");
326 * Auto-gc should be least intrusive as possible.
332 fprintf(stderr, _("Auto packing the repository in background for optimum performance.\n"));
334 fprintf(stderr, _("Auto packing the repository for optimum performance.\n"));
335 fprintf(stderr, _("See \"git help gc\" for manual housekeeping.\n"));
338 if (gc_before_repack())
341 * failure to daemonize is ok, we'll continue
347 add_repack_all_option();
349 name = lock_repo_for_gc(force, &pid);
352 return 0; /* be quiet on --auto */
353 die(_("gc is already running on machine '%s' pid %"PRIuMAX" (use --force if not)"),
354 name, (uintmax_t)pid);
357 if (gc_before_repack())
360 if (run_command_v_opt(repack.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
361 return error(FAILED_RUN, repack.argv[0]);
364 argv_array_push(&prune, prune_expire);
366 argv_array_push(&prune, "--no-progress");
367 if (run_command_v_opt(prune.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
368 return error(FAILED_RUN, prune.argv[0]);
371 if (run_command_v_opt(rerere.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
372 return error(FAILED_RUN, rerere.argv[0]);
374 if (auto_gc && too_many_loose_objects())
375 warning(_("There are too many unreachable loose objects; "
376 "run 'git prune' to remove them."));