Add the possibility of re-reading the index file, if it changed
while reading.
The index file might change during the read, causing outdated
information to be displayed. We check if the index file changed
by using its stat data as heuristic.
Helped-by: Ramsay Jones <ram...@ramsay1.demon.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gummerer <t.gumme...@gmail.com>
---
read-cache.c | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------
1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index aa17ce7..2d12601 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -1296,8 +1296,8 @@ int read_index(struct index_state *istate)
/* remember to discard_cache() before reading a different cache! */
int read_index_from(struct index_state *istate, const char *path)
{
- int fd;
- struct stat st;
+ int fd, err, i;
+ struct stat_validity sv;
struct cache_header *hdr;
void *mmap;
size_t mmap_size;
@@ -1309,43 +1309,46 @@ int read_index_from(struct index_state *istate, const
char *path)
errno = ENOENT;
istate->timestamp.sec = 0;
istate->timestamp.nsec = 0;
-
- fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
- if (fd < 0) {
- if (errno == ENOENT) {
- initialize_index(istate, 0);
- return 0;
+ sv.sd = NULL;
+ for (i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
+ err = 0;
+ fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
+ if (fd < 0) {
+ if (errno == ENOENT) {
+ initialize_index(istate, 0);
+ return 0;
+ }
+ die_errno("index file open failed");
}
- die_errno("index file open failed");
- }
- if (fstat(fd, &st))
- die_errno("cannot stat the open index");
+ stat_validity_update(&sv, fd);
+ if (!sv.sd)
+ die_errno("cannot stat the open index");
- errno = EINVAL;
- mmap_size = xsize_t(st.st_size);
- mmap = xmmap(NULL, mmap_size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE, fd,
0);
- close(fd);
- if (mmap == MAP_FAILED)
- die_errno("unable to map index file");
+ errno = EINVAL;
+ mmap_size = xsize_t(sv.sd->sd_size);
+ mmap = xmmap(NULL, mmap_size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
+ close(fd);
+ if (mmap == MAP_FAILED)
+ die_errno("unable to map index file");
- hdr = mmap;
- if (verify_hdr_version(istate, hdr, mmap_size) < 0)
- goto unmap;
+ hdr = mmap;
+ if (verify_hdr_version(istate, hdr, mmap_size) < 0)
+ err = 1;
- if (istate->ops->verify_hdr(mmap, mmap_size) < 0)
- goto unmap;
+ if (istate->ops->verify_hdr(mmap, mmap_size) < 0)
+ err = 1;
- if (istate->ops->read_index(istate, mmap, mmap_size) < 0)
- goto unmap;
- istate->timestamp.sec = st.st_mtime;
- istate->timestamp.nsec = ST_MTIME_NSEC(st);
+ if (istate->ops->read_index(istate, mmap, mmap_size) < 0)
+ err = 1;
+ istate->timestamp.sec = sv.sd->sd_mtime.sec;
+ istate->timestamp.nsec = sv.sd->sd_mtime.nsec;
- munmap(mmap, mmap_size);
- return istate->cache_nr;
+ munmap(mmap, mmap_size);
+ if (stat_validity_check(&sv, path) && !err)
+ return istate->cache_nr;
+ }
-unmap:
- munmap(mmap, mmap_size);
die("index file corrupt");
}
--
1.8.3.4.1231.g9fbf354.dirty
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