Define compare_commits_by_gen_then_commit_date(), which uses generation
numbers as a primary comparison and commit date to break ties (or as a
comparison when both commits do not have computed generation numbers).
Since the commit-graph file is closed under reachability, we know that
all commits in the file have generation at most GENERATION_NUMBER_MAX
which is less than GENERATION_NUMBER_INFINITY.
This change does not affect the number of commits that are walked during
the execution of paint_down_to_common(), only the order that those
commits are inspected. In the case that commit dates violate topological
order (i.e. a parent is "newer" than a child), the previous code could
walk a commit twice: if a commit is reached with the PARENT1 bit, but
later is re-visited with the PARENT2 bit, then that PARENT2 bit must be
propagated to its parents. Using generation numbers avoids this extra
effort, even if it is somewhat rare.
Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
commit.c | 20 +++++++++++++++++++-
commit.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index 711f674c18..a44899c733 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -640,6 +640,24 @@ static int compare_commits_by_author_date(const void *a_, const void *b_,
return 0;
}
+int compare_commits_by_gen_then_commit_date(const void *a_, const void *b_, void *unused)
+{
+ const struct commit *a = a_, *b = b_;
+
+ /* newer commits first */
+ if (a->generation < b->generation)
+ return 1;
+ else if (a->generation > b->generation)
+ return -1;
+
+ /* use date as a heuristic when generataions are equal */
+ if (a->date < b->date)
+ return 1;
+ else if (a->date > b->date)
+ return -1;
+ return 0;
+}
+
int compare_commits_by_commit_date(const void *a_, const void *b_, void *unused)
{
const struct commit *a = a_, *b = b_;
@@ -789,7 +807,7 @@ static int queue_has_nonstale(struct prio_queue *queue)
/* all input commits in one and twos[] must have been parsed! */
static struct commit_list *paint_down_to_common(struct commit *one, int n, struct commit **twos)
{
- struct prio_queue queue = { compare_commits_by_commit_date };
+ struct prio_queue queue = { compare_commits_by_gen_then_commit_date };
struct commit_list *result = NULL;
int i;
diff --git a/commit.h b/commit.h
index aac3b8c56f..64436ff44e 100644
--- a/commit.h
+++ b/commit.h
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ extern int remove_signature(struct strbuf *buf);
extern int check_commit_signature(const struct commit *commit, struct signature_check *sigc);
int compare_commits_by_commit_date(const void *a_, const void *b_, void *unused);
+int compare_commits_by_gen_then_commit_date(const void *a_, const void *b_, void *unused);
LAST_ARG_MUST_BE_NULL
extern int run_commit_hook(int editor_is_used, const char *index_file, const char *name, ...);
--
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