"Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx> writes: /* * Please document what the values that can be returned from * this function are and what they mean, just before this * funciton. I am guessing that this is "all bets are off and * you need to redo the computation again over the full in-core * index"? It is not an error and I think it makes sense to use * positive 1 like this patch does instead of -1. */ > > -static void verify_one(struct repository *r, > - struct index_state *istate, > - struct cache_tree *it, > - struct strbuf *path) > +static int verify_one(struct repository *r, > + struct index_state *istate, > + struct cache_tree *it, > + struct strbuf *path) > { > @@ -907,6 +917,9 @@ void cache_tree_verify(struct repository *r, struct index_state *istate) > > if (!istate->cache_tree) > return; > - verify_one(r, istate, istate->cache_tree, &path); > + if (verify_one(r, istate, istate->cache_tree, &path)) { > + strbuf_reset(&path); > + verify_one(r, istate, istate->cache_tree, &path); > + } > strbuf_release(&path); > } This is just a style thing, but I would find it easier to follow if it just recursed into itself, i.e. - verify_one(...); + if (verify_one(...)) + cache_tree_verify(r, istate); or - verify_one(...); + again: + if (verify_one(...)) + strbuf_reset(&path); + goto again; } } On the other hand, if the new code wants to say "I would retry at most once, otherwise there is something wrong in me", then > - verify_one(r, istate, istate->cache_tree, &path); > + if (verify_one(r, istate, istate->cache_tree, &path)) { > + strbuf_reset(&path); > + if (verify_one(r, istate, istate->cache_tree, &path)) > + BUG("..."); > + } would be better. Other than that, nicely done. > diff --git a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh > index 886e78715fe..85d5279b33c 100755 > --- a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh > +++ b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh > @@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout and reset (mixed) [sparse]' ' > test_expect_success 'merge, cherry-pick, and rebase' ' > init_repos && > > - for OPERATION in "merge -m merge" cherry-pick rebase > + for OPERATION in "merge -m merge" cherry-pick "rebase --apply" "rebase --merge" > do > test_all_match git checkout -B temp update-deep && > test_all_match git $OPERATION update-folder1 && > > base-commit: cefe983a320c03d7843ac78e73bd513a27806845