[PATCH v9 0/5] fetch: avoid fetching every branch of a new remote in a shallow repo
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From: Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget <hidden>
Date: 2026-10-14 07:04:15
Revision v9 of 8 in this series.
Revisions (8)
Avoid fetching every branch of a new remote in a shallow repo.
Changes in v9:
* Moved the do_fetch() if/else-if/else split out of the preliminary
helper-extraction commit and into the refmap-inference commit that needs
it. Preliminary commit is now a simpler refactor.
Changes in v8:
* Split into a preliminary collect_upstream_from_remote() helper commit
plus a simplified refmap-inference commit.
* Fixed a regression that could drop the current branch's @{upstream} when
remote.<name>.fetch was narrowed.
* Threaded struct repository * through instead of hardcoding
the_repository.
* Minor naming and comment cleanups.
Changes in v7:
* Fixed fatal: --refmap option is only meaningful with command-line
refspec(s) firing just from configuring remote.<name>.refmap alone, with
nothing else to fetch.
* When both remote.<name>.fetch and remote.<name>.refmap are configured, a
refspec-less fetch follows .fetch as usual, .refmap only remaps something
already being fetched by name. Added tests.
Changes in v6:
* Remove leftover reference to deleted default-branch logic in commit
message.
Changes in v5:
* Renumber test file from t5585 to t5586.
Changes in v4:
* Removed the automatic default-branch fetch. A fresh remote fetches
nothing until you track a branch explicitly.
* Fixed fetch report showing "new ref HEAD" instead of "new branch "
* Reworded remote..refmap docs and commit message.
Changes in v3:
* Replace the special ":"/"+:" fetch refspec with remote.<name>.refmap,
reusing git's existing --refmap mechanism instead of inventing new
refspec syntax.
* Split the change into 4 commits.
Changes in v2:
* Replaced the opt-in fetch.shallow config entirely with a new special
fetch refspec (+:) that git remote add now defaults new remotes to in a
shallow repository. The new refspec fetches whichever branches any local
branch tracks at that remote, plus the remote's default branch.
Harald Nordgren (5):
fetch: add remote.<name>.refmap
fetch: extract collect_upstream_from_remote() helper
fetch: infer branches to fetch from a refmap-only remote
remote: add "git remote add --limited-fetch"
remote: default to --limited-fetch in a shallow repository
Documentation/config/remote.adoc | 8 +++
Documentation/fetch-options.adoc | 5 ++
Documentation/git-remote.adoc | 14 +++-
builtin/fetch.c | 84 ++++++++++++++++++----
builtin/remote.c | 31 ++++++--
remote.c | 51 ++++++++++++-
remote.h | 19 +++++
t/meson.build | 1 +
t/t5505-remote.sh | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++
t/t5510-fetch.sh | 63 ++++++++++++++++
t/t5586-fetch-refmap.sh | 119 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
11 files changed, 448 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
create mode 100755 t/t5586-fetch-refmap.sh
base-commit: 6de20f6092dcf9bdb1c8efe03db4b70c82b423dd
Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-2412%2FHaraldNordgren%2Ffetch-shallow-narrow-refspec-v9
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-2412/HaraldNordgren/fetch-shallow-narrow-refspec-v9
Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/2412
Range-diff vs v8:
1: 2a48c21bc8 = 1: 2a48c21bc8 fetch: add remote.<name>.refmap
2: 08fea07a8b ! 2: 50382bce7e fetch: extract collect_upstream_from_remote() helper
@@ Commit message
## builtin/fetch.c ##
@@ builtin/fetch.c: static int do_fetch(struct transport *transport,
-
if (rs->nr) {
refspec_ref_prefixes(rs, &transport_ls_refs_options.ref_prefixes);
-+ } else if (transport->remote->fetch.nr) {
-+ struct string_list tracked = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
-+ struct string_list_item *item;
-+
-+ refspec_ref_prefixes(&transport->remote->fetch,
-+ &transport_ls_refs_options.ref_prefixes);
-+ if (follow_remote_head != FOLLOW_REMOTE_NEVER)
-+ do_set_head = 1;
-+
-+ /*
-+ * The configured refspec may not cover the current
-+ * branch's upstream (e.g. a narrowed -t refspec), so
-+ * make sure we can still fetch it regardless.
-+ */
-+ collect_upstream_from_remote(the_repository, &tracked,
-+ transport->remote, NULL);
-+ for_each_string_list_item(item, &tracked)
-+ strvec_push(&transport_ls_refs_options.ref_prefixes,
-+ item->string);
-+ string_list_clear(&tracked, 0);
} else {
- struct branch *branch = branch_get(NULL);
+ struct string_list tracked = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
+ struct string_list_item *item;
-- if (transport->remote->fetch.nr) {
-- refspec_ref_prefixes(&transport->remote->fetch,
-- &transport_ls_refs_options.ref_prefixes);
-- if (follow_remote_head != FOLLOW_REMOTE_NEVER)
-- do_set_head = 1;
-- }
+ if (transport->remote->fetch.nr) {
+ refspec_ref_prefixes(&transport->remote->fetch,
+@@ builtin/fetch.c: static int do_fetch(struct transport *transport,
+ if (follow_remote_head != FOLLOW_REMOTE_NEVER)
+ do_set_head = 1;
+ }
- if (branch && branch_has_merge_config(branch) &&
- !strcmp(branch->remote_name, transport->remote->name)) {
- int i;
@@ builtin/fetch.c: static int do_fetch(struct transport *transport,
- branch->merge[i]->src);
- }
- }
++
++ /*
++ * The configured refspec may not cover the current
++ * branch's upstream (e.g. a narrowed -t refspec), so
++ * make sure we can still fetch it regardless.
++ */
+ collect_upstream_from_remote(the_repository, &tracked,
+ transport->remote, NULL);
+ for_each_string_list_item(item, &tracked)
3: a39316d233 ! 3: 9ad8ad3eb4 fetch: infer branches to fetch from a refmap-only remote
@@ builtin/fetch.c: static struct ref *get_ref_map(struct remote *remote,
}
@@ builtin/fetch.c: static int do_fetch(struct transport *transport,
+
+ if (rs->nr) {
+ refspec_ref_prefixes(rs, &transport_ls_refs_options.ref_prefixes);
+- } else {
++ } else if (transport->remote->fetch.nr) {
+ struct string_list tracked = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
+ struct string_list_item *item;
+
+- if (transport->remote->fetch.nr) {
+- refspec_ref_prefixes(&transport->remote->fetch,
+- &transport_ls_refs_options.ref_prefixes);
+- if (follow_remote_head != FOLLOW_REMOTE_NEVER)
+- do_set_head = 1;
+- }
++ refspec_ref_prefixes(&transport->remote->fetch,
++ &transport_ls_refs_options.ref_prefixes);
++ if (follow_remote_head != FOLLOW_REMOTE_NEVER)
++ do_set_head = 1;
+
+ /*
+ * The configured refspec may not cover the current
+@@ builtin/fetch.c: static int do_fetch(struct transport *transport,
+ strvec_push(&transport_ls_refs_options.ref_prefixes,
item->string);
string_list_clear(&tracked, 0);
- } else {
++ } else {
+ /*
+ * The --refmap command line option, if given, takes
+ * precedence over remote.<name>.refmap.
+ */
+ struct refspec *effective_refmap = refmap.nr ? &refmap :
+ &transport->remote->refmap;
- struct string_list tracked = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
- struct string_list_item *item;
-
-- collect_upstream_from_remote(the_repository, &tracked,
-- transport->remote, NULL);
++ struct string_list tracked = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
++ struct string_list_item *item;
++
+ if (effective_refmap->nr) {
+ branches_tracking_remote(the_repository,
+ transport->remote, &tracked);
@@ builtin/fetch.c: static int do_fetch(struct transport *transport,
+ collect_upstream_from_remote(the_repository, &tracked,
+ transport->remote, NULL);
+ }
- for_each_string_list_item(item, &tracked)
- strvec_push(&transport_ls_refs_options.ref_prefixes,
- item->string);
++ for_each_string_list_item(item, &tracked)
++ strvec_push(&transport_ls_refs_options.ref_prefixes,
++ item->string);
++ string_list_clear(&tracked, 0);
+
+ /*
+ * If there are no refs specified to fetch, then we just
## remote.c ##
@@ remote.c: void collect_upstream_from_remote(struct repository *repo,
4: 2b974bbe0a = 4: 75169f668e remote: add "git remote add --limited-fetch"
5: db27c29086 = 5: 9ee090d3d0 remote: default to --limited-fetch in a shallow repository
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