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The users of the revision.[ch] API's "struct rev_info" are a major source of memory leaks in the test suite under SANITIZE=leak, which in turn adds a lot of noise when trying to mark up tests with "TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true". The users of that API are largely one-shot, e.g. "git rev-list" or "git log", or the "git checkout" and "git stash" being modified here For these callers freeing the memory is arguably a waste of time, but in many cases they've actually been trying to free the memory, and just doing that in a buggy manner. Let's provide a release_revisions() function for these users, and start migrating them over per the plan outlined in [1]. Right now this only handles the "pending" member of the struct, but more will be added in subsequent commits. Even though we only clear the "pending" member now, let's not leave a trap in code like the pre-image of index_differs_from(), where we'd start doing the wrong thing as soon as the release_revisions() learned to clear its "diffopt". I.e. we need to call release_revisions() after we've inspected any state in "struct rev_info". This leaves in place e.g. clear_pathspec(&rev.prune_data) in stash_working_tree() in builtin/stash.c, subsequent commits will teach release_revisions() to free "prune_data" and other members that in some cases are individually cleared by users of "struct rev_info" by reaching into its members. Those subsequent commits will remove the relevant calls to e.g. clear_pathspec(). We avoid amending code in index_differs_from() in diff-lib.c as well as wt_status_collect_changes_index(), has_unstaged_changes() and has_uncommitted_changes() in wt-status.c in a way that assumes that we are already clearing the "diffopt" member. That will be handled in a subsequent commit. 1. https://lore.kernel.org/git/87a6k8daeu.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com/ Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals.
Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses, compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.
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If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
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(man gitcvs-migration or git help cvs-migration if git is
installed).
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The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):
- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks