plumbing: format/packfile, performance optimizations for reading large commit histories (#963)

Signed-off-by: Filip Navara <navara@emclient.com>

Author: filipnavara

plumbing/format/packfile/fsobject.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func NewFSObject(
 // Reader implements the plumbing.EncodedObject interface.
 func (o *FSObject) Reader() (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	obj, ok := o.cache.Get(o.hash)
-	if ok {
+	if ok && obj != o {
 		reader, err := obj.Reader()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err

plumbing/format/packfile/packfile.go

@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ var (
 	ErrZLib = NewError("zlib reading error")
 )
 
+// When reading small objects from packfile it is beneficial to do so at
+// once to exploit the buffered I/O. In many cases the objects are so small
+// that they were already loaded to memory when the object header was
+// loaded from the packfile. Wrapping in FSObject would cause this buffered
+// data to be thrown away and then re-read later, with the additional
+// seeking causing reloads from disk. Objects smaller than this threshold
+// are now always read into memory and stored in cache instead of being
+// wrapped in FSObject.
+const smallObjectThreshold = 16 * 1024
+
 // Packfile allows retrieving information from inside a packfile.
 type Packfile struct {
 	idxfile.Index
@@ -79,15 +89,7 @@ func (p *Packfile) GetByOffset(o int64) (plumbing.EncodedObject, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if _, err := p.s.SeekFromStart(o); err != nil {
-		if err == io.EOF || isInvalid(err) {
-			return nil, plumbing.ErrObjectNotFound
-		}
-
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return p.nextObject()
+	return p.objectAtOffset(o)
 }
 
 // GetSizeByOffset retrieves the size of the encoded object from the
@@ -108,6 +110,12 @@ func (p *Packfile) GetSizeByOffset(o int64) (size int64, err error) {
 	return h.Length, nil
 }
 
+func (p *Packfile) objectHeaderAtOffset(offset int64) (*ObjectHeader, error) {
+	h, err := p.s.SeekObjectHeader(offset)
+	p.s.pendingObject = nil
+	return h, err
+}
+
 func (p *Packfile) nextObjectHeader() (*ObjectHeader, error) {
 	h, err := p.s.NextObjectHeader()
 	p.s.pendingObject = nil
@@ -154,11 +162,7 @@ func (p *Packfile) getObjectType(h *ObjectHeader) (typ plumbing.ObjectType, err
 		if baseType, ok := p.offsetToType[offset]; ok {
 			typ = baseType
 		} else {
-			if _, err = p.s.SeekFromStart(offset); err != nil {
-				return
-			}
-
-			h, err = p.nextObjectHeader()
+			h, err = p.objectHeaderAtOffset(offset)
 			if err != nil {
 				return
 			}
@@ -175,8 +179,8 @@ func (p *Packfile) getObjectType(h *ObjectHeader) (typ plumbing.ObjectType, err
 	return
 }
 
-func (p *Packfile) nextObject() (plumbing.EncodedObject, error) {
-	h, err := p.nextObjectHeader()
+func (p *Packfile) objectAtOffset(offset int64) (plumbing.EncodedObject, error) {
+	h, err := p.objectHeaderAtOffset(offset)
 	if err != nil {
 		if err == io.EOF || isInvalid(err) {
 			return nil, plumbing.ErrObjectNotFound
@@ -190,6 +194,13 @@ func (p *Packfile) nextObject() (plumbing.EncodedObject, error) {
 		return p.getNextObject(h)
 	}
 
+	// If the object is not a delta and it's small enough then read it
+	// completely into memory now since it is already read from disk
+	// into buffer anyway.
+	if h.Length <= smallObjectThreshold && h.Type != plumbing.OFSDeltaObject && h.Type != plumbing.REFDeltaObject {
+		return p.getNextObject(h)
+	}
+
 	hash, err := p.FindHash(h.Offset)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -233,11 +244,7 @@ func (p *Packfile) getObjectContent(offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if _, err := p.s.SeekFromStart(offset); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	h, err := p.nextObjectHeader()
+	h, err := p.objectHeaderAtOffset(offset)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -329,8 +336,6 @@ func (p *Packfile) fillOFSDeltaObjectContent(obj plumbing.EncodedObject, offset
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-
-		p.cachePut(base)
 	}
 
 	obj.SetType(base.Type())

plumbing/format/packfile/parser.go

@@ -398,11 +398,7 @@ func (p *Parser) readData(o *objectInfo) ([]byte, error) {
 		return data, nil
 	}
 
-	if _, err := p.scanner.SeekFromStart(o.Offset); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if _, err := p.scanner.NextObjectHeader(); err != nil {
+	if _, err := p.scanner.SeekObjectHeader(o.Offset); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 

plumbing/format/packfile/scanner.go

@@ -138,14 +138,52 @@ func (s *Scanner) readCount() (uint32, error) {
 	return binary.ReadUint32(s.r)
 }
 
+// SeekObjectHeader seeks to specified offset and returns the ObjectHeader
+// for the next object in the reader
+func (s *Scanner) SeekObjectHeader(offset int64) (*ObjectHeader, error) {
+	// if seeking we assume that you are not interested in the header
+	if s.version == 0 {
+		s.version = VersionSupported
+	}
+
+	if _, err := s.r.Seek(offset, io.SeekStart); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	h, err := s.nextObjectHeader()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	h.Offset = offset
+	return h, nil
+}
+
 // NextObjectHeader returns the ObjectHeader for the next object in the reader
 func (s *Scanner) NextObjectHeader() (*ObjectHeader, error) {
-	defer s.Flush()
-
 	if err := s.doPending(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	offset, err := s.r.Seek(0, io.SeekCurrent)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	h, err := s.nextObjectHeader()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	h.Offset = offset
+	return h, nil
+}
+
+// nextObjectHeader returns the ObjectHeader for the next object in the reader
+// without the Offset field
+func (s *Scanner) nextObjectHeader() (*ObjectHeader, error) {
+	defer s.Flush()
+
 	s.crc.Reset()
 
 	h := &ObjectHeader{}
@@ -308,7 +346,7 @@ var byteSlicePool = sync.Pool{
 // SeekFromStart sets a new offset from start, returns the old position before
 // the change.
 func (s *Scanner) SeekFromStart(offset int64) (previous int64, err error) {
-	// if seeking we assume that you are not interested on the header
+	// if seeking we assume that you are not interested in the header
 	if s.version == 0 {
 		s.version = VersionSupported
 	}
@@ -385,7 +423,7 @@ type bufferedSeeker struct {
 }
 
 func (r *bufferedSeeker) Seek(offset int64, whence int) (int64, error) {
-	if whence == io.SeekCurrent {
+	if whence == io.SeekCurrent && offset == 0 {
 		current, err := r.r.Seek(offset, whence)
 		if err != nil {
 			return current, err

plumbing/format/packfile/scanner_test.go

@@ -118,6 +118,23 @@ func (s *ScannerSuite) TestNextObjectHeaderWithOutReadObjectNonSeekable(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(n, Equals, f.PackfileHash)
 }
 
+func (s *ScannerSuite) TestSeekObjectHeader(c *C) {
+	r := fixtures.Basic().One().Packfile()
+	p := NewScanner(r)
+
+	h, err := p.SeekObjectHeader(expectedHeadersOFS[4].Offset)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(h, DeepEquals, &expectedHeadersOFS[4])
+}
+
+func (s *ScannerSuite) TestSeekObjectHeaderNonSeekable(c *C) {
+	r := io.MultiReader(fixtures.Basic().One().Packfile())
+	p := NewScanner(r)
+
+	_, err := p.SeekObjectHeader(expectedHeadersOFS[4].Offset)
+	c.Assert(err, Equals, ErrSeekNotSupported)
+}
+
 var expectedHeadersOFS = []ObjectHeader{
 	{Type: plumbing.CommitObject, Offset: 12, Length: 254},
 	{Type: plumbing.OFSDeltaObject, Offset: 186, Length: 93, OffsetReference: 12},

storage/filesystem/object.go

@@ -20,24 +20,25 @@ import (
 type ObjectStorage struct {
 	options Options
 
-	// deltaBaseCache is an object cache uses to cache delta's bases when
-	deltaBaseCache cache.Object
+	// objectCache is an object cache uses to cache delta's bases and also recently
+	// loaded loose objects
+	objectCache cache.Object
 
 	dir   *dotgit.DotGit
 	index map[plumbing.Hash]idxfile.Index
 }
 
 // NewObjectStorage creates a new ObjectStorage with the given .git directory and cache.
-func NewObjectStorage(dir *dotgit.DotGit, cache cache.Object) *ObjectStorage {
-	return NewObjectStorageWithOptions(dir, cache, Options{})
+func NewObjectStorage(dir *dotgit.DotGit, objectCache cache.Object) *ObjectStorage {
+	return NewObjectStorageWithOptions(dir, objectCache, Options{})
 }
 
 // NewObjectStorageWithOptions creates a new ObjectStorage with the given .git directory, cache and extra options
-func NewObjectStorageWithOptions(dir *dotgit.DotGit, cache cache.Object, ops Options) *ObjectStorage {
+func NewObjectStorageWithOptions(dir *dotgit.DotGit, objectCache cache.Object, ops Options) *ObjectStorage {
 	return &ObjectStorage{
-		options:        ops,
-		deltaBaseCache: cache,
-		dir:            dir,
+		options:     ops,
+		objectCache: objectCache,
+		dir:         dir,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ func (s *ObjectStorage) encodedObjectSizeFromPackfile(h plumbing.Hash) (
 	idx := s.index[pack]
 	hash, err := idx.FindHash(offset)
 	if err == nil {
-		obj, ok := s.deltaBaseCache.Get(hash)
+		obj, ok := s.objectCache.Get(hash)
 		if ok {
 			return obj.Size(), nil
 		}
@@ -215,8 +216,8 @@ func (s *ObjectStorage) encodedObjectSizeFromPackfile(h plumbing.Hash) (
 	}
 
 	var p *packfile.Packfile
-	if s.deltaBaseCache != nil {
-		p = packfile.NewPackfileWithCache(idx, s.dir.Fs(), f, s.deltaBaseCache)
+	if s.objectCache != nil {
+		p = packfile.NewPackfileWithCache(idx, s.dir.Fs(), f, s.objectCache)
 	} else {
 		p = packfile.NewPackfile(idx, s.dir.Fs(), f)
 	}
@@ -241,9 +242,19 @@ func (s *ObjectStorage) EncodedObjectSize(h plumbing.Hash) (
 // EncodedObject returns the object with the given hash, by searching for it in
 // the packfile and the git object directories.
 func (s *ObjectStorage) EncodedObject(t plumbing.ObjectType, h plumbing.Hash) (plumbing.EncodedObject, error) {
-	obj, err := s.getFromUnpacked(h)
-	if err == plumbing.ErrObjectNotFound {
+	var obj plumbing.EncodedObject
+	var err error
+
+	if s.index != nil {
 		obj, err = s.getFromPackfile(h, false)
+		if err == plumbing.ErrObjectNotFound {
+			obj, err = s.getFromUnpacked(h)
+		}
+	} else {
+		obj, err = s.getFromUnpacked(h)
+		if err == plumbing.ErrObjectNotFound {
+			obj, err = s.getFromPackfile(h, false)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// If the error is still object not found, check if it's a shared object
@@ -254,7 +265,7 @@ func (s *ObjectStorage) EncodedObject(t plumbing.ObjectType, h plumbing.Hash) (p
 			// Create a new object storage with the DotGit(s) and check for the
 			// required hash object. Skip when not found.
 			for _, dg := range dotgits {
-				o := NewObjectStorage(dg, s.deltaBaseCache)
+				o := NewObjectStorage(dg, s.objectCache)
 				enobj, enerr := o.EncodedObject(t, h)
 				if enerr != nil {
 					continue
@@ -296,6 +307,10 @@ func (s *ObjectStorage) DeltaObject(t plumbing.ObjectType,
 }
 
 func (s *ObjectStorage) getFromUnpacked(h plumbing.Hash) (obj plumbing.EncodedObject, err error) {
+	if cacheObj, found := s.objectCache.Get(h); found {
+		return cacheObj, nil
+	}
+
 	f, err := s.dir.Object(h)
 	if err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
@@ -327,6 +342,8 @@ func (s *ObjectStorage) getFromUnpacked(h plumbing.Hash) (obj plumbing.EncodedOb
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	s.objectCache.Put(obj)
+
 	_, err = io.Copy(w, r)
 	return obj, err
 }
@@ -369,7 +386,7 @@ func (s *ObjectStorage) decodeObjectAt(
 ) (plumbing.EncodedObject, error) {
 	hash, err := idx.FindHash(offset)
 	if err == nil {
-		obj, ok := s.deltaBaseCache.Get(hash)
+		obj, ok := s.objectCache.Get(hash)
 		if ok {
 			return obj, nil
 		}
@@ -380,8 +397,8 @@ func (s *ObjectStorage) decodeObjectAt(
 	}
 
 	var p *packfile.Packfile
-	if s.deltaBaseCache != nil {
-		p = packfile.NewPackfileWithCache(idx, s.dir.Fs(), f, s.deltaBaseCache)
+	if s.objectCache != nil {
+		p = packfile.NewPackfileWithCache(idx, s.dir.Fs(), f, s.objectCache)
 	} else {
 		p = packfile.NewPackfile(idx, s.dir.Fs(), f)
 	}
@@ -400,11 +417,7 @@ func (s *ObjectStorage) decodeDeltaObjectAt(
 	}
 
 	p := packfile.NewScanner(f)
-	if _, err := p.SeekFromStart(offset); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	header, err := p.NextObjectHeader()
+	header, err := p.SeekObjectHeader(offset)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -495,7 +508,7 @@ func (s *ObjectStorage) buildPackfileIters(
 			}
 			return newPackfileIter(
 				s.dir.Fs(), pack, t, seen, s.index[h],
-				s.deltaBaseCache, s.options.KeepDescriptors,
+				s.objectCache, s.options.KeepDescriptors,
 			)
 		},
 	}, nil

storage/filesystem/storage.go

@@ -51,11 +51,7 @@ func NewStorageWithOptions(fs billy.Filesystem, cache cache.Object, ops Options)
 		fs:  fs,
 		dir: dir,
 
-		ObjectStorage: ObjectStorage{
-			options:        ops,
-			deltaBaseCache: cache,
-			dir:            dir,
-		},
+		ObjectStorage:    *NewObjectStorageWithOptions(dir, cache, ops),
 		ReferenceStorage: ReferenceStorage{dir: dir},
 		IndexStorage:     IndexStorage{dir: dir},
 		ShallowStorage:   ShallowStorage{dir: dir},