gc: config option for running --auto in background

diff --git a/builtin/gc.c b/builtin/gc.c
index c14190f840b0427820ebf69b209d86f0a21c62b7..ed5cc3c0318f87abd8674f7b98936a2265fff577 100644 (file)
--- a/builtin/gc.c
+++ b/builtin/gc.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "run-command.h"
 #include "sigchain.h"
 #include "argv-array.h"
+#include "commit.h"
 
 #define FAILED_RUN "failed to run %s"
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ static int pack_refs = 1;
 static int aggressive_window = 250;
 static int gc_auto_threshold = 6700;
 static int gc_auto_pack_limit = 50;
+static int detach_auto = 1;
 static const char *prune_expire = "2.weeks.ago";
 
 static struct argv_array pack_refs_cmd = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
@@ -72,6 +74,10 @@ static int gc_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
                gc_auto_pack_limit = git_config_int(var, value);
                return 0;
        }
+       if (!strcmp(var, "gc.autodetach")) {
+               detach_auto = git_config_bool(var, value);
+               return 0;
+       }
        if (!strcmp(var, "gc.pruneexpire")) {
                if (value && strcmp(value, "now")) {
                        unsigned long now = approxidate("now");
@@ -222,7 +228,7 @@ static const char *lock_repo_for_gc(int force, pid_t* ret_pid)
                        time(NULL) - st.st_mtime <= 12 * 3600 &&
                        fscanf(fp, "%"PRIuMAX" %127c", &pid, locking_host) == 2 &&
                        /* be gentle to concurrent "gc" on remote hosts */
-                       (strcmp(locking_host, my_host) || !kill(pid, 0));
+                       (strcmp(locking_host, my_host) || !kill(pid, 0) || errno == EPERM);
                if (fp != NULL)
                        fclose(fp);
                if (should_exit) {
@@ -300,11 +306,19 @@ int cmd_gc(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                 */
                if (!need_to_gc())
                        return 0;
-               if (!quiet)
-                       fprintf(stderr,
-                                       _("Auto packing the repository for optimum performance. You may also\n"
-                                       "run \"git gc\" manually. See "
-                                       "\"git help gc\" for more information.\n"));
+               if (!quiet) {
+                       if (detach_auto)
+                               fprintf(stderr, _("Auto packing the repository in background for optimum performance.\n"));
+                       else
+                               fprintf(stderr, _("Auto packing the repository for optimum performance.\n"));
+                       fprintf(stderr, _("See \"git help gc\" for manual housekeeping.\n"));
+               }
+               if (detach_auto)
+                       /*
+                        * failure to daemonize is ok, we'll continue
+                        * in foreground
+                        */
+                       daemonize();
        } else
                add_repack_all_option();