ignore: partially revert symlink loop check optimization

This optimization wasn't tested too carefully, and it seems to result
in a massive amount of file handles open simultaneously. This is likely
a result of the parallel iterator, where many directories are being
traversed simultaneously.

2 files changed, 4 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/ignore/src/dir.rs b/ignore/src/dir.rs
index 544440d0..6de66191 100644
--- a/ignore/src/dir.rs
+++ b/ignore/src/dir.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 use gitignore::{self, Gitignore, GitignoreBuilder};
 use pathutil::{is_hidden, strip_prefix};
 use overrides::{self, Override};
-use same_file::Handle;
 use types::{self, Types};
 use {Error, Match, PartialErrorBuilder};
 
@@ -96,9 +95,6 @@ struct IgnoreInner {
     compiled: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<OsString, Ignore>>>,
     /// The path to the directory that this matcher was built from.
     dir: PathBuf,
-    /// An open handle to the directory, for checking symlink loops in the
-    /// parallel iterator.
-    handle: Arc<Option<Handle>>,
     /// An override matcher (default is empty).
     overrides: Arc<Override>,
     /// A file type matcher.
@@ -135,11 +131,6 @@ impl Ignore {
         &self.0.dir
     }
 
-    /// Return a handle to the directory of this matcher.
-    pub fn handle(&self) -> Option<&Handle> {
-        (*self.0.handle).as_ref()
-    }
-
     /// Return true if this matcher has no parent.
     pub fn is_root(&self) -> bool {
         self.0.parent.is_none()
@@ -246,17 +237,9 @@ impl Ignore {
                 errs.maybe_push(err);
                 m
             };
-        let handle = match Handle::from_path(dir) {
-            Ok(handle) => Some(handle),
-            Err(err) => {
-                errs.push(Error::from(err).with_path(dir));
-                None
-            }
-        };
         let ig = IgnoreInner {
             compiled: self.0.compiled.clone(),
             dir: dir.to_path_buf(),
-            handle: Arc::new(handle),
             overrides: self.0.overrides.clone(),
             types: self.0.types.clone(),
             parent: Some(self.clone()),
@@ -467,14 +450,9 @@ impl IgnoreBuilder {
                 }
                 gi
             };
-        let handle = match Handle::from_path(&self.dir) {
-            Ok(handle) => Some(handle),
-            Err(_) => None,
-        };
         Ignore(Arc::new(IgnoreInner {
             compiled: Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new())),
             dir: self.dir.clone(),
-            handle: Arc::new(handle),
             overrides: self.overrides.clone(),
             types: self.types.clone(),
             parent: None,
diff --git a/ignore/src/walk.rs b/ignore/src/walk.rs
index 8f0a555a..cfcb9701 100644
--- a/ignore/src/walk.rs
+++ b/ignore/src/walk.rs
@@ -1312,7 +1312,10 @@ fn check_symlink_loop(
         Error::from(err).with_path(child_path).with_depth(child_depth)
     })?;
     for ig in ig_parent.parents().take_while(|ig| !ig.is_absolute_parent()) {
-        if ig.handle().map_or(true, |parent| parent == &hchild) {
+        let h = Handle::from_path(ig.path()).map_err(|err| {
+            Error::from(err).with_path(child_path).with_depth(child_depth)
+        })?;
+        if hchild == h {
             return Err(Error::Loop {
                 ancestor: ig.path().to_path_buf(),
                 child: child_path.to_path_buf(),