Commit 715e195a authored by Lee Matos's avatar Lee Matos Committed by Ben Prescott

Docs: Clarify where repository pools are stored vs. hashed storage

parent 35dda511
...@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ forks use the object pool for shared objects. For more information, see ...@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ forks use the object pool for shared objects. For more information, see
[How Git object deduplication works in GitLab](../development/git_object_deduplication.md). [How Git object deduplication works in GitLab](../development/git_object_deduplication.md).
Objects are moved from the source project to the object pool when housekeeping is run on the source Objects are moved from the source project to the object pool when housekeeping is run on the source
project. Object pool repositories are stored similarly to regular repositories: project. Object pool repositories are stored similarly to regular repositories in a directory called `@pools` instead of `@hashed`
```ruby ```ruby
# object pool paths # object pool paths
...@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ project. Object pool repositories are stored similarly to regular repositories: ...@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ project. Object pool repositories are stored similarly to regular repositories:
``` ```
WARNING: WARNING:
Do not run `git prune` or `git gc` in object pool repositories. This can cause data loss in the Do not run `git prune` or `git gc` in object pool repositories, which are stored in the `@pools` directory.
regular repositories that depend on the object pool. This can cause data loss in the regular repositories that depend on the object pool.
### Object storage support ### Object storage support
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...@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ to work, it is of course critical that **no objects ever get deleted from ...@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ to work, it is of course critical that **no objects ever get deleted from
B** because A might need them. B** because A might need them.
WARNING: WARNING:
Do not run `git prune` or `git gc` in pool repositories! This can Do not run `git prune` or `git gc` in object pool repositories, which are
cause data loss in "real" repositories that depend on the pool in stored in the `@pools` directory. This can cause data loss in the regular
question. repositories that depend on the object pool.
The danger lies in `git prune`, and `git gc` calls `git prune`. The The danger lies in `git prune`, and `git gc` calls `git prune`. The
problem is that `git prune`, when running in a pool repository, cannot problem is that `git prune`, when running in a pool repository, cannot
...@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ reliable decide if an object is no longer needed. ...@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ reliable decide if an object is no longer needed.
### Git alternates in GitLab: pool repositories ### Git alternates in GitLab: pool repositories
GitLab organizes this object borrowing by creating special **pool GitLab organizes this object borrowing by [creating special **pool
repositories** which are hidden from the user. We then use Git repositories**](../administration/repository_storage_types.md) which are hidden from the user. We then use Git
alternates to let a collection of project repositories borrow from a alternates to let a collection of project repositories borrow from a
single pool repository. We call such a collection of project single pool repository. We call such a collection of project
repositories a pool. Pools form star-shaped networks of repositories repositories a pool. Pools form star-shaped networks of repositories
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