merge-queue: direct-merge conflict-free PRs without update-churn (#2358) #2374

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Problem (verified in prod)

The merge-queue cron does decision=update on any PR whose head does not contain current main → update_pull (POST /pulls/N/update). Gitea's dismiss_stale_approvals then dismisses the PR's 2 genuine approvals on that update → the PR drops to 0-genuine → needs re-review. With ~51 mergeable PRs open, this rebase-churn collapsed throughput to ~0/hr.

Branch protection does not require strict up-to-date — direct merges of behind-main PRs succeed — so the update-before-merge is unnecessary churn.

Fix (small, targeted — not a merge-train rewrite)

In evaluate_merge_readiness, reordered so the conflict-free case merges directly:

• mergeable is True + merge bar met → MERGE DIRECTLY (no /update first), even if behind main. Approvals are not dismissed → no re-review churn.
• mergeable False/None (conflict / still computing) + head lacks current main → update path (a real conflict 409s and is HELD per #2352 — unchanged).
• mergeable False/None + head already contains current main → wait (genuine conflict against current main, or Gitea still computing).
• mergeable is None stays fail-closed (never merged).

Merge bar is UNCHANGED

Still requires, on the current head: main required push-contexts green + ≥ required genuine approvals (not stale/dismissed, commit_id == head) + no open REQUEST_CHANGES + every BP-required status context green + mergeable + opt-out respected. Fail-closed on None/False. force_merge still bypasses only missing non-required governance reds, never a failing required context or an approval shortfall.

Safety trade-off (please weigh for the gate decision)

With direct-merge, a behind-main PR's CI ran against its (possibly stale) base. So a semantic main-break — PR green standalone but broken when combined with newer main — is caught by post-merge main CI rather than pre-merge.

This is acceptable because:

• (a) main CI already gates, and the cron PAUSES fail-closed when main's required push-contexts are not green (step 1). So after a direct merge, if main goes red the queue stops — it will not pile the next merge onto an unverified/red main. This serialized post-merge-main-green backstop is made explicit in this PR and covered by test_process_once_pauses_when_main_not_green_no_direct_merge.
• (b) branch protection already permits behind-main merges.

If you'd prefer the stronger pre-merge guarantee, the alternative is a merge-train (serialize: update head-of-line PR, wait for its CI, merge, repeat). That is a larger change and trades throughput for pre-merge combined-CI. This PR deliberately does the small fix; requesting merge-train instead is a legitimate gate outcome.

Tests (§SOP-22), 62 green

• (a) conflict-free 2-genuine PR merges WITHOUT update_pull (asserts update not invoked, merge invoked) — test_process_once_merges_conflict_free_pr_without_update
• (b) behind-main conflict-free merges directly — test_process_once_behind_main_conflict_free_merges_directly, test_behind_main_but_mergeable_pr_merges_directly
• (c) not-mergeable (conflict) behind-main still goes update→hold path (no #2352 regression; 409 fixture switched to mergeable=False) — test_behind_main_and_not_mergeable_pr_updates, test_process_once_holds_pr_on_409_conflict_on_update, test_queue_advances_past_held_conflicted_pr
• not-mergeable current-base waits — test_current_base_but_not_mergeable_pr_waits
• (d) merge bar still rejects <2 genuine / red required / RC on the new direct path — test_direct_merge_bar_unchanged_behind_main; opt-out via existing auto-discover tests
• backstop: pause when main red — test_process_once_pauses_when_main_not_green_no_direct_merge

All pre-existing tests stay green.

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## Problem (verified in prod) The merge-queue cron does `decision=update` on any PR whose head does not contain current main → `update_pull` (POST `/pulls/N/update`). Gitea's **dismiss_stale_approvals** then dismisses the PR's 2 genuine approvals on that update → the PR drops to 0-genuine → needs re-review. With ~51 mergeable PRs open, this rebase-churn collapsed throughput to ~0/hr. Branch protection does **not** require strict up-to-date — direct merges of behind-main PRs succeed — so the update-before-merge is unnecessary churn. ## Fix (small, targeted — not a merge-train rewrite) In `evaluate_merge_readiness`, reordered so the conflict-free case merges directly: - **mergeable is True** + merge bar met → **MERGE DIRECTLY** (no `/update` first), even if behind main. Approvals are not dismissed → no re-review churn. - **mergeable False/None** (conflict / still computing) + head lacks current main → **update** path (a real conflict 409s and is HELD per #2352 — unchanged). - **mergeable False/None** + head already contains current main → **wait** (genuine conflict against current main, or Gitea still computing). - `mergeable is None` stays **fail-closed** (never merged). ## Merge bar is UNCHANGED Still requires, on the current head: main required push-contexts green + ≥ required **genuine** approvals (not stale/dismissed, commit_id == head) + no open REQUEST_CHANGES + every **BP-required** status context green + mergeable + opt-out respected. Fail-closed on None/False. `force_merge` still bypasses **only** missing non-required governance reds, never a failing required context or an approval shortfall. ## Safety trade-off (please weigh for the gate decision) With direct-merge, a behind-main PR's CI ran against its (possibly stale) base. So a **semantic main-break** — PR green standalone but broken when combined with newer main — is caught by **post-merge main CI** rather than pre-merge. This is acceptable because: - **(a)** main CI already gates, and the cron **PAUSES fail-closed** when main's required push-contexts are not green (step 1). So after a direct merge, if main goes red the queue stops — it will not pile the next merge onto an unverified/red main. This serialized post-merge-main-green backstop is made explicit in this PR and covered by `test_process_once_pauses_when_main_not_green_no_direct_merge`. - **(b)** branch protection already permits behind-main merges. If you'd prefer the stronger pre-merge guarantee, the alternative is a **merge-train** (serialize: update head-of-line PR, wait for its CI, merge, repeat). That is a larger change and trades throughput for pre-merge combined-CI. This PR deliberately does the **small** fix; requesting merge-train instead is a legitimate gate outcome. ## Tests (§SOP-22), 62 green - (a) conflict-free 2-genuine PR merges **WITHOUT** `update_pull` (asserts update not invoked, merge invoked) — `test_process_once_merges_conflict_free_pr_without_update` - (b) behind-main conflict-free merges directly — `test_process_once_behind_main_conflict_free_merges_directly`, `test_behind_main_but_mergeable_pr_merges_directly` - (c) not-mergeable (conflict) behind-main still goes update→hold path (no #2352 regression; 409 fixture switched to `mergeable=False`) — `test_behind_main_and_not_mergeable_pr_updates`, `test_process_once_holds_pr_on_409_conflict_on_update`, `test_queue_advances_past_held_conflicted_pr` - not-mergeable current-base waits — `test_current_base_but_not_mergeable_pr_waits` - (d) merge bar still rejects <2 genuine / red required / RC on the new direct path — `test_direct_merge_bar_unchanged_behind_main`; opt-out via existing auto-discover tests - backstop: pause when main red — `test_process_once_pauses_when_main_not_green_no_direct_merge` All pre-existing tests stay green. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

devops-engineer added 1 commit 2026-06-06 18:26:27 +00:00

merge-queue: direct-merge conflict-free PRs without update-churn (#2358) ... a89e2680c9

The merge-queue cron called /pulls/N/update on any PR whose head did not
contain current main, BEFORE merging. Gitea's dismiss_stale_approvals then
dismissed the PR's 2 genuine approvals on update, dropping it to 0-genuine
and forcing a full re-review every tick. With ~51 mergeable PRs open this
collapsed throughput to ~0/hr.

Branch protection does NOT require strict up-to-date (behind-main PRs merge
directly), so the update-before-merge was unnecessary churn.

Fix (targeted, in evaluate_merge_readiness):
- When the PR is conflict-free (mergeable is True) and the merge bar is met
  (main green + >=required genuine approvals on current head + no open
  REQUEST_CHANGES + every BP-required context green), MERGE IT DIRECTLY —
  even if behind main. No /update first → approvals are NOT dismissed → no
  re-review churn.
- The /update path is now reached ONLY when the PR is NOT mergeable
  (mergeable False/None) AND its head lacks current main. A real conflict
  still 409s on update and is HELD per #2352 (no regression). A current-base
  not-mergeable PR WAITs. mergeable=None stays fail-closed (never merged).

The merge bar is UNCHANGED. Safety backstop: step 1 (main required push
contexts green) PAUSES the queue when main is red, so after a direct merge
a semantic main-break caught by post-merge main CI stops the next merge
(serialized safety) — this is what makes pre-merge-update-free safe.

Tests (§SOP-22): conflict-free PR merges WITHOUT update_pull (assert update
not invoked, merge invoked); behind-main conflict-free merges directly;
not-mergeable behind-main still updates; not-mergeable current-base waits;
409-on-update fixture switched to mergeable=False (real conflict) and still
holds per #2352; merge bar still rejects <2 genuine / red required / RC on
the new direct path; pause-when-main-red backstop. 62 tests green.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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APPROVED. Priority independent review on current head a89e2680. Fresh origin/main merge-base diff is scoped to .gitea/scripts/gitea-merge-queue.py and .gitea/scripts/tests/test_gitea_merge_queue.py only. The merge bar is unchanged: process/evaluate still require main push-required green first, no current-head REQUEST_CHANGES, >= required_approvals distinct genuine official approvers on the current head, and every branch-protection-required PR context green before any merge decision. The only behavior change is that a behind-main but mergeable=True PR merges directly instead of calling /pulls/{n}/update; mergeable False/None still never merges, and behind-main + not-mergeable goes to update/hold path. Safety is in code, not just prose: main push-required contexts are checked before candidate processing and post-merge red main pauses subsequent ticks; force_merge remains limited to non-required reds after required green + approvals are satisfied. Tests cover direct merge, behind-main conflict-free direct merge, red-main pause, unchanged gate failures, and update-on-not-mergeable paths. Live PR is mergeable=True; latest required contexts observed green, with combined failure due non-required governance/review contexts.

APPROVED. Priority independent review on current head a89e2680. Fresh origin/main merge-base diff is scoped to .gitea/scripts/gitea-merge-queue.py and .gitea/scripts/tests/test_gitea_merge_queue.py only. The merge bar is unchanged: process/evaluate still require main push-required green first, no current-head REQUEST_CHANGES, >= required_approvals distinct genuine official approvers on the current head, and every branch-protection-required PR context green before any merge decision. The only behavior change is that a behind-main but mergeable=True PR merges directly instead of calling /pulls/{n}/update; mergeable False/None still never merges, and behind-main + not-mergeable goes to update/hold path. Safety is in code, not just prose: main push-required contexts are checked before candidate processing and post-merge red main pauses subsequent ticks; force_merge remains limited to non-required reds after required green + approvals are satisfied. Tests cover direct merge, behind-main conflict-free direct merge, red-main pause, unchanged gate failures, and update-on-not-mergeable paths. Live PR is mergeable=True; latest required contexts observed green, with combined failure due non-required governance/review contexts.

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REQUEST_CHANGES on current head a89e2680. The direct-merge gate itself keeps 2-genuine/current-head approvals, required PR contexts, main-green pause, and mergeable==True before merge, but there is a remaining churn/fail-closed gap in the non-mergeable path. Lines 1117-1122 state mergeable=None/missing should be fail-closed and return a wait decision, but line 1122 collapses None/missing/False to False and lines 711-712 return action=update whenever the PR is behind main. That means a behind-main PR while Gitea is still computing mergeability (mergeable=None/missing) can still call /pulls/{n}/update and dismiss genuine approvals again, which is the exact churn class this PR is meant to eliminate for unknown conflict state. Please distinguish explicit mergeable is False from None/missing: only explicit False + behind-main should update; None/missing should wait/retry without update. Also add a regression for behind-main mergeable=None/missing asserting no update_pull and no merge.

REQUEST_CHANGES on current head a89e2680. The direct-merge gate itself keeps 2-genuine/current-head approvals, required PR contexts, main-green pause, and mergeable==True before merge, but there is a remaining churn/fail-closed gap in the non-mergeable path. Lines 1117-1122 state mergeable=None/missing should be fail-closed and return a wait decision, but line 1122 collapses None/missing/False to False and lines 711-712 return action=update whenever the PR is behind main. That means a behind-main PR while Gitea is still computing mergeability (mergeable=None/missing) can still call /pulls/{n}/update and dismiss genuine approvals again, which is the exact churn class this PR is meant to eliminate for unknown conflict state. Please distinguish explicit mergeable is False from None/missing: only explicit False + behind-main should update; None/missing should wait/retry without update. Also add a regression for behind-main mergeable=None/missing asserting no update_pull and no merge.

devops-engineer referenced this issue from a commit 2026-06-06 18:42:18 +00:00

merge-queue: fail-closed WAIT (not update) on mergeable=None compute window (#2374 CR2)

devops-engineer added 1 commit 2026-06-06 18:42:18 +00:00

merge-queue: fail-closed WAIT (not update) on mergeable=None compute window (#2374 CR2) ... c90b44fc47

Addresses CR2's REQUEST_CHANGES on #2374: a residual approval-dismissing
churn path remained in the NON-mergeable branch. The call site collapsed
mergeable None/missing/False all to a single boolean False, and the
update-decision returns action=update whenever the PR is behind main. So a
behind-main PR while Gitea is STILL COMPUTING mergeability (mergeable=None)
hit /pulls/{n}/update -> dismiss_stale_approvals -> the exact rebase-churn
this PR eliminates, fired during the compute window.

Fix: make the None-vs-False distinction explicit (tri-state), do not collapse.
  - mergeable is True   -> direct-merge (unchanged, this PR's fix).
  - mergeable is None   -> WAIT: never update, never merge, never dismiss
                           approvals; re-check next tick once Gitea computes.
  - mergeable is False  -> definitive conflict -> existing update/hold path
                           (409-on-update holds+advances per #2352).

Merge bar and all #2352/#2356 behavior preserved. The prior None regression
test passed only because its fixture had current base, masking the behind-main
case; new tests exercise behind-main + None directly (proven to fail against
the old collapse). pytest 65 green (62 + 3 new §SOP-22).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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APPROVED on head c90b44fc47. Merge-base diff is scoped to .gitea/scripts/gitea-merge-queue.py and .gitea/scripts/tests/test_gitea_merge_queue.py. Verified the merge bar remains unchanged: main required contexts green first, current-head genuine approvals and no current-head REQUEST_CHANGES, PR required contexts green, and merge only on literal mergeable=True. The residual churn gap is closed: mergeable=None/missing now returns wait and never calls /update; only literal mergeable=False with a behind-main head enters the update/hold path. Direct merge still rechecks main before merge and relies on post-merge main-required CI pause backstop. Local pytest unavailable in this container, but live CI required contexts are green.

APPROVED on head c90b44fc47ab3f4b0c68d521913ae2fe92c62455. Merge-base diff is scoped to .gitea/scripts/gitea-merge-queue.py and .gitea/scripts/tests/test_gitea_merge_queue.py. Verified the merge bar remains unchanged: main required contexts green first, current-head genuine approvals and no current-head REQUEST_CHANGES, PR required contexts green, and merge only on literal mergeable=True. The residual churn gap is closed: mergeable=None/missing now returns wait and never calls /update; only literal mergeable=False with a behind-main head enters the update/hold path. Direct merge still rechecks main before merge and relies on post-merge main-required CI pause backstop. Local pytest unavailable in this container, but live CI required contexts are green.

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APPROVED on head c90b44fc47. Merge-base diff is scoped to .gitea/scripts/gitea-merge-queue.py and .gitea/scripts/tests/test_gitea_merge_queue.py. Verified tri-state mergeable handling: None/missing waits and never calls /update; True can direct-merge only after main green, current-head genuine approvals, no current-head REQUEST_CHANGES, and required contexts green; False remains fail-closed/update-only for behind-main definitive non-mergeable. Red main pause backstop remains present. Governance reds observed on this head are non-required/advisory relative to the queue-required bar; required contexts observed green.

APPROVED on head c90b44fc47ab3f4b0c68d521913ae2fe92c62455. Merge-base diff is scoped to .gitea/scripts/gitea-merge-queue.py and .gitea/scripts/tests/test_gitea_merge_queue.py. Verified tri-state mergeable handling: None/missing waits and never calls /update; True can direct-merge only after main green, current-head genuine approvals, no current-head REQUEST_CHANGES, and required contexts green; False remains fail-closed/update-only for behind-main definitive non-mergeable. Red main pause backstop remains present. Governance reds observed on this head are non-required/advisory relative to the queue-required bar; required contexts observed green.

agent-reviewer-cr2 approved these changes 2026-06-06 18:46:24 +00:00

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Re-reviewed current head c90b44fc47. Merge-base diff is scoped to .gitea/scripts/gitea-merge-queue.py and tests. Verified the merge bar remains unchanged: main push-required contexts must be green, current-head REQUEST_CHANGES blocks, >= required genuine official approvals on the current head are required, and BP-required PR contexts must be green before any merge. Verified the direct-merge path only merges when mergeable is True. The RC gap is fixed: mergeable None/missing now returns wait and does not call /update or merge, while only explicit False can take the update/hold path. The red-main pause/backstop remains in code, and tests cover direct merge, red-main pause, mergeable=None wait/no-update, and unchanged gate failures. APPROVED.

Re-reviewed current head c90b44fc47ab3f4b0c68d521913ae2fe92c62455. Merge-base diff is scoped to .gitea/scripts/gitea-merge-queue.py and tests. Verified the merge bar remains unchanged: main push-required contexts must be green, current-head REQUEST_CHANGES blocks, >= required genuine official approvals on the current head are required, and BP-required PR contexts must be green before any merge. Verified the direct-merge path only merges when mergeable is True. The RC gap is fixed: mergeable None/missing now returns wait and does not call /update or merge, while only explicit False can take the update/hold path. The red-main pause/backstop remains in code, and tests cover direct merge, red-main pause, mergeable=None wait/no-update, and unchanged gate failures. APPROVED.

devops-engineer merged commit 45dcc665d3 into main 2026-06-06 19:52:00 +00:00

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