Merge branch 'fix/w4-hash' into fix/w4-integration

src/shared/file_list.c

@@ -104,8 +104,37 @@ static int normalize_entry(const char* raw, size_t len, bool strip_line_endings,
   return result;
 }
 
+/* Build the membership index: each non-empty entry plus every ancestor
+   directory prefix of it.  The entry flag lets file_list_affects tell an exact
+   listed path from an ancestor of a listed path.  An empty entry (the source
+   root) short-circuits every query, so it is recorded as whole_tree. */
+static bool file_list_index_build(FileListSet* set, char* err, size_t err_size) {
+  if (!str_hash_set_init(&set->node_index, (size_t)set->count * 2 + 1)) {
+    snprintf(err, err_size, "memory allocation failed");
+    return false;
+  }
+  for (int i = 0; i < set->count; i++) {
+    const char* entry = set->entries[i];
+    if (entry[0] == '\0') {
+      set->whole_tree = true;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (!str_hash_set_insert_ref(&set->node_index, entry, true)) {
+      snprintf(err, err_size, "memory allocation failed");
+      return false;
+    }
+    for (const char* slash = entry; (slash = strchr(slash, '/')) != NULL; slash++) {
+      if (!str_hash_set_insert_copy_n(&set->node_index, entry, (size_t)(slash - entry), false)) {
+        snprintf(err, err_size, "memory allocation failed");
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
 static FileListSet* string_list_to_set(StringList* raw, char* err, size_t err_size) {
-  FileListSet* set = malloc(sizeof(FileListSet));
+  FileListSet* set = calloc(1, sizeof(FileListSet));
   if (!set) {
     snprintf(err, err_size, "memory allocation failed");
     return NULL;
@@ -114,6 +143,10 @@ static FileListSet* string_list_to_set(StringList* raw, char* err, size_t err_si
   set->entries = raw->items;
   raw->items = NULL;
   raw->count = 0;
+  if (!file_list_index_build(set, err, err_size)) {
+    file_list_destroy(set);
+    return NULL;
+  }
   return set;
 }
 
@@ -163,31 +196,39 @@ void file_list_destroy(FileListSet* set) {
   for (int i = 0; i < set->count; i++)
     free(set->entries[i]);
   free(set->entries);
+  str_hash_set_free(&set->node_index);
   free(set);
 }
 
-static bool path_has_prefix(const char* path, const char* prefix) {
-  size_t plen = strlen(prefix);
-  if (strncmp(path, prefix, plen) != 0)
-    return false;
-  return path[plen] == '/' || path[plen] == '\0';
-}
-
 bool file_list_affects(const FileListSet* set, const char* rel) {
   if (!set)
     return true;
   if (!rel)
     return false;
-  for (int i = 0; i < set->count; i++) {
-    const char* entry = set->entries[i];
-    if (entry[0] == '\0')
+  if (set->whole_tree)
     return true; /* whole tree listed */
-    if (strcmp(rel, entry) == 0)
-      return true; /* the entry itself is listed */
-    if (path_has_prefix(rel, entry))
-      return true; /* rel lives under a listed directory */
-    if (path_has_prefix(entry, rel))
-      return true; /* rel is an ancestor directory of a listed entry */
+  /* A node hit means `rel` is a listed entry, or an ancestor directory of one
+     (rel lives on the path to some listed entry). */
+  if (str_hash_set_lookup(&set->node_index, rel, NULL))
+    return true;
+  /* Otherwise `rel` is affected only when a listed entry is an ancestor of it;
+     walk rel's directory prefixes (which preserve path-boundary semantics) and
+     test each for an exact entry. */
+  size_t len = strlen(rel);
+  while (len > 0) {
+    const char* slash = NULL;
+    for (size_t i = len; i-- > 0;) {
+      if (rel[i] == '/') {
+        slash = rel + i;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (!slash)
+      break;
+    len = (size_t)(slash - rel);
+    bool is_entry = false;
+    if (str_hash_set_lookup_n(&set->node_index, rel, len, &is_entry) && is_entry)
+      return true;
   }
   return false;
 }

src/shared/file_list.h

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef FILE_LIST_H
 #define FILE_LIST_H
 
+#include "utils.h"
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 
@@ -12,11 +13,16 @@
  * of "." means the whole tree, absolute entries and ".." traversal are
  * rejected at parse time. The set is immutable and shared read-only across
  * scanner worker threads.
- */
-
+ *
+ * Membership is answered from `node_index`, built once at load time: it holds
+ * every entry plus every ancestor directory prefix of an entry, with the entry
+ * flag distinguishing an exact listed path from a mere ancestor.  A lookup is
+ * O(path length) instead of O(entry count). */
 typedef struct {
   char** entries; /* normalized rel paths; "" means the whole tree */
   int count;
+  StrHashSet node_index;
+  bool whole_tree; /* an entry of "" lists the source root */
 } FileListSet;
 
 /* Load and validate a --files-from file. When `null_separated` (-0/--from0)

src/shared/utils.c

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <xxhash.h>
 
 static int authorized_root_fd = -1;
 static char* authorized_root_path;
@@ -96,6 +97,153 @@ char* str_dup(const char* string) {
   return new_string;
 }
 
+#define STR_HASH_SET_MIN_CAPACITY 16
+
+static size_t str_hash_set_hash(const char* key, size_t len) {
+  return (size_t)XXH64(key, len, 0);
+}
+
+/* Store an already-allocated key.  Returns 1 when a new slot was filled and 0
+ * for a duplicate (the caller keeps ownership of `key` when owned is true). */
+static int str_hash_set_put(StrHashSet* set, const char* key, size_t len, bool owned,
+                            bool is_entry) {
+  size_t mask = set->capacity - 1;
+  size_t index = str_hash_set_hash(key, len) & mask;
+  while (true) {
+    StrHashSetSlot* slot = &set->slots[index];
+    if (!slot->key) {
+      slot->key = key;
+      slot->owned = owned;
+      slot->is_entry = is_entry;
+      set->size++;
+      return 1;
+    }
+    if (strlen(slot->key) == len && memcmp(slot->key, key, len) == 0) {
+      if (is_entry)
+        slot->is_entry = true;
+      return 0;
+    }
+    index = (index + 1) & mask;
+  }
+}
+
+static bool str_hash_set_resize(StrHashSet* set, size_t new_capacity) {
+  StrHashSetSlot* old_slots = set->slots;
+  size_t old_capacity = set->capacity;
+  StrHashSetSlot* slots = calloc(new_capacity, sizeof(StrHashSetSlot));
+  if (!slots)
+    return false;
+  set->slots = slots;
+  set->capacity = new_capacity;
+  set->size = 0;
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < old_capacity; i++) {
+    if (old_slots[i].key)
+      (void)str_hash_set_put(set, old_slots[i].key, strlen(old_slots[i].key), old_slots[i].owned,
+                             old_slots[i].is_entry);
+  }
+  free(old_slots);
+  return true;
+}
+
+static bool str_hash_set_grow(StrHashSet* set) {
+  if (set->capacity != 0 && (set->size + 1) * 4 <= set->capacity * 3)
+    return true;
+  size_t new_capacity = set->capacity ? set->capacity * 2 : STR_HASH_SET_MIN_CAPACITY;
+  return str_hash_set_resize(set, new_capacity);
+}
+
+bool str_hash_set_init(StrHashSet* set, size_t hint) {
+  if (!set)
+    return false;
+  set->slots = NULL;
+  set->capacity = 0;
+  set->size = 0;
+  size_t capacity = STR_HASH_SET_MIN_CAPACITY;
+  while (capacity < (hint + 1) * 2)
+    capacity *= 2;
+  set->slots = calloc(capacity, sizeof(StrHashSetSlot));
+  if (!set->slots)
+    return false;
+  set->capacity = capacity;
+  return true;
+}
+
+void str_hash_set_free(StrHashSet* set) {
+  if (!set)
+    return;
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < set->capacity; i++) {
+    if (set->slots[i].key && set->slots[i].owned)
+      free((void*)set->slots[i].key);
+  }
+  free(set->slots);
+  set->slots = NULL;
+  set->capacity = 0;
+  set->size = 0;
+}
+
+bool str_hash_set_insert_ref(StrHashSet* set, const char* key, bool is_entry) {
+  if (!set || !key)
+    return false;
+  if (!str_hash_set_grow(set))
+    return false;
+  return str_hash_set_put(set, key, strlen(key), false, is_entry) >= 0;
+}
+
+bool str_hash_set_insert_copy_n(StrHashSet* set, const char* key, size_t len, bool is_entry) {
+  if (!set || !key)
+    return false;
+  bool present = false;
+  if (str_hash_set_lookup_n(set, key, len, &present)) {
+    if (is_entry)
+      (void)str_hash_set_put(set, key, len, false, true); /* upgrade in place */
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (!str_hash_set_grow(set))
+    return false;
+  char* copy = malloc(len + 1);
+  if (!copy)
+    return false;
+  memcpy(copy, key, len);
+  copy[len] = '\0';
+  int result = str_hash_set_put(set, copy, len, true, is_entry);
+  if (result <= 0) {
+    free(copy);
+    return result == 0;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+static const StrHashSetSlot* str_hash_set_find_n(const StrHashSet* set, const char* key,
+                                                 size_t len) {
+  if (!set || set->capacity == 0 || !key)
+    return NULL;
+  size_t mask = set->capacity - 1;
+  size_t index = str_hash_set_hash(key, len) & mask;
+  while (true) {
+    const StrHashSetSlot* slot = &set->slots[index];
+    if (!slot->key)
+      return NULL;
+    if (strlen(slot->key) == len && memcmp(slot->key, key, len) == 0)
+      return slot;
+    index = (index + 1) & mask;
+  }
+}
+
+bool str_hash_set_lookup_n(const StrHashSet* set, const char* key, size_t len, bool* is_entry) {
+  const StrHashSetSlot* slot = str_hash_set_find_n(set, key, len);
+  if (!slot)
+    return false;
+  if (is_entry)
+    *is_entry = slot->is_entry;
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool str_hash_set_lookup(const StrHashSet* set, const char* key, bool* is_entry) {
+  if (!key)
+    return false;
+  return str_hash_set_lookup_n(set, key, strlen(key), is_entry);
+}
+
 char* output_escape(const char* string, bool eight_bit_output) {
   if (!string)
     return NULL;
@@ -196,17 +344,40 @@ bool format_human_bytes(unsigned long long bytes, char* buffer, size_t buffer_si
   return written >= 0 && (size_t)written < buffer_size;
 }
 
-static bool is_dir_in_manifest(const char* rel_path, ArrayList* manifest) {
-  size_t len = strlen(rel_path);
+/* Build the keep-set index: every manifest entry is inserted as an exact entry
+   and every ancestor directory prefix of it as a non-entry node.  A lookup of
+   `rel` therefore succeeds iff `rel` is a kept file, a kept directory, or an
+   ancestor directory of kept content (the old is_dir_in_manifest predicate);
+   the entry flag distinguishes an exact kept file from a mere prefix. */
+static bool build_keep_index(ArrayList* manifest, StrHashSet* index) {
+  if (!str_hash_set_init(index, manifest && manifest->size > 0 ? (size_t)manifest->size : 1))
+    return false;
+  if (!manifest)
+    return true;
   for (int i = 0; i < manifest->size; i++) {
     const char* entry = (const char*)manifest->items[i];
-    // Check if entry starts with rel_path + '/' or matches exactly
-    if (strncmp(entry, rel_path, len) == 0 && (entry[len] == '/' || entry[len] == '\0'))
-      return true;
+    if (!str_hash_set_insert_ref(index, entry, true))
+      goto fail;
+    for (const char* slash = entry; (slash = strchr(slash, '/')) != NULL; slash++) {
+      if (!str_hash_set_insert_copy_n(index, entry, (size_t)(slash - entry), false))
+        goto fail;
     }
+  }
+  return true;
+fail:
+  str_hash_set_free(index);
   return false;
 }
 
+static bool keep_is_dir(const StrHashSet* index, const char* rel_path) {
+  return str_hash_set_lookup(index, rel_path, NULL);
+}
+
+static bool keep_is_file(const StrHashSet* index, const char* rel_path) {
+  bool is_entry = false;
+  return str_hash_set_lookup(index, rel_path, &is_entry) && is_entry;
+}
+
 /* True when child_rel is, or lies below, a protected entry.  A prefix "a"
    therefore protects "a" and "a/b/c" but not "ab".  Entries with top_level_only
    set only protect DIRECT children of the receive root (at_root); nested
@@ -234,7 +405,7 @@ bool path_under_skip_prefix(const char* child_rel, bool at_root, const DeleteSki
    prefixes) mark the enclosing directory as surviving, exactly as they would
    make a real rmdir fail with ENOTEMPTY.  Stops early once *count reaches the
    cap (sets *exceeds).  Returns false on a traversal error. */
-static bool count_extras_fd(int dirfd, const char* rel_path, ArrayList* manifest, size_t cap,
+static bool count_extras_fd(int dirfd, const char* rel_path, const StrHashSet* keep, size_t cap,
                             size_t* count, bool* exceeds, const DeleteSkipEntry* skips,
                             int skip_count, bool* survives) {
   /* openat(dirfd, ".") opens an independent file description: a dup() would
@@ -284,15 +455,15 @@ static bool count_extras_fd(int dirfd, const char* rel_path, ArrayList* manifest
       bool child_ok = true;
       bool child_survives = true;
       if (childfd >= 0) {
-        child_ok = count_extras_fd(childfd, child_rel, manifest, cap, count, exceeds, skips,
-                                   skip_count, &child_survives);
+        child_ok = count_extras_fd(childfd, child_rel, keep, cap, count, exceeds, skips, skip_count,
+                                   &child_survives);
         close(childfd);
       } else if (errno != ENOENT) {
         operation_ok = false;
       }
       if (!child_ok)
         operation_ok = false;
-      if (is_dir_in_manifest(child_rel, manifest)) {
+      if (keep_is_dir(keep, child_rel)) {
         /* A directory with kept content below it is never removed. */
         local_survives = true;
       } else if (child_survives) {
@@ -308,13 +479,7 @@ static bool count_extras_fd(int dirfd, const char* rel_path, ArrayList* manifest
         }
       }
     } else {
-      bool found = false;
-      for (int i = 0; i < manifest->size; i++) {
-        if (strcmp((char*)manifest->items[i], child_rel) == 0) {
-          found = true;
-          break;
-        }
-      }
+      bool found = keep_is_file(keep, child_rel);
       if (!found) {
         if (*count >= cap) {
           *exceeds = true;
@@ -330,7 +495,7 @@ static bool count_extras_fd(int dirfd, const char* rel_path, ArrayList* manifest
   return operation_ok;
 }
 
-static bool delete_extras_fd(int dirfd, const char* rel_path, ArrayList* manifest,
+static bool delete_extras_fd(int dirfd, const char* rel_path, const StrHashSet* keep,
                              size_t max_delete, size_t* deleted_count, const DeleteSkipEntry* skips,
                              int skip_count) {
   /* Independent file description (see count_extras_fd). */
@@ -379,15 +544,15 @@ static bool delete_extras_fd(int dirfd, const char* rel_path, ArrayList* manifes
       int childfd = openat(dirfd, entry->d_name, O_RDONLY | O_DIRECTORY | O_NOFOLLOW | O_CLOEXEC);
       bool child_removed = false;
       if (childfd >= 0) {
-        child_removed = delete_extras_fd(childfd, child_rel, manifest, max_delete, deleted_count,
-                                         skips, skip_count);
+        child_removed = delete_extras_fd(childfd, child_rel, keep, max_delete, deleted_count, skips,
+                                         skip_count);
         if (!child_removed)
           operation_ok = false;
         close(childfd);
       } else if (errno != ENOENT) {
         operation_ok = false;
       }
-      if (child_removed && !is_dir_in_manifest(child_rel, manifest)) {
+      if (child_removed && !keep_is_dir(keep, child_rel)) {
         if (*deleted_count >= max_delete) {
           operation_ok = false;
         } else {
@@ -406,13 +571,7 @@ static bool delete_extras_fd(int dirfd, const char* rel_path, ArrayList* manifes
       }
     } else {
       // Check if relative path is in manifest
-      bool found = false;
-      for (int i = 0; i < manifest->size; i++) {
-        if (strcmp((char*)manifest->items[i], child_rel) == 0) {
-          found = true;
-          break;
-        }
-      }
+      bool found = keep_is_file(keep, child_rel);
       if (!found) {
         if (*deleted_count >= max_delete) {
           operation_ok = false;
@@ -443,6 +602,11 @@ DeleteWalkResult delete_extras_limited(const char* dest_root, ArrayList* manifes
     *deleted_out = 0;
   if (!manifest)
     return DELETE_WALK_ERROR;
+  /* Index the keep-set once so both passes answer membership in O(path length)
+     instead of scanning every manifest entry for every destination entry. */
+  StrHashSet keep;
+  if (!build_keep_index(manifest, &keep))
+    return DELETE_WALK_ERROR;
   int rootfd;
   if (authorized_root_fd >= 0) {
     if (authorized_root_path)
@@ -454,29 +618,34 @@ DeleteWalkResult delete_extras_limited(const char* dest_root, ArrayList* manifes
   } else {
     rootfd = open(dest_root, O_RDONLY | O_DIRECTORY | O_NOFOLLOW | O_CLOEXEC);
   }
-  if (rootfd < 0)
+  if (rootfd < 0) {
+    str_hash_set_free(&keep);
     return DELETE_WALK_ERROR;
+  }
   if (max_delete != SIZE_MAX) {
     /* Rehearse the deletion first so a run that would exceed the cap removes
        nothing (rsync's all-or-nothing --max-delete contract). */
     size_t count = 0;
     bool exceeds = false;
     bool survives = false;
-    bool counted_ok = count_extras_fd(rootfd, "", manifest, max_delete, &count, &exceeds, skips,
+    bool counted_ok = count_extras_fd(rootfd, "", &keep, max_delete, &count, &exceeds, skips,
                                       skip_count, &survives);
     if (!counted_ok) {
       close(rootfd);
+      str_hash_set_free(&keep);
       return DELETE_WALK_ERROR;
     }
     if (exceeds) {
       close(rootfd);
+      str_hash_set_free(&keep);
       return DELETE_WALK_LIMIT_EXCEEDED;
     }
   }
   size_t deleted_count = 0;
-  bool ok = delete_extras_fd(rootfd, "", manifest, max_delete, &deleted_count, skips, skip_count);
+  bool ok = delete_extras_fd(rootfd, "", &keep, max_delete, &deleted_count, skips, skip_count);
   if (close(rootfd) != 0)
     ok = false;
+  str_hash_set_free(&keep);
   if (deleted_out)
     *deleted_out = deleted_count;
   return ok ? DELETE_WALK_OK : DELETE_WALK_ERROR;

src/shared/utils.h

@@ -6,6 +6,41 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 
+/* Small open-addressing string hash set used to turn quadratic membership
+ * scans into O(path length) lookups (the --delete keep-set and the
+ * --files-from allow-set).  Keys are hashed with xxHash64 (seed 0); collisions
+ * are resolved by linear probing over a power-of-two table that grows at 75%
+ * load.  Slots may either borrow a caller-owned key (insert_ref) or own an
+ * internal copy (insert_copy_n); owned copies are released by
+ * str_hash_set_free.  The set is not thread-safe for mutation, but a fully
+ * built set supports concurrent read-only lookups. */
+typedef struct {
+  const char* key; /* NULL marks an empty slot */
+  bool owned;      /* key is an internal copy that free() must release */
+  bool is_entry;   /* key was inserted as an exact entry, not just a prefix */
+} StrHashSetSlot;
+
+typedef struct {
+  StrHashSetSlot* slots;
+  size_t capacity; /* power of two, zero before init */
+  size_t size;
+} StrHashSet;
+
+/* Initialize an empty set sized for roughly `hint` entries.  Returns false on
+ * allocation failure. */
+bool str_hash_set_init(StrHashSet* set, size_t hint);
+void str_hash_set_free(StrHashSet* set);
+/* Insert a borrowed key (must outlive the set).  A duplicate only upgrades
+ * is_entry.  Returns false on allocation failure. */
+bool str_hash_set_insert_ref(StrHashSet* set, const char* key, bool is_entry);
+/* Insert a copy of the first `len` bytes of `key` (which need not be
+ * NUL-terminated).  Returns false on allocation failure. */
+bool str_hash_set_insert_copy_n(StrHashSet* set, const char* key, size_t len, bool is_entry);
+/* Look up a NUL-terminated key / a key of `len` bytes.  On a hit, optionally
+ * reports whether the stored key was inserted as an exact entry. */
+bool str_hash_set_lookup(const StrHashSet* set, const char* key, bool* is_entry);
+bool str_hash_set_lookup_n(const StrHashSet* set, const char* key, size_t len, bool* is_entry);
+
 char* str_dup(const char* string);
 char* output_escape(const char* string, bool eight_bit_output);
 char* path_cat(const char* path1, const char* path2);

tests/runner.c

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "test_delay_updates.h"
 #include "test_delta.h"
 #include "test_file.h"
+#include "test_file_list.h"
 #include "test_file_sendfile.h"
 #include "test_fuzz_smoke.h"
 #include "test_glob.h"
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ int main() {
   RUN_TEST(test_glob);
   RUN_TEST(test_iconv);
   RUN_TEST(test_file);
+  RUN_TEST(test_file_list);
   RUN_TEST(test_trust_sender);
   RUN_TEST(test_delay_updates);
   RUN_TEST(test_file_sendfile);

tests/test_file_list.c

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+#include "test_file_list.h"
+#include "file_list.h"
+#include "test_utils.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+/* Reference implementation of the ORIGINAL file_list_affects linear scan.  The
+   indexed implementation must agree with it on every query; this pins the
+   subtle semantics: empty entry == whole tree, exact match, rel under a listed
+   directory, and rel an ancestor directory of a listed entry. */
+static bool reference_affects(const FileListSet* set, const char* rel) {
+  if (!set)
+    return true;
+  if (!rel)
+    return false;
+  for (int i = 0; i < set->count; i++) {
+    const char* entry = set->entries[i];
+    if (entry[0] == '\0')
+      return true;
+    if (strcmp(rel, entry) == 0)
+      return true;
+    size_t entry_len = strlen(entry);
+    if (strncmp(rel, entry, entry_len) == 0 && (rel[entry_len] == '/' || rel[entry_len] == '\0'))
+      return true;
+    size_t rel_len = strlen(rel);
+    if (strncmp(entry, rel, rel_len) == 0 && (entry[rel_len] == '/' || entry[rel_len] == '\0'))
+      return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+static void write_list(const char* path, const char* bytes) {
+  FILE* fp = fopen(path, "wb");
+  EXPECT_NOT_NULL(fp);
+  size_t len = strlen(bytes);
+  EXPECT_EQ_INT((int)fwrite(bytes, 1, len, fp), (int)len);
+  fclose(fp);
+}
+
+static void check_queries(const FileListSet* set, const char* const* queries, int query_count) {
+  for (int i = 0; i < query_count; i++) {
+    bool expected = reference_affects(set, queries[i]);
+    bool actual = file_list_affects(set, queries[i]);
+    if (expected != actual) {
+      printf("    [FAIL] affects(\"%s\"): expected %d, got %d\n", queries[i], expected, actual);
+      current_test_failed = true;
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+static void test_membership_matches_reference() {
+  const char* path = "test_file_list_case.txt";
+  char err[160];
+
+  /* Nested directories, an ancestor of a listed entry, an exact file, a
+     non-matching neighbor with the same prefix, and a literal '*'. */
+  write_list(path, "a\na/b\na/b/c\nab\nc.txt\nsub/b.bin\n*\n");
+  FileListSet* set = file_list_load(path, false, err, sizeof(err));
+  EXPECT_NOT_NULL(set);
+  const char* queries[] = {
+      "a",    "a/b",   "a/b/c",   "a/b/c/d", "a/bx",   "a/x",       "ab",
+      "abc",  "c.txt", "c.txt/x", "c",       "sub",    "sub/b.bin", "sub/b.bin/z",
+      "sub2", "*",     "x",       "",        "a/b/cd", "/",         "a/b/",
+  };
+  check_queries(set, queries, (int)(sizeof(queries) / sizeof(queries[0])));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_list_affects(set, "a/b/c/d"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_list_affects(set, "a/bx")); /* under listed directory "a" */
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_list_affects(set, "a/b/c"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_list_affects(set, "a/x"));  /* under listed directory "a" */
+  EXPECT_FALSE(file_list_affects(set, "abc")); /* component boundary: not "a" */
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_list_affects(set, "sub"));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(file_list_affects(set, "sub2"));
+  file_list_destroy(set);
+  remove(path);
+
+  /* A single "." entry means the whole tree: every non-NULL query is true. */
+  write_list(path, ".\n");
+  set = file_list_load(path, false, err, sizeof(err));
+  EXPECT_NOT_NULL(set);
+  const char* root_queries[] = {"", "a", "a/b/c", "unrelated", "*", "/"};
+  for (int i = 0; i < (int)(sizeof(root_queries) / sizeof(root_queries[0])); i++)
+    EXPECT_TRUE(file_list_affects(set, root_queries[i]));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(file_list_affects(set, NULL));
+  check_queries(set, root_queries, (int)(sizeof(root_queries) / sizeof(root_queries[0])));
+  file_list_destroy(set);
+  remove(path);
+
+  /* Trailing slashes and "./" prefixes normalize away, so the query matches the
+     clean path (and not the raw spelling). */
+  write_list(path, "./dir/\ndir2/./x\n");
+  set = file_list_load(path, false, err, sizeof(err));
+  EXPECT_NOT_NULL(set);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_list_affects(set, "dir"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_list_affects(set, "dir/x"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_list_affects(set, "dir2/x"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_list_affects(set, "dir2"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_list_affects(set, "dir/")); /* boundary prefix of listed "dir" */
+  check_queries(set, (const char*[]){"dir", "dir/", "dir/x", "dir2", "dir2/x", "dir3"}, 6);
+  file_list_destroy(set);
+  remove(path);
+
+  /* An empty file yields an empty set: nothing is affected, and NULL set still
+     means "everything". */
+  write_list(path, "");
+  set = file_list_load(path, false, err, sizeof(err));
+  EXPECT_NOT_NULL(set);
+  EXPECT_EQ_INT(set->count, 0);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(file_list_affects(set, "a"));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(file_list_affects(set, ""));
+  check_queries(set, (const char*[]){"a", "a/b", ""}, 3);
+  file_list_destroy(set);
+  remove(path);
+
+  /* NULL set is the unrestricted case. */
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_list_affects(NULL, "anything"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_list_affects(NULL, NULL));
+}
+
+void test_file_list() {
+  test_membership_matches_reference();
+}

tests/test_file_list.h

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef TEST_FILE_LIST_H
+#define TEST_FILE_LIST_H
+
+void test_file_list();
+
+#endif

tests/test_shared_utils.c

@@ -150,6 +150,43 @@ static void test_walker_removes_extras_keeps_manifest_and_protected() {
   free(root);
 }
 
+static void test_walker_keeps_nested_manifest_dirs() {
+  /* The keep-set index must preserve deep content: a directory is protected
+     when its own name is a keep entry OR when kept content lives below it, and
+     an exact kept file survives while its siblings are removed. */
+  char* root = make_walk_root("nestedkeep");
+  EXPECT_NOT_NULL(root);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(write_file_at(root, "extra.txt", "extra"));
+  EXPECT_EQ_INT(make_subdir(root, "keepdir"), 0);
+  EXPECT_EQ_INT(make_subdir(root, "keepdir/deep"), 0);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(write_file_at(root, "keepdir/deep/keep.txt", "kept"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(write_file_at(root, "keepdir/extra2.txt", "extra"));
+  EXPECT_EQ_INT(make_subdir(root, "dropdir"), 0);
+  EXPECT_EQ_INT(make_subdir(root, "keep2"), 0);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(write_file_at(root, "keep2/inner.txt", "kept"));
+  EXPECT_EQ_INT(make_subdir(root, "keep3"), 0);
+
+  const char* keeps[] = {"keepdir/deep/keep.txt", "keep2/inner.txt", "keep3"};
+  ArrayList* manifest = make_manifest_strings(keeps, 3);
+  EXPECT_NOT_NULL(manifest);
+  size_t deleted = 0;
+  DeleteWalkResult result = delete_extras_limited(root, manifest, 100000, NULL, 0, &deleted);
+  EXPECT_EQ_INT((int)result, (int)DELETE_WALK_OK);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(file_exists(root, "extra.txt"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_exists(root, "keepdir/deep/keep.txt"));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(file_exists(root, "keepdir/extra2.txt"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(dir_exists(root, "keepdir"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(dir_exists(root, "keepdir/deep"));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(dir_exists(root, "dropdir"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(dir_exists(root, "keep2"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_exists(root, "keep2/inner.txt"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(dir_exists(root, "keep3")); /* an exact directory keep entry survives */
+  EXPECT_EQ_INT((int)deleted, 3);
+  array_list_delete(manifest);
+  remove_walk_tree(root);
+  free(root);
+}
+
 static void test_walker_max_delete_exceeded_deletes_nothing() {
   char* root = make_walk_root("maxdel");
   EXPECT_NOT_NULL(root);
@@ -421,6 +458,7 @@ static void test_fd_peer_ip() {
 
 void test_shared_utils() {
   test_walker_removes_extras_keeps_manifest_and_protected();
+  test_walker_keeps_nested_manifest_dirs();
   test_walker_max_delete_exceeded_deletes_nothing();
   test_walker_max_delete_exact_bound_deletes();
   test_walker_unlimited_deletes_all();