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Lands #436 by @lennix1337: skip the chmod when the Windows cache directory is already private (0700). On the author's Windows measurement, a warm-run cache directory check went from 2,024 ms to 10.6 ms per call.

This branch carries @lennix1337's three commits unchanged (714fbed, 3f1a11f, c8f9804; authorship kept), plus one merge commit that brings in current main (v0.6.9). The original branch predates the 0.6.9 release, so CI's deckcheck refused it for the missing ## [0.6.9] CHANGELOG heading. We don't push to contributor branches, so the merge with main lives here.

Review (on #436): the chmod is skipped only for a directory this user owns that is already 0700. The existing post-check still re-tests directory, owner and mode before the cache is used, and macOS/Linux behaviour is unchanged. All three CodeRabbit points on #436 were fixed by the author in c8f9804.

Closes #436.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • On Windows, cache setup now leaves directories with owner-only access unchanged instead of reapplying permissions. Directories with overly broad access are still repaired.
  • Repeated runs with an already-private cache avoid unnecessary permission updates, helping prevent ACL changes and associated delays.
  • Cache setup continues to reject junction-based cache paths without modifying their targets.

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cacheDirLadder now skips chmod(0700) when the cache directory already has mode 0700. Windows regression tests and the isolation-check script cover ACL repair, warm-run stability, and junction handling.

Changes: Windows cache directory ACL handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Skip redundant cache permission repair src/quality.h, changelog.d/436-win32-cache-dir-acl-skip.md	cacheDirLadder skips chmod for a directory already at mode 0700. Other modes still trigger permission repair, and existing checks remain. The changelog records the change.
Windows cache ACL regression tests test/cache_ladder_windows.py	The Windows test module checks DACLs and ChangeTime. It tests warm-cache stability, repair of a permissive ACL, and refusal of a junction cache.
Windows isolation-check integration test/cacheisolationcheck.sh	The script uses native Windows Python for DACL checks, converts paths for Windows, retains the POSIX mode check elsewhere, and runs the Windows regression tests.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: Moderate · previous review b374a

Fresh Git URL clones can fail when the cache directory has an owner-only DACL that lacks create rights. Repair that case before merging, or explicitly accept the need for manual ACL repair.

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Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: skipping chmod for an already-private Windows cache directory.
Linked Issues check		Issue [#436] requires a Windows-only chmod guard for an existing owner-only 0700 cache directory. src/quality.h adds that guard and retains the post-lstat directory, owner, and mode checks. The …
Out of Scope Changes check		All changed files support issue [#436]. The source change implements the guard. The changelog documents the fix. The two test changes verify Windows ACL behavior and adapt the isolation check for nati…

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Issue [#436] requires a Windows-only chmod guard for an existing owner-only 0700 cache directory. src/quality.h adds that guard and retains the post-lstat directory, owner, and mode checks. The existing repair path remains active for permissive directories. The new test/cache_ladder_windows.py covers warm no-rewrite, ACL repair, and junction refusal. test/cacheisolationcheck.sh checks the native DACL and runs the Windows regression arm.

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All changed files support issue [#436]. The source change implements the guard. The changelog documents the fix. The two test changes verify Windows ACL behavior and adapt the isolation check for native Windows paths and DACLs. No unrelated change is demonstrated.

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Review comments at @src/quality.h:
- Around line 1977-1978: Update the alreadyOwnerOnly check so it skips chmod
only when the directory’s DACL grants the rights needed to create cache entries,
or is otherwise confirmed canonical; do not rely on the 0700 mode reported from
ACE principals alone. Preserve the chmod repair path for inadequate DACLs and
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@lennix1337, CodeRabbit raised one point on #468 (the branch that lands your #436 with main merged) that we think is real: #468 (comment)

readOwnerAndMode reports 0700 when every allow entry names an owner-class principal, without looking at the access masks. So a protected owner-only DACL that does not grant the owner FILE_ADD_FILE / FILE_ADD_SUBDIRECTORY now skips the chmod that used to replace it, and creating a cache entry under it fails until someone fixes the ACL by hand. It is a narrow case, and it does not weaken the trust check: a directory others can write is still refused.

Since you know this code and have a Windows machine to test on: would you be up for a small follow-up that also checks the owner entry's mask (or treats only the canonical DACL readOwnerAndMode writes as already private), plus a case in test/cache_ladder_windows.py for an owner-only DACL without FILE_ADD_FILE? A commit on your #436 branch is enough; we will carry it into #468 with your authorship. Thank you again, this is a lovely speedup.

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@joyful-ii-V-I Pushed 375f755 to #436 (\ix/win32-cache-dir-acl-skip).

What changed

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   eadOwnerAndMode\ (\src/infra/os_win32.cpp): In addition to requiring a protected DACL where every allow ACE names an owner-class principal, it now maps generic masks (\MapGenericMask) on effective ACEs ((AceFlags & INHERIT_ONLY_ACE) == 0), subtracts any effective \ACCESS_DENIED_ACE_TYPE\ bits that apply to the owner/token, and reports \

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Disposition for the commits after the reviewed head b374ae7: 375f755, 5c89536, 1e6b2cd, 80b65e7.

• 375f755 (@lennix1337): readOwnerAndMode maps generic masks and looks at the access granted, which answers CodeRabbit's point on this thread.
• 5c89536, 1e6b2cd: merges of fix(cache): skip chmod when the Windows cache dir is already 0700 #436's head and current main.
• 80b65e7: a deny entry on a required bit, or a missing FILE_DELETE_CHILD, now reads as not 0700.

CI compiles and smoke-runs the Windows legs (doctor cache-dir ok="1"). cache_ladder_windows.py runs in no CI, so its arms have not been executed.