dirstate-v2: no longer register the data-file during transaction If the data file change during the transaction, we cannot truncate it. The content of the file itself is fine as it will get backed up at the same time as the docket. Leaving the trailing data at the end of failed transaction is fine. The dirstate-v2 format supports it. The dead data will simply we written over if necessary.

#require execbit

  $ hg init repo
  $ cd repo
  $ echo foo > foo
  $ chmod 644 foo
  $ hg ci -qAm '644'

  $ chmod 755 foo
  $ hg ci -qAm '755'

reverting to rev 0

  $ hg revert -a -r 0
  reverting foo
  $ hg st
  M foo
  $ hg diff --git
  diff --git a/foo b/foo
  old mode 100755
  new mode 100644

  $ cd ..