Merge branch 'main' into xcover-cap-fix

Author: AnmolVirdi

e2e-tests/git-checkout-build.yaml

@@ -318,6 +318,11 @@ pipeline:
       [ "$status" == "## 1.x...origin/1.x [ahead 2]" ]
       # for-cherry-pick.txt should exist as a file
       [ -f for-cherry-pick.txt ]
+      # auto maintenance must be disabled so no fetch (like the unshallow
+      # fetch for cherry-picks) spawns a detached 'git maintenance run'
+      # that outlives the pipeline step.
+      [ "$(git config --get maintenance.auto)" = "false" ]
+      [ "$(git config --get gc.auto)" = "0" ]
       cd ..
       rm -R cherry-pick-test
 

pkg/build/pipelines/git-checkout.yaml

@@ -320,6 +320,15 @@ pipeline:
           vr git config --global --add safe.directory "$workdir"
           vr git config --global --add safe.directory "$dest_fullpath"
 
+          # Never spawn background maintenance: on git >= 2.47 every fetch
+          # spawns 'git maintenance run --auto --detach', which daemonizes,
+          # outlives this pipeline step, and races with later steps reading
+          # .git (e.g. its lock file vanishing mid-tar).  The repo is
+          # ephemeral, so auto maintenance has no value here.  gc.auto covers
+          # code paths that still consult the legacy setting.
+          vr git config --global maintenance.auto false
+          vr git config --global gc.auto 0
+
           msg "Attempting git clone with retry (max_retries=$max_retries, initial_backoff=${initial_backoff}s, max_backoff=${max_backoff}s)"
           # shellcheck disable=SC2086
           retry_with_backoff "$max_retries" "$initial_backoff" "$max_backoff" \