WIP: conflict resolution

When project is advanced, and we have other package changes
to same project, the project git changes need to be rebased. The
simplest way of doing this is to skip all the submodule conflicts
and re-create them. This allows the submodules changes to be
mergeable again.

common/git_utils.go

@@ -769,6 +769,8 @@ func (e *GitHandlerImpl) GitSubmoduleList(gitPath, commitId string) (submoduleLi
 	done.Lock()
 	data_in, data_out := ChanIO{make(chan byte)}, ChanIO{make(chan byte)}
 
+	LogDebug("Getting submodules for:", commitId)
+
 	go func() {
 		defer done.Unlock()
 		defer close(data_out.ch)
@@ -802,7 +804,6 @@ func (e *GitHandlerImpl) GitSubmoduleList(gitPath, commitId string) (submoduleLi
 				for _, te := range tree.items {
 					if te.isTree() {
 						trees[p+te.name+"/"] = te.hash
-						submoduleList[p+te.name] = te.hash
 					} else if te.isSubmodule() {
 						submoduleList[p+te.name] = te.hash
 					}
@@ -917,6 +918,16 @@ type GitStatusData struct {
 	Path   string
 	Status int
 	States [3]string
+
+	/*
+	 <sub> A 4 character field describing the submodule state.
+	            "N..." when the entry is not a submodule.
+	            "S<c><m><u>" when the entry is a submodule.
+	            <c> is "C" if the commit changed; otherwise ".".
+	            <m> is "M" if it has tracked changes; otherwise ".".
+	            <u> is "U" if there are untracked changes; otherwise ".".
+	*/
+	SubmoduleChanges string
 }
 
 func parseGitStatusHexString(data io.ByteReader) (string, error) {
@@ -939,6 +950,20 @@ func parseGitStatusHexString(data io.ByteReader) (string, error) {
 	}
 }
 func parseGitStatusString(data io.ByteReader) (string, error) {
+	str := make([]byte, 0, 100)
+	for {
+		c, err := data.ReadByte()
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", errors.New("Unexpected EOF. Expected NUL string term")
+		}
+		if c == 0 || c == ' ' {
+			return string(str), nil
+		}
+		str = append(str, c)
+	}
+}
+
+func parseGitStatusStringWithSpace(data io.ByteReader) (string, error) {
 	str := make([]byte, 0, 100)
 	for {
 		c, err := data.ReadByte()
@@ -979,7 +1004,7 @@ func parseSingleStatusEntry(data io.ByteReader) (*GitStatusData, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		ret.Status = GitStatus_Modified
-		ret.Path, err = parseGitStatusString(data)
+		ret.Path, err = parseGitStatusStringWithSpace(data)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -989,11 +1014,11 @@ func parseSingleStatusEntry(data io.ByteReader) (*GitStatusData, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		ret.Status = GitStatus_Renamed
-		ret.Path, err = parseGitStatusString(data)
+		ret.Path, err = parseGitStatusStringWithSpace(data)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		ret.States[0], err = parseGitStatusString(data)
+		ret.States[0], err = parseGitStatusStringWithSpace(data)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -1003,7 +1028,7 @@ func parseSingleStatusEntry(data io.ByteReader) (*GitStatusData, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		ret.Status = GitStatus_Untracked
-		ret.Path, err = parseGitStatusString(data)
+		ret.Path, err = parseGitStatusStringWithSpace(data)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -1013,15 +1038,22 @@ func parseSingleStatusEntry(data io.ByteReader) (*GitStatusData, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		ret.Status = GitStatus_Ignored
-		ret.Path, err = parseGitStatusString(data)
+		ret.Path, err = parseGitStatusStringWithSpace(data)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	case 'u':
 		var err error
-		if err = skipGitStatusEntry(data, 7); err != nil {
+		if err = skipGitStatusEntry(data, 2); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+		if ret.SubmoduleChanges, err = parseGitStatusString(data); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if err = skipGitStatusEntry(data, 4); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
 		if ret.States[0], err = parseGitStatusHexString(data); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -1032,7 +1064,7 @@ func parseSingleStatusEntry(data io.ByteReader) (*GitStatusData, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		ret.Status = GitStatus_Unmerged
-		ret.Path, err = parseGitStatusString(data)
+		ret.Path, err = parseGitStatusStringWithSpace(data)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}

common/git_utils_test.go

@@ -555,6 +555,8 @@ func TestGitStatusParse(t *testing.T) {
 					Path:   ".gitmodules",
 					Status: GitStatus_Unmerged,
 					States: [3]string{"587ec403f01113f2629da538f6e14b84781f70ac59c41aeedd978ea8b1253a76", "d23eb05d9ca92883ab9f4d28f3ec90c05f667f3a5c8c8e291bd65e03bac9ae3c", "087b1d5f22dbf0aa4a879fff27fff03568b334c90daa5f2653f4a7961e24ea33"},
+
+					SubmoduleChanges: "N...",
 				},
 			},
 		},

common/gitea_utils.go

@@ -718,20 +718,18 @@ func (gitea *GiteaTransport) AddComment(pr *models.PullRequest, comment string)
 }
 
 func (gitea *GiteaTransport) GetTimeline(org, repo string, idx int64) ([]*models.TimelineComment, error) {
-	limit := int64(20)
 	page := int64(1)
-	resCount := limit
+	resCount := 1
 
 	retData := []*models.TimelineComment{}
 
-	for resCount == limit {
+	for resCount > 0 {
 		res, err := gitea.client.Issue.IssueGetCommentsAndTimeline(
 			issue.NewIssueGetCommentsAndTimelineParams().
 				WithOwner(org).
 				WithRepo(repo).
 				WithIndex(idx).
-				WithPage(&page).
+				WithPage(&page),
-				WithLimit(&limit),
 			gitea.transport.DefaultAuthentication,
 		)
 
@@ -739,11 +737,13 @@ func (gitea *GiteaTransport) GetTimeline(org, repo string, idx int64) ([]*models
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		resCount = int64(len(res.Payload))
+		resCount = len(res.Payload)
+		LogDebug("page:", page, "len:", resCount)
 		page++
 
 		retData = append(retData, res.Payload...)
 	}
+	LogDebug("total results:", len(retData))
 
 	slices.SortFunc(retData, func(a, b *models.TimelineComment) int {
 		return time.Time(b.Created).Compare(time.Time(a.Created))

common/obs_utils.go

@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@ func (c *ObsClient) DeleteProject(project string) error {
 	query.Add("force", "1")
 	url.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	res, err := c.ObsRequestRaw("DELETE", url.String(), nil)
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

common/pr.go

@@ -121,27 +121,28 @@ func FetchPRSet(user string, gitea GiteaPRTimelineFetcher, org, repo string, num
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (rs *PRSet) Contains(pr *models.PullRequest) bool {
+func (rs *PRSet) Find(pr *models.PullRequest) (*PRInfo, bool) {
 	for _, p := range rs.PRs {
 		if p.PR.Base.RepoID == pr.Base.RepoID &&
 			p.PR.Head.Sha == pr.Head.Sha &&
 			p.PR.Base.Name == pr.Base.Name {
-			return true
+			return p, true
 		}
 	}
 
-	return false
+	return nil, false
 }
 
-func (rs *PRSet) AddPR(pr *models.PullRequest) error {
+func (rs *PRSet) AddPR(pr *models.PullRequest) *PRInfo {
-	if rs.Contains(pr) {
+	if pr, found := rs.Find(pr); found {
-		return nil
+		return pr
 	}
 
-	rs.PRs = append(rs.PRs, &PRInfo{
+	prinfo := &PRInfo{
 		PR: pr,
-	})
+	}
-	return nil
+	rs.PRs = append(rs.PRs, prinfo)
+	return prinfo
 }
 
 func (rs *PRSet) IsPrjGitPR(pr *models.PullRequest) bool {
@@ -172,6 +173,15 @@ func (rs *PRSet) GetPrjGitPR() (*PRInfo, error) {
 	return nil, PRSet_PrjGitMissing
 }
 
+func (rs *PRSet) NeedRecreatingPrjGit(currentBranchHash string) bool {
+	pr, err := rs.GetPrjGitPR()
+	if err != nil {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return pr.PR.Base.Sha == currentBranchHash
+}
+
 func (rs *PRSet) IsConsistent() bool {
 	prjpr_info, err := rs.GetPrjGitPR()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -302,7 +312,7 @@ func (rs *PRSet) IsApproved(gitea GiteaPRChecker, maintainers MaintainershipData
 				}
 				pr.Reviews = r
 				if !pr.Reviews.IsManualMergeOK() {
-					LogInfo("Not approved manual merge")
+					LogInfo("Not approved manual merge. PR:", pr.PR.URL)
 					return false
 				}
 			}

common/pr_conflict_resolution.go

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package common
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var UnknownParser error = errors.New("Cannot parse path")
+
+type PRConflictResolver interface {
+	/*
+		stage_content -> { merge_base (stage1), head (stage2), merge_head (stage3) }
+	*/
+	Resolve(path string, stage_contents [3]string) error
+}
+
+var resolvers []PRConflictResolver = []PRConflictResolver{
+	&submodule_conflict_resolver{},
+}
+
+func ResolveMergeConflict(path string, file_contents [3]string) error {
+	for _, r := range resolvers {
+		if err := r.Resolve(path, file_contents); err != UnknownParser {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return UnknownParser
+}
+
+type submodule_conflict_resolver struct{}
+
+func (*submodule_conflict_resolver) Resolve(path string, stage [3]string) error {
+	if path != ".gitmodules" {
+		return UnknownParser
+	}
+	return UnknownParser
+}
+
+type changes_file_resolver struct{}
+
+func (*changes_file_resolver) Resolve(path string, stage [3]string) error {
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(path, ".changes") {
+		return UnknownParser
+	}
+
+	return UnknownParser
+}

common/pr_conflict_resolution_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package common_test
+
+import "testing"
+
+func ResolveSubmoduleConflicts(t *testing.T) {
+}
+
+func ResolveChangesFileConflict(t *testing.T) {
+}
+

common/pr_test.go

@@ -15,7 +15,23 @@ import (
 	"src.opensuse.org/autogits/common/gitea-generated/models"
 	mock_common "src.opensuse.org/autogits/common/mock"
 )
+/*
+func TestCockpit(t *testing.T) {
+	common.SetLoggingLevel(common.LogLevelDebug)
+	gitea := common.AllocateGiteaTransport("https://src.opensuse.org")
+	tl, err := gitea.GetTimeline("cockpit", "cockpit", 29)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Fail to timeline", err)
+	}
+	t.Log(tl)
+	r, err := common.FetchGiteaReviews(gitea, []string{}, "cockpit", "cockpit", 29)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Error:", err)
+	}
 
+	t.Error(r)
+}
+*/
 func reviewsToTimeline(reviews []*models.PullReview) []*models.TimelineComment {
 	timeline := make([]*models.TimelineComment, len(reviews))
 	for idx, review := range reviews {

common/reviews.go

@@ -25,26 +25,39 @@ func FetchGiteaReviews(rf GiteaReviewTimelineFetcher, reviewers []string, org, r
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	reviews := make([]*models.PullReview, 0, 10)
+	reviews := make([]*models.PullReview, 0, len(reviewers))
 	var comments []*models.TimelineComment
 
+	alreadyHaveUserReview := func(user string) bool {
+		for _, r := range reviews {
+			if r.User != nil && r.User.UserName == user {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+		return false
+	}
+
 	for idx, item := range timeline {
 		if item.Type == TimelineCommentType_Review {
 			for _, r := range rawReviews {
 				if r.ID == item.ReviewID {
-					reviews = append(reviews, r)
+					if !alreadyHaveUserReview(r.User.UserName) {
+						reviews = append(reviews, r)
+					}
 					break
 				}
 			}
 		} else if item.Type == TimelineCommentType_Comment {
 			comments = append(comments, item)
 		} else if item.Type == TimelineCommentType_PushPull {
+			LogDebug("cut-off", item.Created)
 			timeline = timeline[0:idx]
 			break
 		} else {
 			LogDebug("Unhandled timeline type:", item.Type)
 		}
 	}
+	LogDebug("num comments:", len(comments), "reviews:", len(reviews), len(timeline))
 
 	return &PRReviews{
 		reviews:   reviews,
@@ -72,6 +85,7 @@ func (r *PRReviews) IsManualMergeOK() bool {
 		if c.Updated != c.Created {
 			continue
 		}
+		LogDebug("comment:", c.User.UserName, c.Body)
 		if slices.Contains(r.reviewers, c.User.UserName) {
 			if bodyCommandManualMergeOK(c.Body) {
 				return true

obs-staging-bot/main.go

@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func ProcessRepoBuildStatus(results, ref []common.PackageBuildStatus) (status Bu
 	return BuildStatusSummarySuccess, SomeSuccess
 }
 
-func GenerateObsPrjMeta(git common.Git, gitea common.Gitea, pr *models.PullRequest, stagingPrj, buildPrj string, stagingMasterPrj string) (*common.ProjectMeta, error) {
+func GenerateObsPrjMeta(git common.Git, gitea common.Gitea, pr *models.PullRequest, stagingPrj, buildPrj string) (*common.ProjectMeta, error) {
 	common.LogDebug("repo content fetching ...")
 	err := FetchPrGit(git, pr)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -289,15 +289,7 @@ func GenerateObsPrjMeta(git common.Git, gitea common.Gitea, pr *models.PullReque
 		}
 	}
 
-	common.LogDebug("Trying first staging master project: ", stagingMasterPrj)
+	meta, err := ObsClient.GetProjectMeta(buildPrj)
-	meta, err := ObsClient.GetProjectMeta(stagingMasterPrj)
-	if err == nil {
-		// success, so we use that staging master project as our build project
-		buildPrj = stagingMasterPrj
-	} else {
-		common.LogInfo("error fetching project meta for ", stagingMasterPrj, ". Fall Back to ", buildPrj)
-		meta, err = ObsClient.GetProjectMeta(buildPrj)
-	}
 	if err != nil {
 		common.LogError("error fetching project meta for", buildPrj, ". Err:", err)
 		return nil, err
@@ -422,8 +414,7 @@ func StartOrUpdateBuild(config *common.StagingConfig, git common.Git, gitea comm
 	var state RequestModification = RequestModificationSourceChanged
 	if meta == nil {
 		// new build
-		common.LogDebug(" Staging master:", config.StagingProject)
+		meta, err = GenerateObsPrjMeta(git, gitea, pr, obsPrProject, config.ObsProject)
-		meta, err = GenerateObsPrjMeta(git, gitea, pr, obsPrProject, config.ObsProject, config.StagingProject)
 		if err != nil {
 			return RequestModificationNoChange, err
 		}
@@ -437,8 +428,6 @@ func StartOrUpdateBuild(config *common.StagingConfig, git common.Git, gitea comm
 	} else {
 		err = ObsClient.SetProjectMeta(meta)
 		if err != nil {
-			x, _ := xml.MarshalIndent(meta, "", "   ")
-			common.LogDebug(" meta:", string(x))
 			common.LogError("cannot create meta project:", err)
 			return RequestModificationNoChange, err
 		}
@@ -654,6 +643,7 @@ func ProcessPullRequest(gitea common.Gitea, org, repo string, id int64) (bool, e
 		common.LogError("No PR associated with review:", org, "/", repo, "#", id, "Error:", err)
 		return true, err
 	}
+
 	common.LogDebug("PR state:", pr.State)
 	if pr.State == "closed" {
 		// dismiss the review
@@ -670,68 +660,40 @@ func ProcessPullRequest(gitea common.Gitea, org, repo string, id int64) (bool, e
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Fetching data
+	if review, err := FetchOurLatestActionableReview(gitea, org, repo, id); err == nil {
-	review, review_error := FetchOurLatestActionableReview(gitea, org, repo, id)
+		common.LogInfo("processing review", review.HTMLURL, "state", review.State)
-	if pr.State != "closed" && review_error != nil {
-		// Nothing to do
-		return true, nil
-	}
 
-	err = FetchPrGit(git, pr)
+		err = FetchPrGit(git, pr)
-	if err != nil {
+		if err != nil {
-		common.LogError("Cannot fetch PR git:", pr.URL)
+			common.LogError("Cannot fetch PR git:", pr.URL)
-		return false, err
+			return false, err
-	}
-
-	// we want the possibly pending modification here, in case stagings are added, etc.
-	// jobs of review team to deal with issues
-	common.LogDebug("QA configuration fetching ...", common.StagingConfigFile)
-	data, err := git.GitCatFile(pr.Head.Sha, pr.Head.Sha, common.StagingConfigFile)
-	if err != nil {
-		common.LogError("Staging config", common.StagingConfigFile, "not found in PR to the project. Aborting.")
-		if !IsDryRun {
-			_, err = gitea.AddReviewComment(pr, common.ReviewStateRequestChanges, "Cannot find project config in PR: "+common.ProjectConfigFile)
 		}
-		return true, err
-	}
 
-	stagingConfig, err := common.ParseStagingConfig(data)
+		// we want the possibly pending modification here, in case stagings are added, etc.
-	if err != nil {
+		// jobs of review team to deal with issues
-		common.LogError("Error parsing config file", common.StagingConfigFile, err)
+		common.LogDebug("QA configuration fetching ...", common.StagingConfigFile)
-	}
+		data, err := git.GitCatFile(pr.Head.Sha, pr.Head.Sha, common.StagingConfigFile)
-
+		if err != nil {
-	if stagingConfig.ObsProject == "" {
+			common.LogError("Staging config", common.StagingConfigFile, "not found in PR to the project. Aborting.")
-		common.LogError("Cannot find reference project for PR#", pr.Index)
+			if !IsDryRun {
-		if !IsDryRun && review_error == nil {
+				_, err = gitea.AddReviewComment(pr, common.ReviewStateRequestChanges, "Cannot find project config in PR: "+common.ProjectConfigFile)
-			_, err := gitea.AddReviewComment(pr, common.ReviewStateRequestChanges, "Cannot find reference project")
+			}
 			return true, err
 		}
-		return true, nil
-	}
 
-	common.LogDebug("ObsProject:", stagingConfig.ObsProject)
+		stagingConfig, err := common.ParseStagingConfig(data)
-	stagingProject := GetObsProjectAssociatedWithPr(stagingConfig, ObsClient.HomeProject, pr)
+		if err != nil {
-
+			common.LogError("Error parsing config file", common.StagingConfigFile, err)
-	// Cleanup projects
-	if pr.State == "closed" {
-		// review is done, cleanup
-		common.LogInfo(" -- closed request, cleanup staging projects")
-		for _, setup := range stagingConfig.QA {
-			if !IsDryRun {
-				ObsClient.DeleteProject(stagingProject + ":" + setup.Name)
-			}
 		}
-		if stagingProject != "" {
-			if !IsDryRun {
-				ObsClient.DeleteProject(stagingProject)
-			}
-		}
-		return true, nil
-	}
 
-	// Process review aka setup projects
+		if stagingConfig.ObsProject == "" {
-	if review_error == nil {
+			common.LogError("Cannot find reference project for PR#", pr.Index)
-		common.LogInfo("processing review", review.HTMLURL, "state", review.State)
+			if !IsDryRun {
+				_, err := gitea.AddReviewComment(pr, common.ReviewStateRequestChanges, "Cannot find reference project")
+				return true, err
+			}
+			return true, nil
+		}
 
 		meta, err := ObsClient.GetProjectMeta(stagingConfig.ObsProject)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -765,6 +727,16 @@ func ProcessPullRequest(gitea common.Gitea, org, repo string, id int64) (bool, e
 			}
 		}
 
+		if stagingConfig.StagingProject != "" {
+			// staging project must either be nothing or be *under* the target project.
+			// other setups are currently not supported
+			// NOTE: this is user input, so we need some limits here
+			l := len(stagingConfig.ObsProject)
+			if l >= len(stagingConfig.StagingProject) || stagingConfig.ObsProject != stagingConfig.StagingProject[0:l] {
+				common.LogError("StagingProject (", stagingConfig.StagingProject, ") is not child of target project", stagingConfig.ObsProject)
+			}
+		}
+
 		if meta.Name != stagingConfig.ObsProject {
 			common.LogError("staging.config . ObsProject:", stagingConfig.ObsProject, " is not target project name", meta.Name)
 			if !IsDryRun {
@@ -785,22 +757,17 @@ func ProcessPullRequest(gitea common.Gitea, org, repo string, id int64) (bool, e
 		common.LogDebug(" # head submodules:", len(headSubmodules))
 		common.LogDebug(" # base submodules:", len(baseSubmodules))
 
-		modifiedPackages := make([]string, 0, 16)
+		modifiedOrNew := make([]string, 0, 16)
-		newPackages := make([]string, 0, 16)
 		if !stagingConfig.RebuildAll {
 			for pkg, headOid := range headSubmodules {
 				if baseOid, exists := baseSubmodules[pkg]; !exists || baseOid != headOid {
-					if len(baseOid) > 0 {
+					modifiedOrNew = append(modifiedOrNew, pkg)
-						modifiedPackages = append(modifiedPackages, pkg)
-					} else {
-						newPackages = append(newPackages, pkg)
-					}
 					common.LogDebug(pkg, ":", baseOid, "->", headOid)
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
-		if len(modifiedPackages) == 0 && len(newPackages) == 0 {
+		if len(modifiedOrNew) == 0 {
 			rebuild_all := false || stagingConfig.RebuildAll
 
 			reviews, err := gitea.GetPullRequestReviews(pr.Base.Repo.Owner.UserName, pr.Base.Repo.Name, pr.Index)
@@ -877,13 +844,13 @@ func ProcessPullRequest(gitea common.Gitea, org, repo string, id int64) (bool, e
 			gitea.AddComment(pr, msg)
 		}
 
-		baseResult, err := ObsClient.LastBuildResults(stagingConfig.ObsProject, modifiedPackages...)
+		baseResult, err := ObsClient.LastBuildResults(stagingConfig.ObsProject, modifiedOrNew...)
 		if err != nil {
 			common.LogError("failed fetching ref project status for", stagingConfig.ObsProject, ":", err)
 		}
 		stagingResult, err := ObsClient.BuildStatus(stagingProject)
 		if err != nil {
-			common.LogError("failed fetching stage project status for", stagingProject, ":", err)
+			common.LogError("failed fetching ref project status for", stagingProject, ":", err)
 		}
 		buildStatus := ProcessBuildStatus(stagingResult, baseResult)
 

workflow-pr/pr_processor.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path"
 	"runtime/debug"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go/log"
@@ -80,6 +81,9 @@ func AllocatePRProcessor(req *common.PullRequestWebhookEvent, configs common.Aut
 	}
 	common.LogDebug("git path:", git.GetPath())
 
+	//	git.GitExecOrPanic("", "config", "set", "--global", "advice.submoduleMergeConflict", "false")
+	//	git.GitExecOrPanic("", "config", "set", "--global", "advice.mergeConflict", "false")
+
 	return &PRProcessor{
 		config: config,
 		git:    git,
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ func (pr *PRProcessor) SetSubmodulesToMatchPRSet(prset *common.PRSet) ([]string,
 		revert := false
 
 		if pr.PR.State != "open" {
-		        prjGitPR, err := prset.GetPrjGitPR()
+			prjGitPR, err := prset.GetPrjGitPR()
 			if prjGitPR != nil {
 				// remove PR from PrjGit
 				var valid bool
@@ -163,9 +167,9 @@ func (pr *PRProcessor) CreatePRjGitPR(prjGitPRbranch string, prset *common.PRSet
 		common.LogError("Failed to fetch PrjGit repository data.", PrjGitOrg, PrjGitRepo, err)
 		return err
 	}
-	remoteName, err := git.GitClone(common.DefaultGitPrj, PrjGitBranch, PrjGit.SSHURL)
+	RemoteName, err := git.GitClone(common.DefaultGitPrj, PrjGitBranch, PrjGit.SSHURL)
 	common.PanicOnError(err)
-	git.GitExecOrPanic(common.DefaultGitPrj, "checkout", "-B", prjGitPRbranch, remoteName+"/"+PrjGitBranch)
+	git.GitExecOrPanic(common.DefaultGitPrj, "checkout", "-B", prjGitPRbranch, RemoteName+"/"+PrjGitBranch)
 
 	headCommit, err := git.GitBranchHead(common.DefaultGitPrj, prjGitPRbranch)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -183,7 +187,7 @@ func (pr *PRProcessor) CreatePRjGitPR(prjGitPRbranch string, prset *common.PRSet
 	}
 
 	if !common.IsDryRun && headCommit != newHeadCommit {
-		common.PanicOnError(git.GitExec(common.DefaultGitPrj, "push", remoteName, "+HEAD:"+prjGitPRbranch))
+		common.PanicOnError(git.GitExec(common.DefaultGitPrj, "push", RemoteName, "+HEAD:"+prjGitPRbranch))
 		pr, err := Gitea.CreatePullRequestIfNotExist(PrjGit, prjGitPRbranch, PrjGitBranch,
 			"Forwarded PRs: "+strings.Join(title_refs, ", "),
 			fmt.Sprintf("This is a forwarded pull request by %s\nreferencing the following pull request(s):\n\n", GitAuthor)+strings.Join(refs, ", "),
@@ -196,12 +200,40 @@ func (pr *PRProcessor) CreatePRjGitPR(prjGitPRbranch string, prset *common.PRSet
 			RemoveDeadline: true,
 		})
 
-		prset.AddPR(pr)
+		prinfo := prset.AddPR(pr)
+		prinfo.RemoteName = RemoteName
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (pr *PRProcessor) RebaseAndSkipSubmoduleCommits(prset *common.PRSet, branch string) error {
+	git := pr.git
+	PrjGitPR, err := prset.GetPrjGitPR()
+	common.PanicOnError(err)
+
+	remoteBranch := PrjGitPR.RemoteName + "/" + branch
+
+	common.LogDebug("Rebasing on top of", remoteBranch)
+	for conflict := git.GitExec(common.DefaultGitPrj, "rebase", remoteBranch); conflict != nil; {
+		statuses, err := git.GitStatus(common.DefaultGitPrj)
+		if err != nil {
+			git.GitExecOrPanic(common.DefaultGitPrj, "rebase", "--abort")
+			common.PanicOnError(err)
+		}
+		for _, s := range statuses {
+			if s.SubmoduleChanges != "S..." {
+				git.GitExecOrPanic(common.DefaultGitPrj, "rebase", "--abort")
+				return fmt.Errorf("Unexpected conflict in rebase. %s", s)
+			}
+		}
+		conflict = git.GitExec(common.DefaultGitPrj, "rebase", "--skip")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (pr *PRProcessor) UpdatePrjGitPR(prset *common.PRSet) error {
+	_, _, PrjGitBranch := prset.Config.GetPrjGit()
 	PrjGitPR, err := prset.GetPrjGitPR()
 	if err != nil {
 		common.LogError("Updating PrjGitPR but not found?", err)
@@ -212,8 +244,16 @@ func (pr *PRProcessor) UpdatePrjGitPR(prset *common.PRSet) error {
 	PrjGit := PrjGitPR.PR.Base.Repo
 	prjGitPRbranch := PrjGitPR.PR.Head.Name
 
-	remoteName, err := git.GitClone(common.DefaultGitPrj, prjGitPRbranch, PrjGit.SSHURL)
+	PrjGitPR.RemoteName, err = git.GitClone(common.DefaultGitPrj, prjGitPRbranch, PrjGit.SSHURL)
 	common.PanicOnError(err)
+	git.GitExecOrPanic(common.DefaultGitPrj, "fetch", PrjGitPR.RemoteName, PrjGitBranch)
+	ExpectedMergeCommit, err := git.GitRemoteHead(common.DefaultGitPrj, PrjGitPR.RemoteName, PrjGitBranch)
+
+	forcePush := false
+	if ExpectedMergeCommit != PrjGitPR.PR.MergeBase {
+		common.PanicOnError(pr.RebaseAndSkipSubmoduleCommits(prset, PrjGitBranch))
+		forcePush = true
+	}
 
 	headCommit, err := git.GitBranchHead(common.DefaultGitPrj, prjGitPRbranch)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -231,7 +271,11 @@ func (pr *PRProcessor) UpdatePrjGitPR(prset *common.PRSet) error {
 	}
 
 	if !common.IsDryRun && headCommit != newHeadCommit {
-		common.PanicOnError(git.GitExec(common.DefaultGitPrj, "push", remoteName, "+HEAD:"+prjGitPRbranch))
+		params := []string{"push", PrjGitPR.RemoteName, "+HEAD:" + prjGitPRbranch}
+		if forcePush {
+			params = slices.Insert(params, 1, "-f")
+		}
+		common.PanicOnError(git.GitExec(common.DefaultGitPrj, params...))
 
 		// update PR
 		PrjGitTitle := "Forwarded PRs: " + strings.Join(title_refs, ", ")
@@ -311,13 +355,10 @@ func (pr *PRProcessor) Process(req *common.PullRequestWebhookEvent) error {
 	// make sure that prjgit is consistent and only submodules that are to be *updated*
 	// reset anything that changed that is not part of the prset
 	// package removals/additions are *not* counted here
+	org, repo, branch := config.GetPrjGit()
 	if pr, err := prset.GetPrjGitPR(); err == nil {
-		remote, err := git.GitClone(common.DefaultGitPrj, prjGitPRbranch, pr.PR.Base.Repo.CloneURL)
+		common.LogDebug("Submodule parse begin")
-		common.PanicOnError(err)
+		orig_subs, err := git.GitSubmoduleList(common.DefaultGitPrj, pr.RemoteName+"/"+branch) // merge base must remote branch, checked in prjgit udate
-		git.GitExecOrPanic(common.DefaultGitPrj, "fetch", remote, pr.PR.MergeBase, pr.PR.Head.Ref)
-
-		common.LogDebug("Fetch done")
-		orig_subs, err := git.GitSubmoduleList(common.DefaultGitPrj, pr.PR.MergeBase)
 		common.PanicOnError(err)
 		new_subs, err := git.GitSubmoduleList(common.DefaultGitPrj, pr.PR.Head.Sha)
 		common.PanicOnError(err)
@@ -354,7 +395,6 @@ func (pr *PRProcessor) Process(req *common.PullRequestWebhookEvent) error {
 	}
 
 	common.LogDebug("  num of reviewers:", len(prjGitPR.PR.RequestedReviewers))
-	org, repo, branch := config.GetPrjGit()
 	maintainers, err := common.FetchProjectMaintainershipData(Gitea, org, repo, branch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err