Add tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options value `suppress'.

* doc/misc/tramp.texi (Ssh setup):
Explain tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options value `suppress'.
(Remote processes): Add reference to "Using ssh connection sharing".

* etc/NEWS: Extend 'tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options' values.
;; Fix typos.

* lisp/net/tramp-sh.el (tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options):
Allow new value `suppress'.
(tramp-ssh-option-exists-p): New defun.
(tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options): Implement `suppress' actions.

diff --git a/doc/misc/tramp.texi b/doc/misc/tramp.texi
index 7f6182ae17cdd8901afadf4ecfb5aebd4891223a..acf327268958b0846dd94eebf72c0f8fbd72c857 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/misc/tramp.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/tramp.texi
@@ -2728,6 +2728,7 @@ entry, @option{Seconds between keepalives} option.  Set this to 5.
 There is no counter which could be set.
 
 
+@anchor{Using ssh connection sharing}
 @subsection Using ssh connection sharing
 
 @vindex ControlPath@r{, ssh option}
@@ -2758,19 +2759,32 @@ Note how @samp{%r}, @samp{%h} and @samp{%p} must be encoded as
 @samp{%%r}, @samp{%%h} and @samp{%%p}.
 
 @vindex tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options
-If the @file{~/.ssh/config} file is configured appropriately for the
-above behavior, then any changes to @command{ssh} can be suppressed
-with this @code{nil} setting:
+Using a predefined string in @code{tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options},
+or puzzling an own string, happens only when user option
+@code{tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options} is set to @code{t}.  If the
+@file{~/.ssh/config} file is configured appropriately for the above
+behavior, then any changes to @command{ssh} can be suppressed with
+this @code{nil} setting:
 
 @lisp
 (customize-set-variable 'tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options nil)
 @end lisp
 
+Sometimes, it is not possible to use OpenSSH's @option{ControlMaster}
+option for remote processes.  This could result in concurrent access
+to the OpenSSH socket when reading data by different processes, which
+could block Emacs.  In this case, setting
+@code{tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options} to @code{suppress} disables
+shared access.  It is not needed to set this user option permanently
+to @code{suppress}, binding the user option prior calling
+@code{make-process} is sufficient.  @value{tramp} does this for
+esxample for compilation processes on its own.
+
 @vindex ProxyCommand@r{, ssh option}
 @vindex ProxyJump@r{, ssh option}
-This should also be set to @code{nil} if you use the
-@option{ProxyCommand} or @option{ProxyJump} options in your
-@command{ssh} configuration.
+@code{tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options} should also be set to
+@code{nil} or @code{suppress} if you use the @option{ProxyCommand} or
+@option{ProxyJump} options in your @command{ssh} configuration.
 
 In order to use the @option{ControlMaster} option, @value{tramp} must
 check whether the @command{ssh} client supports this option.  This is
@@ -4288,7 +4302,8 @@ In order to gain even more performance, it is recommended to bind
 @code{start-file-process}.  Furthermore, you might set
 @code{tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options} to @code{nil} in order to
 bypass @value{tramp}'s handling of the @option{ControlMaster} options,
-and use your own settings in @file{~/.ssh/config}.
+and use your own settings in @file{~/.ssh/config}, @ref{Using ssh
+connection sharing}.
 
 
 @node Cleanup remote connections

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 116b60d8b112cc41d2b74042f0aacaf4c8c23b4f..7e0454b3b9ee6a80030d4749aa28524017efd8dc 100644 (file)
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ If you want to get back the old behavior, set the user option to the value
 *** New user option 'grep-use-headings'.
 When non-nil, the output of Grep is split into sections, one for each
 file, instead of having file names prefixed to each line.  It is
-equivalent to the --heading option of some tools such as 'git grep'
+equivalent to the "--heading" option of some tools such as 'git grep'
 and 'rg'.  The headings are displayed using the new 'grep-heading'
 face.
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ switches for shortlogs, such as the one produced by 'C-x v L'.
 
 +++
 *** 'diff-ignore-whitespace-hunk' can now be applied to all hunks.
-When called with a non-nil prefix argument
+When called with a non-nil prefix argument,
 'diff-ignore-whitespace-hunk' now iterates over all the hunks in the
 current diff, regenerating them without whitespace changes.
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ this to your configuration:
 
 ---
 *** You can now properly unload Eshell.
-Calling "(unload-feature 'eshell)" no longer signals an error, and now
+Calling '(unload-feature 'eshell)' no longer signals an error, and now
 correctly unloads Eshell and all of its modules.
 
 +++
@@ -184,6 +184,12 @@ point is not in a comment or a string.  It is by default bound to
 *** New connection method "toolbox".
 This allows accessing system containers provided by Toolbox.
 
++++
+*** New value 'suppress' for user option 'tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options'.
+This user option allows now the values t, nil, and 'suppress'.  The
+latter suppresses also "ControlMaster" settings in the user's
+"~/.ssh/config" file.
+
 ** EWW
 
 +++
@@ -211,7 +217,7 @@ asynchronously (which is the default behavior).
 \f
 * New Modes and Packages in Emacs 30.1
 
-** New major modes based on the tree-sitter library.
+** New major modes based on the tree-sitter library
 
 +++
 *** New major mode 'html-ts-mode'.

diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el b/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
index 49da0e425ffd9677b476d10f8e2f438e41c173d7..3ae5208154af30853115899578f922529d5bb4e3 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
@@ -108,11 +108,18 @@ detected as prompt when being sent on echoing hosts, therefore.")
 
 (defcustom tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options (not (eq system-type 'windows-nt))
   "Whether to use `tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options'.
+Set it to t, if you want Tramp to apply these options.
 Set it to nil, if you use Control* or Proxy* options in your ssh
-configuration."
+configuration.
+Set it to `suppress' if you want to disable settings in your
+\"~/.ssh/config¸\"."
   :group 'tramp
-  :version "28.1"
-  :type 'boolean)
+  :version "29.2"
+  :type '(choice (const :tag "Set ControlMaster" t)
+                 (const :tag "Don't set ControlMaster" nil)
+                 (const :tag "Suppress ControlMaster" suppress))
+  ;; Check with (safe-local-variable-p 'tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options 'suppress)
+  :safe (lambda (val) (and (memq val '(t nil suppress)) t)))
 
 (defvar tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options nil
   "Which ssh Control* arguments to use.
@@ -123,8 +130,8 @@ If it is a string, it should have the form
 spec must be doubled, because the string is used as format string.
 
 Otherwise, it will be auto-detected by Tramp, if
-`tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options' is non-nil.  The value
-depends on the installed local ssh version.
+`tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options' is t.  The value depends on
+the installed local ssh version.
 
 The string is used in `tramp-methods'.")
 
@@ -4811,6 +4818,15 @@ Goes through the list `tramp-inline-compress-commands'."
        (tramp-message
         vec 2 "Couldn't find an inline transfer compress command")))))
 
+(defun tramp-ssh-option-exists-p (vec option)
+  "Check, whether local ssh OPTION is applicable."
+  ;; We don't want to cache it persistently.
+  (with-tramp-connection-property nil option
+    ;; We use a non-existing IP address for check, in order to avoid
+    ;; useless connections, and DNS timeouts.
+    (zerop
+     (tramp-call-process vec "ssh" nil nil nil "-G" "-o" option "0.0.0.1"))))
+
 (defun tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options (vec)
   "Return the Control* arguments of the local ssh."
   (cond
@@ -4820,40 +4836,30 @@ Goes through the list `tramp-inline-compress-commands'."
     "")
 
    ;; There is already a value to be used.
-   ((stringp tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options) tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options)
+   ((and (eq tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options t)
+         (stringp tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options))
+    tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options)
 
    ;; Determine the options.
-   (t (setq tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options "")
-      (let ((case-fold-search t))
-       (ignore-errors
-         (with-tramp-progress-reporter
-             vec 4 "Computing ControlMaster options"
-           ;; We use a non-existing IP address, in order to avoid
-           ;; useless connections, and DNS timeouts.
-           (when (zerop
-                  (tramp-call-process
-                   vec "ssh" nil nil nil
-                   "-G" "-o" "ControlMaster=auto" "0.0.0.1"))
-             (setq tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options
-                   "-o ControlMaster=auto")
-             (if (zerop
-                  (tramp-call-process
-                   vec "ssh" nil nil nil
-                   "-G" "-o" "ControlPath=tramp.%C" "0.0.0.1"))
-                 (setq tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options
-                       (concat tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options
-                               " -o ControlPath=tramp.%%C"))
-               (setq tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options
-                     (concat tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options
-                             " -o ControlPath=tramp.%%r@%%h:%%p")))
-             (when (zerop
-                    (tramp-call-process
-                     vec "ssh" nil nil nil
-                     "-G" "-o" "ControlPersist=no" "0.0.0.1"))
-               (setq tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options
-                     (concat tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options
-                             " -o ControlPersist=no")))))))
-      tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options)))
+   (t (ignore-errors
+        ;; ControlMaster and ControlPath options are introduced in OpenSSH 3.9.
+       (when (tramp-ssh-option-exists-p vec "ControlMaster=auto")
+          (concat
+           "-o ControlMaster="
+           (if (eq tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options 'suppress)
+               "no" "auto")
+
+           " -o ControlPath="
+           (if (eq tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options 'suppress)
+               "none"
+             ;; Hashed tokens are introduced in OpenSSH 6.7.
+            (if (tramp-ssh-option-exists-p vec "ControlPath=tramp.%C")
+                "tramp.%%C" "tramp.%%r@%%h:%%p"))
+
+           ;; ControlPersist option is introduced in OpenSSH 5.6.
+          (when (and (not (eq tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options 'suppress))
+                      (tramp-ssh-option-exists-p vec "ControlPersist=no"))
+            " -o ControlPersist=no")))))))
 
 (defun tramp-scp-strict-file-name-checking (vec)
   "Return the strict file name checking argument of the local scp."