config: allow gc to be disabled

Signed-off-by: ldelossa <ldelossa@redhat.com>
quay · Feb 8, 2021 · eb519e0 · eb519e0
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diff --git a/Documentation/reference/config.md b/Documentation/reference/config.md
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ Sets the number of update operations to retain between garbage collection cycles
 This should be set to a safe MAX value based on database size constraints. 
 
 Defaults to 10
+
+If a value of 0 is provided GC is disabled.
 ```
 
 ### notifier: \<object\>

diff --git a/config/matcher.go b/config/matcher.go
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ type Matcher struct {
 	//
 	// The lowest possible value is 2 in order to compare updates for notification
 	// purposes.
+	//
+	// A value of 0 disables GC.
 	UpdateRetention int `yaml:"update_retention" json:"update_retention"`
 }
 
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ func (m *Matcher) Validate() error {
 	if m.Period == 0 {
 		m.Period = DefaultPeriod
 	}
-	if m.UpdateRetention < 2 {
+	if m.UpdateRetention == 1 || m.UpdateRetention < 0 {
 		m.UpdateRetention = DefaultRetention
 	}
 	return nil