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[PATCH v3 1/2] fsck.c: modify fsck_ident() and fsck_commit()

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AJAshwin Jha <ajha.dev@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 24, 2014, 12:08 UTC
Message-ID
<1395662901-10617-1-git-send-email-ajha.dev@gmail.com>

In fsck_ident(): Replace argument char **ident with const char **ident In fsck_commit(): Replace char *buffer with const char *buffer

In both the cases, referenced memory addresses are not modified. So, it will be a good practice, to declare them as const.

Signed-off-by: Ashwin Jha <ajha.dev@gmail.com>
---

Change in fsck_commit() and fsck_ident() as per the discussion with Eric (follow at [1]). [1]: http://git.661346.n2.nabble.com/PATCH-Modify-fsck-commit-Replace-memcmp-by-skip-prefix-td7606321.html

 fsck.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fsck.c b/fsck.c
index 64bf279..b5f017f 100644
--- a/fsck.c
+++ b/fsck.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ static int fsck_tree(struct tree *item, int strict, fsck_error error_func)
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static int fsck_ident(char **ident, struct object *obj, fsck_error error_func)
+static int fsck_ident(const char **ident, struct object *obj, fsck_error error_func)
 {
 	char *end;
 
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static int fsck_ident(char **ident, struct object *obj, fsck_error error_func)
 
 static int fsck_commit(struct commit *commit, fsck_error error_func)
 {
-	char *buffer = commit->buffer;
+	const char *buffer = commit->buffer;
 	unsigned char tree_sha1[20], sha1[20];
 	struct commit_graft *graft;
 	int parents = 0;
-- 
1.9.1
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  1. 1/2 fsck.c: modify fsck_ident() and fsck_commit()Ashwin Jha, Mar 24, 2014
  2. Eric SunshineMar 25, 2014

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