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[PATCH v11 2/4] replace memset with string-list initializers

From
Tanay Abhra <tanayabh@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 19, 2014, 05:46 UTC
Message-ID
<1405748778-3755-3-git-send-email-tanayabh@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<1405748778-3755-1-git-send-email-tanayabh@gmail.com>

Using memset and then manually setting values of the string-list members is not future proof as the internal representation of string-list may change any time. Use `string_list_init()` or STRING_LIST_INIT_* macros instead of memset.

Signed-off-by: Tanay Abhra <tanayabh@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/commit.c  | 3 +--
 merge-recursive.c | 9 +++------
 submodule.c       | 5 +----
 transport.c       | 4 +---
 4 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 72eb3be..5b196ca 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -420,8 +420,7 @@ static char *prepare_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 			die(_("cannot do a partial commit during a cherry-pick."));
 	}
 
-	memset(&partial, 0, sizeof(partial));
-	partial.strdup_strings = 1;
+	string_list_init(&partial, 1);
 	if (list_paths(&partial, !current_head ? NULL : "HEAD", prefix, &pathspec))
 		exit(1);
 
diff --git a/merge-recursive.c b/merge-recursive.c
index 5814d05..1d332b8 100644
--- a/merge-recursive.c
+++ b/merge-recursive.c
@@ -2059,12 +2059,9 @@ void init_merge_options(struct merge_options *o)
 	if (o->verbosity >= 5)
 		o->buffer_output = 0;
 	strbuf_init(&o->obuf, 0);
-	memset(&o->current_file_set, 0, sizeof(struct string_list));
-	o->current_file_set.strdup_strings = 1;
-	memset(&o->current_directory_set, 0, sizeof(struct string_list));
-	o->current_directory_set.strdup_strings = 1;
-	memset(&o->df_conflict_file_set, 0, sizeof(struct string_list));
-	o->df_conflict_file_set.strdup_strings = 1;
+	string_list_init(&o->current_file_set, 1);
+	string_list_init(&o->current_directory_set, 1);
+	string_list_init(&o->df_conflict_file_set, 1);
 }
 
 int parse_merge_opt(struct merge_options *o, const char *s)
diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
index 48e3b44..c3a61e7 100644
--- a/submodule.c
+++ b/submodule.c
@@ -544,10 +544,7 @@ static int push_submodule(const char *path)
 int push_unpushed_submodules(unsigned char new_sha1[20], const char *remotes_name)
 {
 	int i, ret = 1;
-	struct string_list needs_pushing;
-
-	memset(&needs_pushing, 0, sizeof(struct string_list));
-	needs_pushing.strdup_strings = 1;
+	struct string_list needs_pushing = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 
 	if (!find_unpushed_submodules(new_sha1, remotes_name, &needs_pushing))
 		return 1;
diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index 59c9727..d32aaf2 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -1188,10 +1188,8 @@ int transport_push(struct transport *transport,
 		if ((flags & (TRANSPORT_RECURSE_SUBMODULES_ON_DEMAND |
 			      TRANSPORT_RECURSE_SUBMODULES_CHECK)) && !is_bare_repository()) {
 			struct ref *ref = remote_refs;
-			struct string_list needs_pushing;
+			struct string_list needs_pushing = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 
-			memset(&needs_pushing, 0, sizeof(struct string_list));
-			needs_pushing.strdup_strings = 1;
 			for (; ref; ref = ref->next)
 				if (!is_null_sha1(ref->new_sha1) &&
 				    find_unpushed_submodules(ref->new_sha1,
-- 
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