From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:35:27 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix signal handler
Message-ID: <20100210173527.GB5091@coredump.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <20100210171406.GE2747@spearce.org>

On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 09:14:06AM -0800, Shawn O. Pearce wrote:

> > +	early_output_function = &log_show_early;
> ...
> > -volatile show_early_output_fn_t show_early_output;
> > +sig_atomic_t show_early_output = 0;
> > +show_early_output_fn_t early_output_function = NULL;
> ...
> > +		if (show_early_output) {
> > +			(*early_output_function)(revs, newlist);
> > +			show_early_output = 0;
> > +		}
> 
> The function pointer isn't necessary.  AFAIK its only called in
> this one call site.  So you can make a direct reference to the
> log_show_early function.

I disagree. The original intent was to decrease coupling between the
library-like revision walker and the actual log command. We aren't using
that flexibility now, but I don't see any reason to decrease it
(especially since it is so easy to keep it).

-Peff