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Re: [RFC/PATCHv2 2/6] add metadata-cache infrastructure

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Jul 13, 2011, 19:18 UTC
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<20110713191805.GA1885@sigill.intra.peff.net>
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On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:45:52AM +0200, Bert Wesarg wrote:
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> > It might make sense to put:
> >
> >  if (!c->mem.width)
> >          die("BUG: zero-width metadata-cache");
> >
> > into the initialization function to make it more clear, and make a note
> > in the API documentation.
> 
> That should be good. Thanks.
I've squashed in the patch below for my next re-roll.
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-metadata-cache.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-metadata-cache.txt
index 192a868..e335b96 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-metadata-cache.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-metadata-cache.txt
@@ -102,9 +102,10 @@ Functions
 	specifies a human-readable name which will be used for storage
 	in `$GIT_DIR/cache/$name`. The `width` parameter specifies the
 	size, in units of `char`, of the data to be stored (e.g., use
-	`sizeof(uint32_t)` to store 32-bit integers). The `validity`
-	parameter is either NULL or a pointer to a function providing a
-	20-byte validity sha1.
+	`sizeof(uint32_t)` to store 32-bit integers). The `width`
+	parameter must be greater than 0. The `validity` parameter is
+	either NULL or a pointer to a function providing a 20-byte
+	validity sha1.
 
 `metadata_cache_lookup`::
 
diff --git a/metadata-cache.c b/metadata-cache.c
index e2e5ff8..025d3a5 100644
--- a/metadata-cache.c
+++ b/metadata-cache.c
@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ static void metadata_cache_init(struct metadata_cache *c)
 	if (c->initialized)
 		return;
 
+	if (!c->mem.width)
+		die("BUG: tried to initialize zero-width metadata cache");
+
 	open_disk_cache(c, metadata_cache_path(c->mem.name));
 
 	ALLOC_GROW(autowrite, autowrite_nr+1, autowrite_alloc);

-Peff
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Message 35 of 57 in “[RFC/PATCHv2 0/6] generation numbers for faster traversals”
  1. Jeff KingJul 13, 2011
  2. 1/6 decorate: allow storing values instead of pointersJeff King, Jul 13, 2011
  3. Jonathan NiederJul 13, 2011
  4. Jeff KingJul 13, 2011
  5. Jeff KingJul 14, 2011
  6. 1/3 implement generic key/value mapJeff King, Jul 14, 2011
  7. Bert WesargJul 14, 2011
  8. Bert WesargJul 14, 2011
  9. Jeff KingJul 14, 2011
  10. Bert WesargJul 14, 2011
  11. Jeff KingJul 14, 2011
  12. Bert WesargJul 14, 2011
  13. 2/3 fast-export: use object to uint32 map instead of "decorate"Jeff King, Jul 14, 2011
  14. Sverre RabbelierJul 15, 2011
  15. Jeff KingJul 15, 2011
  16. 3/3 decorate: use "map" for the underlying implementationJeff King, Jul 14, 2011
  17. Junio C HamanoJul 14, 2011
  18. 0/5 macro-based key/value mapsJeff King, Aug 4, 2011
  19. 1/5 implement generic key/value mapJeff King, Aug 4, 2011
  20. 2/5 fast-export: use object to uint32 map instead of "decorate"Jeff King, Aug 4, 2011
  21. 3/5 decorate: use "map" for the underlying implementationJeff King, Aug 4, 2011
  22. 4/5 map: implement persistent mapsJeff King, Aug 4, 2011
  23. 5/5 implement metadata cache subsystemJeff King, Aug 4, 2011
  24. 0/2 patch-id cachingJeff King, Aug 4, 2011
  25. 1/2 cherry: read default configJeff King, Aug 4, 2011
  26. 2/2 cache patch ids on diskJeff King, Aug 4, 2011
  27. Jeff KingAug 4, 2011
  28. Jeff KingAug 5, 2011
  29. René ScharfeAug 5, 2011
  30. Jeff KingAug 6, 2011
  31. 2/6 add metadata-cache infrastructureJeff King, Jul 13, 2011
  32. Bert WesargJul 13, 2011
  33. Jeff KingJul 13, 2011
  34. Bert WesargJul 13, 2011
  35. Jeff KingJul 13, 2011
  36. Junio C HamanoJul 13, 2011
  37. Junio C HamanoJul 13, 2011
  38. Jeff KingJul 13, 2011
  39. 3/6 commit: add commit_generation functionJeff King, Jul 13, 2011
  40. Eric SunshineJul 13, 2011
  41. 4/6 pretty: support %G to show the generation number of a commitJeff King, Jul 13, 2011
  42. 5/6 check commit generation cache validity against graftsJeff King, Jul 13, 2011
  43. Eric SunshineJul 13, 2011
  44. Jeff KingJul 13, 2011
  45. 6/6 limit "contains" traversals based on commit generationJeff King, Jul 13, 2011
  46. Jeff KingJul 13, 2011
  47. Junio C HamanoJul 13, 2011
  48. Jeff KingJul 13, 2011
  49. Junio C HamanoJul 13, 2011
  50. Jeff KingJul 13, 2011
  51. Junio C HamanoJul 15, 2011
  52. Jeff KingJul 15, 2011
  53. Junio C HamanoJul 15, 2011
  54. Jeff KingJul 15, 2011
  55. Generation numbers and replacement objectsJakub Narebski, Jul 15, 2011
  56. Jeff KingJul 15, 2011
  57. Jakub NarebskiJul 16, 2011

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