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Re: [PATCH 6/6] http: rename HTTP_REAUTH to HTTP_AUTH_RETRY

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
May 4, 2012, 07:25 UTC
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<20120504072556.GF21895@sigill.intra.peff.net>
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On Thu, May 03, 2012 at 06:40:40PM +0200, Nelson Benitez Leon wrote:
> After adding the proxy authentication support in http, the semantics
> of HTTP_REAUTH changed more to a retry rather than a re-authentication,
> so we rename it to HTTP_AUTH_RETRY.

The patch looks fine, but a minor nit on the rationale. It has nothing to do with the proxy auth. It has always been a bad name. It is not "you should re-authenticate", but rather "I have already re-authenticated, and therefore you should call me again to retry".

-Peff
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  1. 6/6 http: rename HTTP_REAUTH to HTTP_AUTH_RETRYNelson Benitez Leon, May 3, 2012
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