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Re: [PATCHv2 1/4] notes: don't leak memory in git_config_get_notes_strategy

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Mar 31, 2016, 01:06 UTC
Message-ID
<20160331010604.GA23999@sigill.intra.peff.net>
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<xmqqegarsmil.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 02:07:14PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> This is a tangent, but am I the only one who finds that the naming
> of functions in config-get API is confusing?  Just wondering if we
> should rename the ones that keeps the memory ownership to the config
> subsystem with s/get/peek/ or something.
You are definitely not the only one.

I think the get/peek thing would help, but I also get confused between git_config_string() and git_config_get_string().

-Peff
Previous: Stefan BellerNext: Junio C Hamano
Message 6 of 20 in “[PATCHv2 0/4] Some cleanups”
  1. Stefan BellerMar 30, 2016
  2. 1/4 notes: don't leak memory in git_config_get_notes_strategyStefan Beller, Mar 30, 2016
  3. Eric SunshineMar 30, 2016
  4. Junio C HamanoMar 30, 2016
  5. Stefan BellerMar 30, 2016
  6. Jeff KingMar 31, 2016
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2016
  8. 2/4 abbrev_sha1_in_line: don't leak memoryStefan Beller, Mar 30, 2016
  9. Eric SunshineMar 30, 2016
  10. 3/4 bundle: don't leak an fd in case of early returnStefan Beller, Mar 30, 2016
  11. Jeff KingMar 30, 2016
  12. Eric SunshineMar 30, 2016
  13. Stefan BellerMar 31, 2016
  14. Philip OakleyMar 31, 2016
  15. Stefan BellerApr 1, 2016
  16. Philip OakleyApr 1, 2016
  17. 4/4 credential-cache, send_request: close fd when doneStefan Beller, Mar 30, 2016
  18. Jeff KingMar 30, 2016
  19. Stefan BellerMar 30, 2016
  20. Jeff KingMar 30, 2016

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