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Re: [PATCH 35/53] Convert the verify_pack callback to struct object_id

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Apr 28, 2017, 01:14 UTC
Message-ID
<20170428011458.qcezjqonc2gqpthi@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<20170428001754.7h7gblafh2faz4vf@genre.crustytoothpaste.net>
On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 12:17:54AM +0000, brian m. carlson wrote:
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> > What's the gain in converting it here? I know we want to get rid of the
> > bare "20", but we could switch it out for GIT_SHA1_RAWSZ. I suspect you
> > prefer in the long run to get rid of even those GIT_SHA1_RAWSZ defines,
> > though.  Could we define a new struct csumfile_hash, csumfile_cmp, etc
> > (and arguably change the name of "struct sha1file" and friends).  They'd
> > be boring wrappers around sha1 now, but I think the endgame will involve
> > us being able to read multiple versions of packs, with distinct
> > checksum algorithms.
> 
> When I wrote this originally, the GIT_MAX_*SZ patch was in
> object-id-part9 and hadn't been merged yet.  And I think your concerns
> about this being kinda gross are legitimate.  I'll admit I had some
> hesitance about it at first.
> 
> So I'll reroll this leaving it as an unsigned char with GIT_MAX_RAWSZ.
> I feel confident that we're not going to pick a third, different
> algorithm for the pack checksum, so that will get us to the point that
> we have a big enough buffer, and we can incrementally improve on it
> later by using a different struct if we like.

OK, that seems like a good middle ground. We won't know what the end result looks like until we get closer to it.

-Peff
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Message 44 of 67 in “object_id part 8”
  1. 00/53 object_id part 8brian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  2. 02/53 Clean up outstanding object_id transforms.brian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  3. 01/53 fetch-pack: convert to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  4. 03/53 Convert struct cache_tree to use struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  5. 04/53 builtin/name-rev: convert to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  6. 05/53 builtin/prune: convert to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  7. 06/53 bundle: convert to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  8. 08/53 builtin/blame: convert static function to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  9. 07/53 branch: convert to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  10. 10/53 fast-import: convert internal structs to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  11. 09/53 builtin/rev-parse: convert to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  12. 12/53 submodule: convert merge_submodule to use struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  13. 13/53 notes-cache: convert to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  14. Stefan BellerApr 24, 2017
  15. 11/53 fast-import: convert to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  16. Stefan BellerApr 24, 2017
  17. brian m. carlsonApr 24, 2017
  18. 14/53 parse-options-cb: convert to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  19. 17/53 tag: convert parse_tag_buffer to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  20. 15/53 reflog_expire: convert to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  21. 16/53 builtin/verify-commit: convert to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  22. 19/53 notes-utils: convert internals to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  23. 18/53 http-push: convert some static functions to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  24. 22/53 sequencer: convert some functions to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  25. 20/53 revision: convert prepare_show_merge to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  26. 21/53 shallow: convert shallow registration functions to object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  27. 23/53 builtin/tag: convert to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  28. 24/53 Convert remaining callers of lookup_commit_reference* to object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  29. 26/53 pack: convert struct pack_idx_entry to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  30. 25/53 Convert lookup_commit* to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  31. 27/53 builtin/unpack-objects: convert to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  32. 28/53 Convert remaining callers of lookup_blob to object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  33. Stefan BellerApr 24, 2017
  34. 29/53 Convert lookup_blob to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  35. 30/53 tree: convert read_tree_1 to use struct object_id internallybrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  36. 31/53 builtin/reflog: convert tree_is_complete to take struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  37. 34/53 Convert lookup_tag to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  38. 32/53 Convert lookup_tree to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  39. 33/53 log-tree: convert to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  40. 35/53 Convert the verify_pack callback to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  41. Stefan BellerApr 26, 2017
  42. Jeff KingApr 27, 2017
  43. brian m. carlsonApr 28, 2017
  44. Jeff KingApr 28, 2017
  45. 36/53 Convert struct ref_array_item to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  46. 37/53 ref-filter: convert some static functions to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  47. 38/53 refs: convert struct ref_update to use struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  48. Michael HaggertyApr 27, 2017
  49. 39/53 refs/files-backend: convert many internals to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  50. Michael HaggertyApr 27, 2017
  51. 40/53 http-push: convert process_ls_object and descendants to object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  52. 41/53 revision: rename add_pending_sha1 to add_pending_oidbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  53. 43/53 upload-pack: convert remaining parse_object callers to object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  54. 46/53 builtin/ls-files: convert overlay_tree_on_cache to object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  55. 45/53 builtin/read-tree: convert to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  56. 47/53 sequencer: convert fast_forward_to to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  57. 51/53 sequencer: convert do_recursive_merge to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  58. 50/53 diff-lib: convert do_diff_cache to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  59. 48/53 merge: convert checkout_fast_forward to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  60. 49/53 builtin/ls-tree: convert to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  61. 44/53 sha1_name: convert internals of peel_onion to object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  62. 42/53 revision: convert remaining parse_object callers to object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  63. 52/53 tree: convert parse_tree_indirect to struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  64. 53/53 object: convert parse_object* to take struct object_idbrian m. carlson, Apr 23, 2017
  65. Stefan BellerApr 27, 2017
  66. Junio C HamanoApr 24, 2017
  67. Brandon WilliamsApr 24, 2017

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