From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:41:22 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] branch: avoid slow strvec Coccinelle matching
Message-ID: <20260726074122.GB2366012@coredump.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqse5870oe.fsf@gitster.g>

On Fri, Jul 24, 2026 at 10:33:05AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Here is what I recommend that we do.  In the short term, i.e.,
> within the context of the topic in question, let's use 'int' to
> match the type used to count the members of an array embedded in
> 'struct ref_array'.
> 
> But let's leave a '#leftoverbits' note here in the mailing list
> archive to remind us to revisit the idea of consistently using
> 'size_t' to count things when things are quiet.  This is not the
> time to needlessly disrupt the 'hn/branch-delete-merged' topic, I
> think.

Yep, agreed on all points.

-Peff