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Re: [PATCH v4 2/3] advice: introduce advice scoping mechanism

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Sep 17, 2026, 13:25 UTC
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<20260917132540.GA101514@peff.net>
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<20260917140350.44760-1-ub4nal@mail.ru>
On Thu, Sep 17, 2026 at 05:03:50PM +0300, Vsevolod Myalitsin wrote:
> Junio C Hamano writes:
> > So to conclude the topic, we would only need this?
> 
> Yes, I think this is indeed where we were heading.
Likewise, and the patch looks good to me from a quick read.
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> However, during the discussion I really liked the idea of passing a
> pointer to the "advice_setting" to "vadvise()" instead of passing its
> individual fields. It seems like a cleaner interface, even though it
> is not directly related to this fix.
> 
> Would it make sense to submit that change as a separate patch?

I think so. I probably would not have looked into it as a cleanup on its own, but since we already spent time thinking about it, let's not waste those brain cycles.

-Peff
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  2. Jeff KingSep 9, 2026
  3. Junio C HamanoSep 9, 2026
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  6. Vsevolod MyalitsinSep 10, 2026
  7. Junio C HamanoSep 9, 2026
  8. Vsevolod MyalitsinSep 9, 2026
  9. Junio C HamanoSep 9, 2026
  10. 0/3 defaultBranchName advice is uselessVsevolod Myalitsin, Sep 10, 2026
  11. 2/3 advice: introduce advice scoping mechanismVsevolod Myalitsin, Sep 10, 2026
  12. Junio C HamanoSep 10, 2026
  13. Jeff KingSep 10, 2026
  14. Vsevolod MyalitsinSep 10, 2026
  15. Jeff KingSep 10, 2026
  16. Junio C HamanoSep 10, 2026
  17. Jeff KingSep 10, 2026
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  20. Junio C HamanoSep 10, 2026
  21. Vsevolod MyalitsinSep 12, 2026
  22. Junio C HamanoSep 13, 2026
  23. Jeff KingSep 14, 2026
  24. Junio C HamanoSep 14, 2026
  25. Junio C HamanoSep 14, 2026
  26. Vsevolod MyalitsinSep 17, 2026
  27. Jeff KingSep 17, 2026
  28. 3/3 advice: use global config for default branch nameVsevolod Myalitsin, Sep 10, 2026
  29. 1/3 advice: pass the entire advice_setting to vadvise()Vsevolod Myalitsin, Sep 10, 2026
  30. SZEDER GáborSep 10, 2026

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