Re: [PATCH] xdiff-interface.c (buffer_is_binary): Remove buffer size limitation

> On Sat, Dec 01, 2007 at 11:46:52AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> On Sat, Dec 01, 2007 at 07:01:13PM +0300, Dmitry V. Levin wrote:
>> 
>> > When checking buffer for NUL byte, do not limit size of buffer we check.
>> > Otherwise we break git-rebase: git-format-patch may generate output which
>> > git-mailinfo cannot handle properly.
>> 
>> I think this is tackling a valid problem but it is a wrong solution.
>> The change penalizes text changes which is the majority, just in case
>> there is an unusual change that has an embedded NUL far into the file
>> (iow, exception).
>
> Penalizes?
> Average file size in the linux-2.6.23.9 kernel tree is 10944 bytes,
> FIRST_FEW_BYTES limit is 8000 bytes.