From: Thomas Rast <trast@inf.ethz.ch>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:33:42 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] index-pack: always zero-initialize object_entry list
Message-ID: <8738vr5rqh.fsf@pctrast.inf.ethz.ch>
In-Reply-To: <20130319105852.GA15182@sigill.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> Commit 38a4556 (index-pack: start learning to emulate
> "verify-pack -v", 2011-06-03) added a "delta_depth" counter
> to each "struct object_entry". Initially, all object entries
> have their depth set to 0; in resolve_delta, we then set the
> depth of each delta to "base + 1". Base entries never have
> their depth touched, and remain at 0.

This patch causes index-pack to fail on the pack that triggered the
whole discussion.  More in a minute in another side thread, but
meanwhile: NAK until we understand what is really going on here.

-- 
Thomas Rast
trast@{inf,student}.ethz.ch