Re: [PATCH 1/7] diffcore-rename: use a mem_pool for exact rename detection's hashmap

>
> On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 8:55 AM Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
> <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Exact rename detection, via insert_file_table(), uses a hashmap to store
> > files by oid.  Use a mem_pool for the hashmap entries so these can all be
> > allocated and deallocated together.
> > [...]
> > Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
> > ---
> > diff --git a/diffcore-rename.c b/diffcore-rename.c
> > @@ -355,7 +357,7 @@ static int find_exact_renames(struct diff_options *options)
> >         /* Free the hash data structure and entries */
> > -       hashmap_clear_and_free(&file_table, struct file_similarity, entry);
> > +       hashmap_clear(&file_table);
>
> Does the in-code comment become a bit out of date with this change?
> (It might make sense to drop the comment altogether -- or, if not,
> explain that the hashmap entries get thrown away later with the pool?)