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Re: [PATCH 2/3] sha1: clean pointer arithmetic

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Bruce Korb <bruce.korb@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 12, 2012, 21:25 UTC
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On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Yann Droneaud <ydroneaud@opteya.com> wrote:
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>> Both are correct.  Aren't ctx->w[lenW] and lenW[ctx-w] both correct,
>> even?
>>
>
> "correct" in my commit log message should be read as "the way it's used
> by most C developer".
>
> It's again a cosmetic fix.

It's a maintenance fix. The fewer distractions, the easier it is to understand. "lenW[ctx-w]" is distracting.

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Message 7 of 14 in “Janitor minor fixes on SHA1”
  1. 0/3 Janitor minor fixes on SHA1Yann Droneaud, Sep 12, 2012
  2. 1/3 sha1: update pointer and remaining length after subfunction callYann Droneaud, Sep 12, 2012
  3. Junio C HamanoSep 12, 2012
  4. 2/3 sha1: clean pointer arithmeticYann Droneaud, Sep 12, 2012
  5. Junio C HamanoSep 12, 2012
  6. Yann DroneaudSep 12, 2012
  7. Bruce KorbSep 12, 2012
  8. 3/3 sha1: use char type for temporary work bufferYann Droneaud, Sep 12, 2012
  9. Jeff KingSep 12, 2012
  10. Yann DroneaudSep 12, 2012
  11. Jeff KingSep 12, 2012
  12. Yann DroneaudSep 13, 2012
  13. Junio C HamanoSep 12, 2012
  14. Yann DroneaudSep 12, 2012

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