Re: [PATCH v6 0/3] Convert USE_NSEC to runtime config

From: D. Ben Knoble <ben.knoble@gmail.com>
Date: Aug 31, 2026, 20:06 UTC
Message-ID: <CALnO6CDCqACYpR=GoaNR28wwxYOEQUJBA1U9sX-xDhO8-4_n+g@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <cover.1788206466.git.ben.knoble@gmail.com>

Erm, woops

On Mon, Aug 31, 2026 at 4:02 PM D. Ben Knoble <ben.knoble@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Topic name: dk/use-nsec-runtime (applied)
>
> Topic summary: Expose USE_NSEC as a runtime configuration, since
> build-time is too early for distributing Git [1]. As a result, common
> index-related options, like git-diff, are less likely to hit "racy git"
> problems on supported filesystems.
>
> [1]: https://git.github.io/rev_news/2026/07/31/edition-137/
>
> Built on master (2c78326f81 (The 11th batch, 2026-08-05)).

Changes in v6: slight comment tweak

> Changes in v5:
>
> - improve message flow in patch 2

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> Diff-intervalle contre v5 :
> 1:  d612de6c2d = 1:  d612de6c2d meson: expose knob for xmlto relative links in manuals
> 2:  12974e07d0 = 2:  12974e07d0 environment: align repo_config_values_init with struct declaration
> 3:  01cd487cd2 ! 3:  0a611f6140 core: convert build-time USE_NSEC into runtime core.useNanosec
>     @@ builtin/update-index.c: static void xrmdir(const char *path)
>       {
>         /*
>      -   * not use if we could usleep(10) if USE_NSEC is defined. The
>     -+   * not use if we could usleep(10) if core.useNanosec is defined. The
>     ++   * not use if we could usleep(10) if core.useNanosec is enabled. The
>          * field nsec could be there, but the OS could choose to
>          * ignore it?
>          */
>
> base-commit: 2c78326f810173a4f3aefd8021f1e07575412481
> --
> 2.55.0.860.g4b6b3295ed.dirty

Thanks

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D. Ben Knoble