Re: [PATCH 01/10] refs: allow passing flags when setting up a transaction

From: karthik nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Date: Nov 11, 2024, 10:30 UTC
Message-ID: <CAOLa=ZQKJ3Twdze-08t3kh=kiuy6h9GfNSO25PkinjTwF5oG+w@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20241108-pks-refs-optimize-migrations-v1-1-7fd37fa80e35@pks.im>

Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:

> Allow passing flags when setting up a transaction such that the
> behaviour of the transaction itself can be altered. Adapt callers
> accordingly.
>

Maybe it is self-explanatory with the upcoming patches, but it'd be nice to know _why_ this change is being made.

The patch itself looks good.

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