From: karthik nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 13:54:18 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/7] reftable/system: stop depending on "hash.h"
Message-ID: <CAOLa=ZQTb=RFc_fqUDJZEdqbf80upshMn1+V4zEgsdHw0wWcLA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <745c1a070ddd7180f0ee89c6a1d057a256894599.1731047193.git.ps@pks.im>

Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:

> We include "hash.h" in "reftable/system.h" such that we can use hash
> format IDs as well as the raw size of SHA1 and SHA256. As we are in the
> process of converting the reftable library to become standalone we of
> course cannot rely on those constants anymore.
>
> Introduce a new `enum reftable_hash` to replace internal uses of the
> hash format IDs and new constants that replace internal uses of the hash
> size. Adapt the reftable backend to set up the correct hash function.
>

So with this patch, we now have:
  - `REFTABLE_FORMAT_ID_SHA1` & `REFTABLE_FORMAT_ID_SHA256` which is
  what is stored on disk and used while reading/writing.
  - `enum reftable_hash` which is used to identify the hash function
  internally in the reftable code.
Both of which are separated. Nice!

- Karthik