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Re: [PATCH v3 8/8] refs: add support for migrating reflogs

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karthik nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 16, 2024, 15:59 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
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> Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:
>
>>> +static int migrate_one_reflog(const char *refname, void *cb_data)
>>> +{
>>> +	struct migration_data *migration_data = cb_data;
>>> +	struct reflog_migration_data data;
>>> +
>>> +	data.refname = refname;
>>> +	data.old_refs = migration_data->old_refs;
>>> +	data.transaction = migration_data->transaction;
>>> +	data.errbuf = migration_data->errbuf;
>>> +	data.sb = &migration_data->sb;
>>
>> The `index` variable isn't getting initialized here anymore, so its
>> value is essenitally random. I'd propose to use designated initializers
>> for `data` to fix this:
>>
>>     struct reflog_migration_data data = {
>>         .refname = refname,
>>         .old_refs = migration_data->old_refs,
>>         .transaction = migration_data->transaction,
>>         .errbuf = migration_data->errbuf,
>>         .sb = &migration_data->sb,
>>     };
>
> GOod.  As long as it is sensible to null-initialize the relevant
> field and all the other fields not mentioned above, that certainly
> would give us more predicitable behaviour ;-).  I do not offhand
> know if 0 is the right value to initialize the .index member with,
> though; didn't you two recently had an exchange about starting with
> 0 or 1 or something?
>

We did [1] indeed, context is that I set it to '1' to distinguish between indexed and non-indexed updates. But it wasn't logically needed and was confusing so I decided to remove that change (which caused the issue here!).

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/r/CAOLa=ZQ9SHD3gzTVaznGhkCBjrrJbHm1fDyi1F-h6VZvtdpxgw@mail.gmail.com
> Thanks.
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Message 32 of 63 in “refs: add reflog support to `git refs migrate`”
  1. 0/8 refs: add reflog support to `git refs migrate`Karthik Nayak, Dec 13, 2024
  2. 1/8 refs: include committer info in `ref_update` structKarthik Nayak, Dec 13, 2024
  3. 2/8 refs: add `index` field to `struct ref_udpate`Karthik Nayak, Dec 13, 2024
  4. 3/8 refs/files: add count field to ref_lockKarthik Nayak, Dec 13, 2024
  5. 4/8 refs: extract out refname verification in transactionsKarthik Nayak, Dec 13, 2024
  6. 5/8 refs: add `committer_info` to `ref_transaction_add_update()`Karthik Nayak, Dec 13, 2024
  7. Patrick SteinhardtDec 13, 2024
  8. karthik nayakDec 13, 2024
  9. Toon ClaesDec 19, 2024
  10. karthik nayakDec 20, 2024
  11. 6/8 refs: introduce the `ref_transaction_update_reflog` functionKarthik Nayak, Dec 13, 2024
  12. Christian CouderDec 13, 2024
  13. karthik nayakDec 13, 2024
  14. Patrick SteinhardtDec 13, 2024
  15. 7/8 refs: allow multiple reflog entries for the same refnameKarthik Nayak, Dec 13, 2024
  16. Patrick SteinhardtDec 13, 2024
  17. karthik nayakDec 13, 2024
  18. 8/8 refs: add support for migrating reflogsKarthik Nayak, Dec 13, 2024
  19. Patrick SteinhardtDec 13, 2024
  20. karthik nayakDec 15, 2024
  21. 0/8 refs: add reflog support to `git refs migrate`Karthik Nayak, Dec 15, 2024
  22. 1/8 refs: include committer info in `ref_update` structKarthik Nayak, Dec 15, 2024
  23. 2/8 refs: add `index` field to `struct ref_udpate`Karthik Nayak, Dec 15, 2024
  24. 3/8 refs/files: add count field to ref_lockKarthik Nayak, Dec 15, 2024
  25. 4/8 refs: extract out refname verification in transactionsKarthik Nayak, Dec 15, 2024
  26. 5/8 refs: add `committer_info` to `ref_transaction_add_update()`Karthik Nayak, Dec 15, 2024
  27. 6/8 refs: introduce the `ref_transaction_update_reflog` functionKarthik Nayak, Dec 15, 2024
  28. 7/8 refs: allow multiple reflog entries for the same refnameKarthik Nayak, Dec 15, 2024
  29. 8/8 refs: add support for migrating reflogsKarthik Nayak, Dec 15, 2024
  30. Patrick SteinhardtDec 16, 2024
  31. Junio C HamanoDec 16, 2024
  32. karthik nayakDec 16, 2024
  33. Junio C HamanoDec 15, 2024
  34. karthik nayakDec 16, 2024
  35. Junio C HamanoDec 16, 2024
  36. 0/8 refs: add reflog support to `git refs migrate`Karthik Nayak, Dec 16, 2024
  37. 1/8 refs: include committer info in `ref_update` structKarthik Nayak, Dec 16, 2024
  38. 2/8 refs: add `index` field to `struct ref_udpate`Karthik Nayak, Dec 16, 2024
  39. Toon ClaesDec 19, 2024
  40. karthik nayakDec 20, 2024
  41. 3/8 refs/files: add count field to ref_lockKarthik Nayak, Dec 16, 2024
  42. 4/8 refs: extract out refname verification in transactionsKarthik Nayak, Dec 16, 2024
  43. Toon ClaesDec 19, 2024
  44. karthik nayakDec 20, 2024
  45. 5/8 refs: add `committer_info` to `ref_transaction_add_update()`Karthik Nayak, Dec 16, 2024
  46. Toon ClaesDec 19, 2024
  47. karthik nayakDec 20, 2024
  48. 6/8 refs: introduce the `ref_transaction_update_reflog` functionKarthik Nayak, Dec 16, 2024
  49. Toon ClaesDec 19, 2024
  50. Junio C HamanoDec 19, 2024
  51. karthik nayakDec 20, 2024
  52. refs: mark invalid refname message for translationKarthik Nayak, Dec 20, 2024
  53. Junio C HamanoDec 20, 2024
  54. Toon ClaesDec 24, 2024
  55. 7/8 refs: allow multiple reflog entries for the same refnameKarthik Nayak, Dec 16, 2024
  56. Toon ClaesDec 19, 2024
  57. karthik nayakDec 20, 2024
  58. 8/8 refs: add support for migrating reflogsKarthik Nayak, Dec 16, 2024
  59. Patrick SteinhardtDec 17, 2024
  60. karthik nayakDec 17, 2024
  61. Junio C HamanoDec 17, 2024
  62. Toon ClaesDec 19, 2024
  63. karthik nayakDec 20, 2024

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