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Re: [PATCH 03/10] builtin/fsck: de-globalize option handling

From
Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 27, 2026, 10:05 UTC
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Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:
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> In subsequent commits we're about to rework some of the option handling
> in git-fsck(1) a bit. It is currently a bit of a mess though due to lots
> of global state that makes it hard to see which flags are used where
> exactly.
>
> Refactor the code by moving the fsck options into `cmd_fsck()`. This
> allows us to convert some of the options into function-local variables.
>

Nice. I was wondering how much work this would involve, but it seems like these variables are only used in `cmd_fsck()` anyway, so they didn't even have to be global. Good spotting.

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Message 9 of 54 in “odb: make consistency checks pluggable”
  1. 00/10 odb: make consistency checks pluggablePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 25, 2026
  2. 01/10 builtin/fsck: use `fsck_obj_buffer()` when checking loose objectsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 25, 2026
  3. Karthik NayakAug 27, 2026
  4. Patrick SteinhardtAug 31, 2026
  5. 02/10 builtin/fsck: merge `fsck_obj_buffer()` and `fsck_obj()`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 25, 2026
  6. Karthik NayakAug 27, 2026
  7. Patrick SteinhardtAug 31, 2026
  8. 03/10 builtin/fsck: de-globalize option handlingPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 25, 2026
  9. Karthik NayakAug 27, 2026
  10. 04/10 builtin/fsck: don't check alternates with "--no-full"Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 25, 2026
  11. Karthik NayakAug 27, 2026
  12. Patrick SteinhardtAug 31, 2026
  13. 05/10 odb: provide infrastructure for pluggable fsck checksPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 25, 2026
  14. Karthik NayakAug 27, 2026
  15. Patrick SteinhardtAug 31, 2026
  16. 06/10 builtin/fsck: move packfile verification into the packed sourcePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 25, 2026
  17. 07/10 builtin/fsck: move reverse index verification into the packed sourcePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 25, 2026
  18. 08/10 builtin/fsck: move bitmap verification into the packed sourcePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 25, 2026
  19. Karthik NayakAug 27, 2026
  20. Patrick SteinhardtAug 31, 2026
  21. Karthik NayakAug 31, 2026
  22. 09/10 builtin/fsck: move multi-pack index verification into the packed sourcePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 25, 2026
  23. 10/10 builtin/fsck: move loose object verification into the loose sourcePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 25, 2026
  24. Karthik NayakAug 27, 2026
  25. 00/10 odb: make consistency checks pluggablePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 31, 2026
  26. 01/10 builtin/fsck: use `fsck_obj_buffer()` when checking loose objectsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 31, 2026
  27. 02/10 builtin/fsck: merge `fsck_obj_buffer()` and `fsck_obj()`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 31, 2026
  28. 03/10 builtin/fsck: de-globalize option handlingPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 31, 2026
  29. 04/10 builtin/fsck: don't check alternates with "--no-full"Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 31, 2026
  30. 05/10 odb: provide infrastructure for pluggable fsck checksPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 31, 2026
  31. Toon ClaesSep 11, 2026
  32. Patrick SteinhardtSep 11, 2026
  33. 06/10 builtin/fsck: move packfile verification into the packed sourcePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 31, 2026
  34. 07/10 builtin/fsck: move reverse index verification into the packed sourcePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 31, 2026
  35. Toon ClaesSep 11, 2026
  36. 08/10 builtin/fsck: move bitmap verification into the packed sourcePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 31, 2026
  37. 09/10 builtin/fsck: move multi-pack index verification into the packed sourcePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 31, 2026
  38. Toon ClaesSep 11, 2026
  39. Patrick SteinhardtSep 11, 2026
  40. 10/10 builtin/fsck: move loose object verification into the loose sourcePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 31, 2026
  41. Toon ClaesSep 11, 2026
  42. Patrick SteinhardtSep 11, 2026
  43. Karthik NayakAug 31, 2026
  44. 00/10 odb: make consistency checks pluggablePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 11, 2026
  45. 01/10 builtin/fsck: use `fsck_obj_buffer()` when checking loose objectsPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 11, 2026
  46. 02/10 builtin/fsck: merge `fsck_obj_buffer()` and `fsck_obj()`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 11, 2026
  47. 03/10 builtin/fsck: de-globalize option handlingPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 11, 2026
  48. 04/10 builtin/fsck: don't check alternates with "--no-full"Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 11, 2026
  49. 05/10 odb: provide infrastructure for pluggable fsck checksPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 11, 2026
  50. 06/10 builtin/fsck: move packfile verification into the packed sourcePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 11, 2026
  51. 07/10 builtin/fsck: move reverse index verification into the packed sourcePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 11, 2026
  52. 08/10 builtin/fsck: move bitmap verification into the packed sourcePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 11, 2026
  53. 09/10 builtin/fsck: move multi-pack index verification into the packed sourcePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 11, 2026
  54. 10/10 builtin/fsck: move loose object verification into the loose sourcePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 11, 2026

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