Re: [PATCH 3/7] reftable/record: avoid copying author info

From: James Liu <james@jamesliu.io>
Date: Mar 13, 2024, 01:09 UTC
Message-ID: <CZS7Z199NZUG.2EM4STQ664P9W@jamesliu.io>
In-Reply-To: <6f568e4ccb67a7af8279352153d052c5f9a88234.1709640322.git.ps@pks.im>

On Tue Mar 5, 2024 at 11:11 PM AEDT, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:

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> Each reflog entry contains information regarding the authorship of who
> has made the change. This authorship information is not the same as that
> of any of the commits that the reflog entry references, but instead
> corresponds to the local user that has executed the command. Thus, it is
> almost always the case that all reflog entries have the same author.

What are your thoughts on simplifying this explanation a little bit? I gave it a try below:

Each reflog entry contains authorship information indicating who has made the change. The author here corresponds to the local user who has executed the command rather than the author of the referenced commits. Thus, it is almost always the case that all reflog entries have the same author.

Cheers, James