Re: [PATCH v3 0/9] submodule: convert the rest of 'update' to C

> 
> Atharva Raykar <raykar.ath@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > I have attempted to make a version of this series that is based on that topic [2],
> > and added the superproject gitdir caching code in C [3]. It passes the tests,
> > but I am not too confident about its correctness. I hope that branch can be
> > helpful in some way.
> >
> > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/git/20210819200953.2105230-1-emilyshaffer@google.com/
> > [2] https://github.com/tfidfwastaken/git/commits/submodule-update-on-es-superproject-aware
> >     (fetch-it-via: git fetch https://github.com/tfidfwastaken/git submodule-update-on-es-superproject-aware)
> > [3] https://github.com/tfidfwastaken/git/blob/a74aaf2540c536970f2541d3042c825f82a69770/builtin/submodule--helper.c#L2922-L2930
> 
> The "C rewrite" of the code [3] that unconditionally sets of the
> submodule.superprojectgitdir varible seems straightforward enough.
> 
> Emily, how solid do you think your "superproject aware submodule"
> topic already is?  Would it be stable enough to build other things
> on top, or is it a bit too premature?