Re: [PATCH 2/2] pack-bitmap.c: ensure pseudo-merge offset reads are bounded

> Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com> writes:
>
> > On Thu, Jun 06, 2024 at 12:42:59PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> >> Can table_size at this point be smaller than 24, which will allow
> >> (table_size - 24) to be a huge number that st_mult() will
> >> comfortably fit?
> >
> > It could be smaller than 24, but I think we're at the point of
> > diminishing returns here.
>
> I only meant to say that we could easily rewrite
>
> 	if (st_mult() > table_size - 24)
>
> condition to
>
> 	if (st_add(st_mult(), 24) > table_size)
>
> and we do not have to think if we have already checked table_size
> before we reach this point of the control flow.