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Re: [RFC PATCH 02/14] strvec: introduce `strvec_init_alloc()`

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Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Date
Feb 27, 2026, 03:07 UTC
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On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 12:58:48PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> > It is not satisifying that strvec_init() does *not* become a thin
> > wrapper around this that says "my initial allocation is for zero
> > elements", but that cannot be done easily as a strvec that begins as
> > an empty one has a small optimization to avoid one-slot allocation
> > only to store NULL.  So, ... OK.
>
> Actually, we should do the same optimization if a caller explicitly
> asks
>
> 	strvec_init_alloc(&array, 0);
>
> So perhaps we could do this if we wanted to encapsulate the tricky
> bits in a single place for maintainability.

Ah, that is a very satisfying change. I like it and squashed it into my series with your:

    Helped-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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>  void strvec_init(struct strvec *array)
>  {
> -	struct strvec blank = STRVEC_INIT;
> -	memcpy(array, &blank, sizeof(*array));
> +	strvec_init(array, 0);

I suspect you meant `strvec_init_alloc()` here and not `strvec_init()`, but I applied the change and adjusted the typo before squashing it in.

Thanks, Taylor

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  1. 00/14 repack: incremental MIDX/bitmap-based repackingTaylor Blau, Feb 25, 2026
  2. 06/14 repack: track the ODB source via existing_packsTaylor Blau, Feb 25, 2026
  3. Taylor BlauFeb 25, 2026
  4. 01/14 midx: use `string_list` for retained MIDX filesTaylor Blau, Feb 25, 2026
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 26, 2026
  6. Taylor BlauFeb 27, 2026
  7. 02/14 strvec: introduce `strvec_init_alloc()`Taylor Blau, Feb 25, 2026
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 26, 2026
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 26, 2026
  10. Taylor BlauFeb 27, 2026
  11. 03/14 midx: use `strvec` for `keep_hashes`Taylor Blau, Feb 25, 2026
  12. 04/14 midx: introduce `--checksum-only` for incremental MIDX writesTaylor Blau, Feb 25, 2026
  13. 05/14 midx: support custom `--base` for incremental MIDX writesTaylor Blau, Feb 25, 2026
  14. 07/14 midx: expose `midx_layer_contains_pack()`Taylor Blau, Feb 25, 2026
  15. 08/14 repack-midx: factor out `repack_prepare_midx_command()`Taylor Blau, Feb 25, 2026
  16. 09/14 repack-midx: extract `repack_fill_midx_stdin_packs()`Taylor Blau, Feb 25, 2026
  17. 10/14 repack-geometry: prepare for incremental MIDX repackingTaylor Blau, Feb 25, 2026
  18. 11/14 builtin/repack.c: convert `--write-midx` to an `OPT_CALLBACK`Taylor Blau, Feb 25, 2026
  19. 12/14 repack: implement incremental MIDX repackingTaylor Blau, Feb 25, 2026
  20. 13/14 repack: introduce `--write-midx=incremental`Taylor Blau, Feb 25, 2026
  21. 14/14 repack: allow `--write-midx=incremental` without `--geometric`Taylor Blau, Feb 25, 2026

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