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Re: [PATCH 1/2] fsck_commit_buffer(): do not special case the last validation

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Apr 15, 2016, 13:41 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.2.20.1604151538230.2967@virtualbox>
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<20160414180709.28968-1-gitster@pobox.com>
Hi Junio,
On Thu, 14 Apr 2016, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> The pattern taken by all the validations in this function is:
> 
> 	if (notice a violation exists) {
> 		err = report(... VIOLATION_KIND ...);
> 		if (err)
> 			return err;
> 	}
> 
> where report() returns zero if specified kind of violation is set to
> be ignored, and otherwise shows an error message and returns non-zero.
> 
> The last validation in the function immediately after the function
> returns 0 to declare "all good" can cheat and directly return the
> return value from report(), and the current code does so, i.e.
> 
> 	if (notice a violation exists)
> 		return report(... VIOLATION_KIND ...);
> 	return 0;
> 
> But that is a selfish code that declares it is the ultimate and
> final form of the function, never to be enhanced later.  To allow
> and invite future enhancements, make the last test follow the same
> pattern.

FWIW I agree with this reasoning. Sorry for leaving this to you to clean up.

Ciao, Dscho

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  1. 1/2 fsck_commit_buffer(): do not special case the last validationJunio C Hamano, Apr 14, 2016
  2. 2/2 fsck: detect and warn a commit with embedded NULJunio C Hamano, Apr 14, 2016
  3. Jeff KingApr 14, 2016
  4. Junio C HamanoApr 14, 2016
  5. Jeff KingApr 14, 2016
  6. Junio C HamanoApr 14, 2016
  7. Jeff KingApr 14, 2016
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 14, 2016
  9. Johannes SchindelinApr 15, 2016
  10. Jeff KingApr 14, 2016
  11. Junio C HamanoApr 14, 2016
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