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Re: [PATCH 1/5] Add generic 'strbuf_readlink()' helper function

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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date
Dec 17, 2008, 21:44 UTC
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On Wed, 17 Dec 2008, Jay Soffian wrote:
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> > +               /* .. the buffer was too small - try again */
> > +               hint *= 2;
> > +               continue;
> > +       }
> 
> Why the continue statement at the end of the loop?

Oh, it's unnecessary left-over from me originally writing that part inside an if-statement, and then moving things around.

So it could/should be deleted. Good eyes.
		Linus
Previous: Jay SoffianNext: Pierre Habouzit
Message 24 of 33 in “Be careful about lstat()-vs-readlink()”
  1. 0/5 Be careful about lstat()-vs-readlink()Linus Torvalds, Dec 17, 2008
  2. 1/5 Add generic 'strbuf_readlink()' helper functionLinus Torvalds, Dec 17, 2008
  3. 2/5 Make 'ce_compare_link()' use the new 'strbuf_readlink()'Linus Torvalds, Dec 17, 2008
  4. 3/5 Make 'index_path()' use 'strbuf_readlink()'Linus Torvalds, Dec 17, 2008
  5. 4/5 Make 'diff_populate_filespec()' use the new 'strbuf_readlink()'Linus Torvalds, Dec 17, 2008
  6. 5/5 Make 'prepare_temp_file()' ignore st_size for symlinksLinus Torvalds, Dec 17, 2008
  7. 6/5 make_absolute_path(): check bounds when seeing an overlong symlinkJunio C Hamano, Dec 17, 2008
  8. 7/5 builtin-blame.c: use strbuf_readlink()Junio C Hamano, Dec 17, 2008
  9. 8/5 combine-diff.c: use strbuf_readlink()Junio C Hamano, Dec 17, 2008
  10. Linus TorvaldsDec 17, 2008
  11. Junio C HamanoDec 17, 2008
  12. Junio C HamanoDec 17, 2008
  13. Mark BurtonDec 18, 2008
  14. Linus TorvaldsDec 18, 2008
  15. René ScharfeDec 18, 2008
  16. Linus TorvaldsDec 18, 2008
  17. Olivier GalibertDec 18, 2008
  18. René ScharfeDec 18, 2008
  19. René ScharfeDec 18, 2008
  20. diff.c: fix pointer type warningRené Scharfe, Dec 19, 2008
  21. Junio C HamanoDec 19, 2008
  22. Junio C HamanoDec 17, 2008
  23. Jay SoffianDec 17, 2008
  24. Linus TorvaldsDec 17, 2008
  25. strbuf_readlink semantics update.Pierre Habouzit, Dec 23, 2008
  26. Pierre HabouzitDec 23, 2008
  27. Linus TorvaldsDec 23, 2008
  28. Pierre HabouzitDec 24, 2008
  29. René ScharfeDec 24, 2008
  30. Junio C HamanoDec 25, 2008
  31. Pierre HabouzitJan 4, 2009
  32. strbuf: instate cleanup rule in case of non-memory errorsRené Scharfe, Jan 6, 2009
  33. Junio C HamanoJan 7, 2009

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