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Re: [PATCH 3/3] core: convert build-time USE_NSEC into runtime core.useNanosec

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Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Aug 10, 2026, 12:44 UTC
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On Mon, Aug 10, 2026 at 08:27:51AM -0400, D. Ben Knoble wrote: [snip]

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> Back down to being on-par with original code. So that's good. The next
> version will include some variant that reads a struct member instead
> of going through repo_config_get_bool().
> 
> But which? Reading the private_ member is obviously wrong; I suppose
> I'm supposed to use repo_config_values() there. Or, rework the series
> to put this member in repo_settings. I think I originally assumed that
> struct is for things that are settings that aren't configured by
> git-config, but… now I'm not sure. Looking at prepare_repo_settings()
> shows lots of repo_cfg_*() calls. So I think I see how to adapt to
> using repo_settings,
> 
> Patrick, Junio, and Tian had a brief discussion in
> <anlmwaEtwcCPse1N@pks.im> about the split creating confusion. I don't
> really want to wait for it to settle to land this change, but we might
> want to work together on identifying the best path forward for
> core.useNanosec :)
> 
> I don't suppose it really matters to me which struct I put the member
> in. As I said, v2 will definitely fix the hot path lookup here. Just a
> matter of input on which struct we want to use this time, I guess.

I think `repo_config_values()` is the modern variant that we're slowly migrating stuff into. But that struct only works with `the_repository`, so the question is whether we ever use "core.useNsec" for a different repository. My hunch would be yes, for example when recusing into submodules, but I'm not sure.

Patrick
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  1. 0/3 Convert USE_NSEC to runtime configD. Ben Knoble, Aug 7, 2026
  2. 1/3 meson: expose knob for xmlto relative links in manualsD. Ben Knoble, Aug 7, 2026
  3. Patrick SteinhardtAug 10, 2026
  4. 2/3 environment: align repo_config_values_init with struct declarationD. Ben Knoble, Aug 7, 2026
  5. 3/3 core: convert build-time USE_NSEC into runtime core.useNanosecD. Ben Knoble, Aug 7, 2026
  6. Junio C HamanoAug 7, 2026
  7. SZEDER GáborAug 8, 2026
  8. D. Ben KnobleAug 10, 2026
  9. D. Ben KnobleAug 10, 2026
  10. Patrick SteinhardtAug 10, 2026
  11. Ben KnobleAug 11, 2026
  12. D. Ben KnobleAug 13, 2026
  13. Patrick SteinhardtAug 14, 2026
  14. Ben KnobleAug 14, 2026
  15. Patrick SteinhardtAug 10, 2026
  16. 0/3 Convert USE_NSEC to runtime configD. Ben Knoble, Aug 14, 2026
  17. 1/3 meson: expose knob for xmlto relative links in manualsD. Ben Knoble, Aug 14, 2026
  18. 2/3 environment: align repo_config_values_init with struct declarationD. Ben Knoble, Aug 14, 2026
  19. 3/3 core: convert build-time USE_NSEC into runtime core.useNanosecD. Ben Knoble, Aug 14, 2026
  20. Junio C HamanoAug 14, 2026
  21. D. Ben KnobleAug 14, 2026
  22. 0/3 Convert USE_NSEC to runtime configD. Ben Knoble, Aug 18, 2026
  23. 1/3 meson: expose knob for xmlto relative links in manualsD. Ben Knoble, Aug 18, 2026
  24. 2/3 environment: align repo_config_values_init with struct declarationD. Ben Knoble, Aug 18, 2026
  25. 3/3 core: convert build-time USE_NSEC into runtime core.useNanosecD. Ben Knoble, Aug 18, 2026
  26. Junio C HamanoAug 18, 2026
  27. D. Ben KnobleAug 19, 2026
  28. Patrick SteinhardtAug 19, 2026
  29. D. Ben KnobleAug 19, 2026
  30. Patrick SteinhardtAug 20, 2026
  31. D. Ben KnobleAug 20, 2026
  32. Junio C HamanoAug 19, 2026
  33. D. Ben KnobleAug 19, 2026
  34. Patrick SteinhardtAug 20, 2026
  35. 0/3 Convert USE_NSEC to runtime configD. Ben Knoble, Aug 20, 2026
  36. 1/3 meson: expose knob for xmlto relative links in manualsD. Ben Knoble, Aug 20, 2026
  37. 2/3 environment: align repo_config_values_init with struct declarationD. Ben Knoble, Aug 20, 2026
  38. Junio C HamanoAug 20, 2026
  39. D. Ben KnobleAug 21, 2026
  40. 3/3 core: convert build-time USE_NSEC into runtime core.useNanosecD. Ben Knoble, Aug 20, 2026
  41. 0/3 Convert USE_NSEC to runtime configD. Ben Knoble, Aug 29, 2026
  42. 1/3 meson: expose knob for xmlto relative links in manualsD. Ben Knoble, Aug 29, 2026
  43. 2/3 environment: align repo_config_values_init with struct declarationD. Ben Knoble, Aug 29, 2026
  44. 3/3 core: convert build-time USE_NSEC into runtime core.useNanosecD. Ben Knoble, Aug 29, 2026
  45. Junio C HamanoAug 30, 2026
  46. D. Ben KnobleAug 31, 2026
  47. Patrick SteinhardtAug 31, 2026
  48. D. Ben KnobleAug 31, 2026
  49. Patrick SteinhardtAug 31, 2026
  50. Ben KnobleAug 31, 2026
  51. 0/3 Convert USE_NSEC to runtime configD. Ben Knoble, Aug 31, 2026
  52. 1/3 meson: expose knob for xmlto relative links in manualsD. Ben Knoble, Aug 31, 2026
  53. 2/3 environment: align repo_config_values_init with struct declarationD. Ben Knoble, Aug 31, 2026
  54. 3/3 core: convert build-time USE_NSEC into runtime core.useNanosecD. Ben Knoble, Aug 31, 2026
  55. Junio C HamanoSep 1, 2026
  56. D. Ben KnobleSep 1, 2026
  57. Junio C HamanoSep 1, 2026
  58. Jeff KingSep 1, 2026
  59. D. Ben KnobleSep 1, 2026
  60. Jeff KingSep 2, 2026
  61. Ben KnobleSep 2, 2026
  62. Junio C HamanoSep 2, 2026
  63. Ben KnobleSep 3, 2026
  64. Junio C HamanoSep 3, 2026
  65. Ben KnobleSep 3, 2026
  66. D. Ben KnobleAug 31, 2026
  67. 0/3 Convert USE_NSEC to runtime configD. Ben Knoble, Sep 11, 2026
  68. 1/3 meson: expose knob for xmlto relative links in manualsD. Ben Knoble, Sep 11, 2026
  69. 2/3 environment: align repo_config_values_init with struct declarationD. Ben Knoble, Sep 11, 2026
  70. 3/3 core: convert build-time USE_NSEC into runtime core.useNanosecD. Ben Knoble, Sep 11, 2026
  71. Junio C HamanoSep 11, 2026
  72. Ben KnobleSep 11, 2026
  73. Patrick SteinhardtAug 31, 2026
  74. Ben KnobleSep 1, 2026

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