Re: [PATCH] sha1_file: add slash once in for_each_file_in_obj_subdir()

> On Sat, Jul 08, 2017 at 10:59:06AM +0200, René Scharfe wrote:
> 
>> Add the slash between loose object subdirectory and file name just once
>> outside the loop instead of overwriting it with each readdir call.
>> Redefine baselen as the length with that slash, and add dirlen for the
>> length without it.  The result is slightly less wasteful and can use the
>> the cheaper strbuf_addstr instead of strbuf_addf without losing clarity.
> 
> This patch looks correct to me.
> 
> I'm a little lukewarm on it overall, though. I'd be shocked if the
> efficiency change is measurable. What I really care about is whether the
> result is easier to read or not.
> 
> On the plus side, this moves an invariant out of the loop. On the minus
> side, it has to introduce an extra variable for "length we add on to"
> versus "dir length to pass to the subdir_cb". That's not rocket science,
> but it does slightly complicate things (though I note we already have
> "origlen", so this is bumping us from 2 to 3 length variables, not 1 to
> 2).