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Re: [PATCH v2 4/6] reftable/stack: reorder code to avoid forward declarations

From
Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 11, 2025, 19:10 UTC
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On 25/08/04 11:40AM, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
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> We have a couple of forward declarations in the stack-related code of
> the reftable library. These declarations aren't really required, but are
> simply caused by unfortunate ordering.
> 
> Reorder the code and remove the forward declarations.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
> ---
>  reftable/stack.c | 364 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------
>  1 file changed, 176 insertions(+), 188 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/reftable/stack.c b/reftable/stack.c
> index 3480ad21c3..d6e4ea93a3 100644
> --- a/reftable/stack.c
> +++ b/reftable/stack.c
> @@ -17,18 +17,6 @@
>  #include "table.h"
>  #include "writer.h"
>  
> -static int stack_try_add(struct reftable_stack *st,
> -			 int (*write_table)(struct reftable_writer *wr,
> -					    void *arg),
> -			 void *arg);
> -static int stack_write_compact(struct reftable_stack *st,
> -			       struct reftable_writer *wr,
> -			       size_t first, size_t last,
> -			       struct reftable_log_expiry_config *config);
> -static void reftable_addition_close(struct reftable_addition *add);
> -static int reftable_stack_reload_maybe_reuse(struct reftable_stack *st,
> -					     int reuse_open);
> -
Nice cleanup :)
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Message 19 of 52 in “reftable: a couple of improvements for libgit2”
  1. 0/5 reftable: a couple of improvements for libgit2Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 1, 2025
  2. 1/5 reftable/writer: fix type used for number of recordsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 1, 2025
  3. 2/5 reftable/writer: drop Git-specific `QSORT()` macroPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 1, 2025
  4. 3/5 reftable/stack: fix compiler warning due to missing bracesPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 1, 2025
  5. Eric SunshineAug 1, 2025
  6. Patrick SteinhardtAug 4, 2025
  7. Junio C HamanoAug 4, 2025
  8. Patrick SteinhardtAug 5, 2025
  9. Carlo ArenasAug 12, 2025
  10. Patrick SteinhardtAug 12, 2025
  11. Junio C HamanoAug 12, 2025
  12. 4/5 reftable/stack: reorder code to avoid forward declarationsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 1, 2025
  13. 5/5 reftable/stack: allow passing flags to `reftable_stack_add()`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 1, 2025
  14. 0/6 reftable: a couple of improvements for libgit2Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 4, 2025
  15. 1/6 reftable/writer: fix type used for number of recordsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 4, 2025
  16. 2/6 reftable/writer: drop Git-specific `QSORT()` macroPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 4, 2025
  17. 3/6 reftable/stack: fix compiler warning due to missing bracesPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 4, 2025
  18. 4/6 reftable/stack: reorder code to avoid forward declarationsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 4, 2025
  19. Justin ToblerAug 11, 2025
  20. 5/6 reftable/stack: allow passing flags to `reftable_stack_add()`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 4, 2025
  21. Justin ToblerAug 11, 2025
  22. Patrick SteinhardtAug 12, 2025
  23. 6/6 reftable/stack: handle outdated stacks when compactingPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 4, 2025
  24. Justin ToblerAug 11, 2025
  25. Patrick SteinhardtAug 12, 2025
  26. 0/8 reftable: a couple of improvements for libgit2Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 12, 2025
  27. 1/8 reftable/writer: fix type used for number of recordsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 12, 2025
  28. 2/8 reftable/writer: drop Git-specific `QSORT()` macroPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 12, 2025
  29. 3/8 reftable/stack: reorder code to avoid forward declarationsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 12, 2025
  30. 4/8 reftable/stack: fix compiler warning due to missing bracesPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 12, 2025
  31. Justin ToblerAug 12, 2025
  32. 5/8 reftable/stack: allow passing flags to `reftable_stack_add()`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 12, 2025
  33. Justin ToblerAug 12, 2025
  34. Patrick SteinhardtAug 13, 2025
  35. 6/8 reftable/stack: handle outdated stacks when compactingPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 12, 2025
  36. 7/8 reftable: don't second-guess errors from flock interfacePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 12, 2025
  37. Justin ToblerAug 12, 2025
  38. 8/8 refs/reftable: always reload stacks when creating lockPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 12, 2025
  39. Justin ToblerAug 12, 2025
  40. Carlo ArenasAug 12, 2025
  41. Patrick SteinhardtAug 13, 2025
  42. Junio C HamanoAug 13, 2025
  43. 0/8 reftable: a couple of improvements for libgit2Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 13, 2025
  44. 1/8 reftable/writer: fix type used for number of recordsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 13, 2025
  45. 2/8 reftable/writer: drop Git-specific `QSORT()` macroPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 13, 2025
  46. 3/8 reftable/stack: reorder code to avoid forward declarationsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 13, 2025
  47. 4/8 reftable/stack: fix compiler warning due to missing bracesPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 13, 2025
  48. 5/8 reftable/stack: allow passing flags to `reftable_stack_add()`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 13, 2025
  49. 6/8 reftable/stack: handle outdated stacks when compactingPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 13, 2025
  50. 7/8 reftable: don't second-guess errors from flock interfacePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 13, 2025
  51. 8/8 refs/reftable: always reload stacks when creating lockPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 13, 2025
  52. Justin ToblerAug 13, 2025

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