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[PATCH v2 2/5] *.[ch] *_INIT macros: use { 0 } for a "zero out" idiom

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 27, 2021, 12:54 UTC
Message-ID
<patch-v2-2.5-afcd2729c95-20210927T124407Z-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<cover-v2-0.5-00000000000-20210927T124407Z-avarab@gmail.com>

In C it isn't required to specify that all members of a struct are zero'd out to 0, NULL or '\0', just providing a "{ 0 }" will accomplish that.

Let's also change code that provided N zero'd fields to just provide one, and change e.g. "{ NULL }" to "{ 0 }" for consistency. I.e. even if the first member is a pointer let's use "0" instead of "NULL". The point of using "0" consistently is to pick one, and to not have the reader wonder why we're not using the same pattern everywhere.

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/submodule--helper.c                      | 16 ++++++++--------
 checkout.c                                       |  2 +-
 .../gnome-keyring/git-credential-gnome-keyring.c |  2 +-
 .../libsecret/git-credential-libsecret.c         |  2 +-
 diff.c                                           |  4 ++--
 lockfile.h                                       |  2 +-
 object-store.h                                   |  2 +-
 object.h                                         |  2 +-
 oid-array.h                                      |  2 +-
 path.h                                           |  5 +----
 ref-filter.c                                     |  2 +-
 remote.c                                         |  2 +-
 revision.c                                       |  2 +-
 13 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/submodule--helper.c b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
index 5336daf186d..deca75c83ee 100644
--- a/builtin/submodule--helper.c
+++ b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ struct module_list {
 	const struct cache_entry **entries;
 	int alloc, nr;
 };
-#define MODULE_LIST_INIT { NULL, 0, 0 }
+#define MODULE_LIST_INIT { 0 }
 
 static int module_list_compute(int argc, const char **argv,
 			       const char *prefix,
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ struct init_cb {
 	const char *prefix;
 	unsigned int flags;
 };
-#define INIT_CB_INIT { NULL, 0 }
+#define INIT_CB_INIT { 0 }
 
 static void init_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix,
 			   unsigned int flags)
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ struct status_cb {
 	const char *prefix;
 	unsigned int flags;
 };
-#define STATUS_CB_INIT { NULL, 0 }
+#define STATUS_CB_INIT { 0 }
 
 static void print_status(unsigned int flags, char state, const char *path,
 			 const struct object_id *oid, const char *displaypath)
@@ -911,13 +911,13 @@ struct module_cb {
 	char status;
 	const char *sm_path;
 };
-#define MODULE_CB_INIT { 0, 0, NULL, NULL, '\0', NULL }
+#define MODULE_CB_INIT { 0 }
 
 struct module_cb_list {
 	struct module_cb **entries;
 	int alloc, nr;
 };
-#define MODULE_CB_LIST_INIT { NULL, 0, 0 }
+#define MODULE_CB_LIST_INIT { 0 }
 
 struct summary_cb {
 	int argc;
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ struct summary_cb {
 	unsigned int files: 1;
 	int summary_limit;
 };
-#define SUMMARY_CB_INIT { 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0 }
+#define SUMMARY_CB_INIT { 0 }
 
 enum diff_cmd {
 	DIFF_INDEX,
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ struct sync_cb {
 	const char *prefix;
 	unsigned int flags;
 };
-#define SYNC_CB_INIT { NULL, 0 }
+#define SYNC_CB_INIT { 0 }
 
 static void sync_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix,
 			   unsigned int flags)
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ struct deinit_cb {
 	const char *prefix;
 	unsigned int flags;
 };
-#define DEINIT_CB_INIT { NULL, 0 }
+#define DEINIT_CB_INIT { 0 }
 
 static void deinit_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix,
 			     unsigned int flags)
diff --git a/checkout.c b/checkout.c
index 6586e30ca5a..2e39dae684f 100644
--- a/checkout.c
+++ b/checkout.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ struct tracking_name_data {
 	struct object_id *default_dst_oid;
 };
 
-#define TRACKING_NAME_DATA_INIT { NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL }
+#define TRACKING_NAME_DATA_INIT { 0 }
 
 static int check_tracking_name(struct remote *remote, void *cb_data)
 {
diff --git a/contrib/credential/gnome-keyring/git-credential-gnome-keyring.c b/contrib/credential/gnome-keyring/git-credential-gnome-keyring.c
index d389bfadcee..5927e27ae6e 100644
--- a/contrib/credential/gnome-keyring/git-credential-gnome-keyring.c
+++ b/contrib/credential/gnome-keyring/git-credential-gnome-keyring.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ struct credential {
 	char *password;
 };
 
-#define CREDENTIAL_INIT { NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL }
+#define CREDENTIAL_INIT { 0 }
 
 typedef int (*credential_op_cb)(struct credential *);
 
diff --git a/contrib/credential/libsecret/git-credential-libsecret.c b/contrib/credential/libsecret/git-credential-libsecret.c
index e6598b63833..2c5d76d789f 100644
--- a/contrib/credential/libsecret/git-credential-libsecret.c
+++ b/contrib/credential/libsecret/git-credential-libsecret.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct credential {
 	char *password;
 };
 
-#define CREDENTIAL_INIT { NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL }
+#define CREDENTIAL_INIT { 0 }
 
 typedef int (*credential_op_cb)(struct credential *);
 
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index c8f530ffdbe..861282db1c3 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -775,13 +775,13 @@ struct emitted_diff_symbol {
 	int indent_width; /* The visual width of the indentation */
 	enum diff_symbol s;
 };
-#define EMITTED_DIFF_SYMBOL_INIT {NULL}
+#define EMITTED_DIFF_SYMBOL_INIT { 0 }
 
 struct emitted_diff_symbols {
 	struct emitted_diff_symbol *buf;
 	int nr, alloc;
 };
-#define EMITTED_DIFF_SYMBOLS_INIT {NULL, 0, 0}
+#define EMITTED_DIFF_SYMBOLS_INIT { 0 }
 
 static void append_emitted_diff_symbol(struct diff_options *o,
 				       struct emitted_diff_symbol *e)
diff --git a/lockfile.h b/lockfile.h
index db93e6ba73e..90af4e66b28 100644
--- a/lockfile.h
+++ b/lockfile.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ struct lock_file {
 	struct tempfile *tempfile;
 };
 
-#define LOCK_INIT { NULL }
+#define LOCK_INIT { 0 }
 
 /* String appended to a filename to derive the lockfile name: */
 #define LOCK_SUFFIX ".lock"
diff --git a/object-store.h b/object-store.h
index c5130d8baea..1e647a5be30 100644
--- a/object-store.h
+++ b/object-store.h
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ struct object_info {
  * Initializer for a "struct object_info" that wants no items. You may
  * also memset() the memory to all-zeroes.
  */
-#define OBJECT_INFO_INIT {NULL}
+#define OBJECT_INFO_INIT { 0 }
 
 /* Invoke lookup_replace_object() on the given hash */
 #define OBJECT_INFO_LOOKUP_REPLACE 1
diff --git a/object.h b/object.h
index 549f2d256bc..cb556ab7753 100644
--- a/object.h
+++ b/object.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct object_array {
 	} *objects;
 };
 
-#define OBJECT_ARRAY_INIT { 0, 0, NULL }
+#define OBJECT_ARRAY_INIT { 0 }
 
 /*
  * object flag allocation:
diff --git a/oid-array.h b/oid-array.h
index 72bca78b7dc..f60f9af6741 100644
--- a/oid-array.h
+++ b/oid-array.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct oid_array {
 	int sorted;
 };
 
-#define OID_ARRAY_INIT { NULL, 0, 0, 0 }
+#define OID_ARRAY_INIT { 0 }
 
 /**
  * Add an item to the set. The object ID will be placed at the end of the array
diff --git a/path.h b/path.h
index 251c78d9800..b68691a86b8 100644
--- a/path.h
+++ b/path.h
@@ -181,10 +181,7 @@ struct path_cache {
 	const char *shallow;
 };
 
-#define PATH_CACHE_INIT                                        \
-	{                                                      \
-		NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL \
-	}
+#define PATH_CACHE_INIT { 0 }
 
 const char *git_path_squash_msg(struct repository *r);
 const char *git_path_merge_msg(struct repository *r);
diff --git a/ref-filter.c b/ref-filter.c
index 93ce2a6ef2e..eee4f9b17c5 100644
--- a/ref-filter.c
+++ b/ref-filter.c
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ static struct {
 	 */
 };
 
-#define REF_FORMATTING_STATE_INIT  { 0, NULL }
+#define REF_FORMATTING_STATE_INIT  { 0 }
 
 struct ref_formatting_stack {
 	struct ref_formatting_stack *prev;
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 31e141b01fa..f958543d707 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -2403,7 +2403,7 @@ struct reflog_commit_array {
 	size_t nr, alloc;
 };
 
-#define REFLOG_COMMIT_ARRAY_INIT { NULL, 0, 0 }
+#define REFLOG_COMMIT_ARRAY_INIT { 0 }
 
 /* Append a commit to the array. */
 static void append_commit(struct reflog_commit_array *arr,
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index 0dabb5a0bcf..73e5004d60b 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ struct commit_stack {
 	struct commit **items;
 	size_t nr, alloc;
 };
-#define COMMIT_STACK_INIT { NULL, 0, 0 }
+#define COMMIT_STACK_INIT { 0 }
 
 static void commit_stack_push(struct commit_stack *stack, struct commit *commit)
 {
-- 
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  1. 0/5 Designated initializer cleanup & conversionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 27, 2021
  2. 2/5 *.[ch] *_INIT macros: use { 0 } for a "zero out" idiomÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 27, 2021
  3. Eric SunshineSep 27, 2021
  4. Johannes SixtSep 27, 2021
  5. Junio C HamanoSep 27, 2021
  6. 1/5 submodule-config.h: remove unused SUBMODULE_INIT macroÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 27, 2021
  7. 3/5 *.h _INIT macros: don't specify fields equal to 0Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 27, 2021
  8. 5/5 cbtree.h: define cb_init() in terms of CBTREE_INITÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 27, 2021
  9. Johannes SixtSep 27, 2021
  10. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonSep 27, 2021
  11. Jeff KingSep 27, 2021
  12. Johannes SixtSep 28, 2021
  13. Junio C HamanoSep 28, 2021
  14. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonSep 28, 2021
  15. Junio C HamanoSep 28, 2021
  16. Phillip WoodSep 27, 2021
  17. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonSep 27, 2021
  18. Phillip WoodSep 30, 2021
  19. 4/5 *.h: move some *_INIT to designated initializersÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 27, 2021
  20. 0/5 Designated initializer cleanup & conversionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 27, 2021
  21. 1/5 submodule-config.h: remove unused SUBMODULE_INIT macroÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 27, 2021
  22. Jeff KingSep 27, 2021
  23. 2/5 *.[ch] *_INIT macros: use { 0 } for a "zero out" idiomÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 27, 2021
  24. Jeff KingSep 27, 2021
  25. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonSep 28, 2021
  26. Jeff KingSep 28, 2021
  27. Ramsay JonesSep 28, 2021
  28. 3/5 *.h _INIT macros: don't specify fields equal to 0Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 27, 2021
  29. Junio C HamanoSep 27, 2021
  30. 4/5 *.h: move some *_INIT to designated initializersÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 27, 2021
  31. Junio C HamanoSep 27, 2021
  32. 5/5 cbtree.h: define cb_init() in terms of CBTREE_INITÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 27, 2021

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