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[PATCH v4] sideband.c: remove redundant 'NEEDSWORK' tag

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Date
Dec 28, 2023, 08:01 UTC
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From: Chandra Pratap <chandrapratap3519@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Chandra Pratap <chandrapratap3519@gmail.com>
---
    sideband.c: replace int with size_t for clarity
Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-1625%2FChand-ra%2Fdusra-v4
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-1625/Chand-ra/dusra-v4
Pull-Request: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pull/1625
Range-diff vs v3:
 1:  273415aa6a4 ! 1:  8c003256e5b sideband.c: remove redundant 'NEEDSWORK' tag
     @@ sideband.c: void list_config_color_sideband_slots(struct string_list *list, cons
        *
      - * NEEDSWORK: use "size_t n" instead for clarity.
      + * It is fine to use "int n" here instead of "size_t n" as all calls to this
     -+ * function pass an 'int' parameter.
     ++ * function pass an 'int' parameter. Additionally, the buffer involved in
     ++ * storing these 'int' values takes input from a packet via the pkt-line
     ++ * interface, which is capable of transferring only 64kB at a time.
        */
       static void maybe_colorize_sideband(struct strbuf *dest, const char *src, int n)
       {
 sideband.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/sideband.c b/sideband.c
index 6cbfd391c47..266a67342be 100644
--- a/sideband.c
+++ b/sideband.c
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ void list_config_color_sideband_slots(struct string_list *list, const char *pref
  * of the line. This should be called for a single line only, which is
  * passed as the first N characters of the SRC array.
  *
- * NEEDSWORK: use "size_t n" instead for clarity.
+ * It is fine to use "int n" here instead of "size_t n" as all calls to this
+ * function pass an 'int' parameter. Additionally, the buffer involved in
+ * storing these 'int' values takes input from a packet via the pkt-line
+ * interface, which is capable of transferring only 64kB at a time.
  */
 static void maybe_colorize_sideband(struct strbuf *dest, const char *src, int n)
 {

base-commit: 1a87c842ece327d03d08096395969aca5e0a6996
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  1. sideband.c: replace int with size_t for clarityChandra Pratap via GitGitGadget, Dec 22, 2023
  2. Torsten BögershausenDec 22, 2023
  3. Chandra PratapDec 22, 2023
  4. Torsten BögershausenDec 22, 2023
  5. Junio C HamanoDec 22, 2023
  6. Taylor BlauJan 2, 2024
  7. sideband.c: replace int with size_t for clarityChandra Pratap via GitGitGadget, Dec 23, 2023
  8. sideband.c: remove redundant 'NEEDSWORK' tagChandra Pratap via GitGitGadget, Dec 27, 2023
  9. Junio C HamanoDec 27, 2023
  10. sideband.c: remove redundant 'NEEDSWORK' tagChandra Pratap via GitGitGadget, Dec 28, 2023
  11. Junio C HamanoDec 28, 2023
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