Re: [PATCH v2 00/10] Use rust types in xdiff.

> Changes since v1, to address review feedback.
>
>  * Only include the clean up patches; The remaining patches will be split
>    into a separate series.
>  * Commit message clarifications.
>  * Minor style cleanups.
>  * Performance impacts included in commit message of patch 8.
>
>
> Relevant part of the original cover letter follows:
> ===================================================
>
> This patch series involves ZERO Rust code and toolchains, which avoids the
> debate about Rust's portability and timeline. Instead, it shows how Git can
> immediately benefit from Rust's design choices without using it at all. The
> rationale for using Rust types on the C and Rust side is addressed in the
> commit that creates compat/rust_types.h.
>
> This patch series has 2 parts:
>
>  * Patches 1-9: Clean up xdiff, this can be merged without part 2.
>  * Patches 10-17: Define Rust types in compat/rust_types.h and then start
>    refactoring xdiff with Rust types. This depends on part 1.