From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:45:21 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] reflog: fix default expiry periods
Message-ID: <xmqqecei35n2.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <20260924154659.GA736248@coredump.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> On Thu, Sep 24, 2026 at 04:12:04PM +0200, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
>
>> > >  #define REFLOG_EXPIRE_OPTIONS_INIT(now) { \
>> > > -	.default_expire_total = now - 30 * 24 * 3600, \
>> > > -	.default_expire_unreachable = now - 90 * 24 * 3600, \
>> > > +	.default_expire_total = now - 90 * 24 * 3600, \
>> > > +	.default_expire_unreachable = now - 30 * 24 * 3600, \
>> > >  }
>> > 
>> > and the fix is very straight-forward.
>> 
>> Is this something that we want to fast-track for Git 2.56?
>
> The breakage was in v2.50.0, so it is not a new regression. OTOH it
> seems quite obvious and low-risk. I'd be OK either way.

Yeah, I didn't know the breakage was that old.  Perhaps not many
people are paying attention to reflog expiration?