Re: [PoC PATCH 00/34] An alternative modified path Bloom filters implementation
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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- Jun 2, 2020, 17:08 UTC
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Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com> writes:
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> On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 10:50:04AM +0200, SZEDER Gábor wrote: >> Sigh... but better late than never, right? > > Yes, indeed. I think that there is a balance here: I'm thrilled that you > are choosing to spend your time working on and improving the > changed-path Bloom filter implementation. > > Of course, it couldn't have hurt to have these ideas earlier when the > list was more focused on reviewing Garima's original patches. But, > nothing is set in stone, and it seems like there are some re-usable > ideas and clean-ups below.
Yes, I had the same impression as you did, unlike some folks who sounded as if they felt offended seeing a comment that sabotages existing work. It could have been presented in a more useful ways (i.e. instead of risking to appear suggesting total replacement, which I do not think was the intention, massaged to build on top of what is already there as improvements), though.
> I think you're right to draw the "laying the ground work" line here. > Could these first fourteen patches be applied cleanly to master? They > all look mostly like improvements to me, especially the second patch.
Again, I concur.
Thanks.