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Re: [PATCH v2 06/27] update_refs(): Fix constness

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 31, 2014, 21:40 UTC
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Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu> writes:
> Since full const correctness is beyond the ability of C's type system,
> just put the const where it doesn't do any harm.  A (struct ref_update
> **) can be passed to a (struct ref_update * const *) argument, but not
> to a (const struct ref_update **) argument.

Sounds good, but next time please try not to break lines inside a single typename, which is somewhat unreadable ;-)

I'd suggest rewording "s/Fix/tighten/". Because a patch that changes constness can loosen constness to make things more correct, "git shortlog" output that says if it is tightening or loosening would be more informative than the one that says that it is "fixing".

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> Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
> ---
>  builtin/update-ref.c | 2 +-
>  refs.c               | 2 +-
>  refs.h               | 2 +-
>  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/builtin/update-ref.c b/builtin/update-ref.c
> index f6345e5..a8a68e8 100644
> --- a/builtin/update-ref.c
> +++ b/builtin/update-ref.c
> @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ static const char * const git_update_ref_usage[] = {
>  
>  static int updates_alloc;
>  static int updates_count;
> -static const struct ref_update **updates;
> +static struct ref_update **updates;
>  
>  static char line_termination = '\n';
>  static int update_flags;
> diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
> index 196984e..1305eb1 100644
> --- a/refs.c
> +++ b/refs.c
> @@ -3306,7 +3306,7 @@ static int ref_update_reject_duplicates(struct ref_update **updates, int n,
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> -int update_refs(const char *action, const struct ref_update **updates_orig,
> +int update_refs(const char *action, struct ref_update * const *updates_orig,
>  		int n, enum action_on_err onerr)
>  {
>  	int ret = 0, delnum = 0, i;
> diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
> index a713b34..08e60ac 100644
> --- a/refs.h
> +++ b/refs.h
> @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ int update_ref(const char *action, const char *refname,
>  /**
>   * Lock all refs and then perform all modifications.
>   */
> -int update_refs(const char *action, const struct ref_update **updates,
> +int update_refs(const char *action, struct ref_update * const *updates,
>  		int n, enum action_on_err onerr);
>  
>  extern int parse_hide_refs_config(const char *var, const char *value, const char *);
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Message 13 of 65 in “Clean up update-refs --stdin and implement ref_transaction”
  1. 00/27 Clean up update-refs --stdin and implement ref_transactionMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  2. 01/27 t1400: Fix name and expected result of one testMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  3. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2014
  4. Michael HaggertyMar 31, 2014
  5. 02/27 t1400: Provide more usual input to the commandMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  6. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2014
  7. 03/27 parse_arg(): Really test that argument is properly terminatedMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  8. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2014
  9. Michael HaggertyMar 31, 2014
  10. 04/27 t1400: Add some more tests involving quoted argumentsMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  11. 05/27 refs.h: Rename the action_on_err constantsMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  12. 06/27 update_refs(): Fix constnessMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  13. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2014
  14. Michael HaggertyMar 31, 2014
  15. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2014
  16. 07/27 update-ref --stdin: Read the whole input at onceMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  17. 08/27 parse_cmd_verify(): Copy old_sha1 instead of evaluating <oldvalue> twiceMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  18. 09/27 update-ref.c: Extract a new function, parse_refname()Michael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  19. 10/27 update-ref --stdin: Improve error messages for invalid valuesMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  20. 11/27 update-ref --stdin: Make error messages more consistentMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  21. 12/27 update-ref --stdin: Simplify error messages for missing oldvaluesMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  22. 13/27 t1400: Test that stdin -z update treats empty <newvalue> as zerosMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  23. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2014
  24. Michael HaggertyMar 31, 2014
  25. 14/27 update-ref.c: Extract a new function, parse_next_sha1()Michael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  26. Brad KingMar 26, 2014
  27. 15/27 update-ref --stdin -z: Deprecate interpreting the empty string as zerosMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  28. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2014
  29. 16/27 t1400: Test one mistake at a timeMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  30. Brad KingMar 26, 2014
  31. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2014
  32. Michael HaggertyMar 31, 2014
  33. 17/27 update-ref --stdin: Improve the error message for unexpected EOFMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  34. 18/27 update-ref --stdin: Harmonize error messagesMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  35. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2014
  36. Michael HaggertyMar 31, 2014
  37. Michael HaggertyApr 1, 2014
  38. Junio C HamanoApr 2, 2014
  39. 19/27 refs: Add a concept of a reference transactionMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  40. Brad KingMar 26, 2014
  41. Michael HaggertyMar 26, 2014
  42. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2014
  43. Michael HaggertyApr 2, 2014
  44. 20/27 update-ref --stdin: Reimplement using reference transactionsMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  45. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2014
  46. Michael HaggertyApr 2, 2014
  47. Junio C HamanoApr 3, 2014
  48. Michael HaggertyApr 4, 2014
  49. 21/27 refs: Remove API function update_refs()Michael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  50. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2014
  51. 22/27 struct ref_update: Rename field "ref_name" to "refname"Michael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  52. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2014
  53. Michael HaggertyApr 2, 2014
  54. 23/27 struct ref_update: Store refname as a FLEX_ARRAY.Michael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  55. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2014
  56. 24/27 ref_transaction_commit(): Introduce temporary variablesMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  57. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2014
  58. 25/27 struct ref_update: Add a lock memberMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  59. 26/27 struct ref_update: Add type fieldMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  60. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2014
  61. Michael HaggertyApr 2, 2014
  62. Junio C HamanoApr 2, 2014
  63. 27/27 ref_transaction_commit(): Work with transaction->updates in placeMichael Haggerty, Mar 24, 2014
  64. Brad KingMar 26, 2014
  65. Michael HaggertyMar 26, 2014

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