Re: [PATCH 1/9] tmp_objdir: add a helper function for discarding all contained objects

>> > +void tmp_objdir_discard_objects(struct tmp_objdir *t)
>> > +{
>> > +     remove_dir_recursively(&t->path, REMOVE_DIR_KEEP_TOPLEVEL);
>> > +}
>> > +
>>
>> OK.
>>
>> Without a caller, it is a bit hard to judge if a separate helper
>> makes the caller easier to read and understand, or becomes an extra
>> layer of abstraction that obscures the logic.  Hopefully, having a
>> more specific function name with "tmp" and "discard" in it makes the
>> intent at callers more clear than the function that is named after
>> the detail of the operation.
>
> This isn't just a convenience; since tmp_objdir is defined in
> tmp-objdir.c rather than tmp-objdir.h, t->path is not accessible
> outside of tmp-objdir.c.  Because of this, some kind of helper
> function is necessary.