Re: [PATCH v5 0/5] road to reentrant real_path

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jan 8, 2017, 03:09 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqpojy1c49.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <20170104220124.145808-1-bmwill@google.com>

Brandon Williams <bmwill@google.com> writes:

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> changes in v5:
> * set errno to ELOOP when MAXSYMLINKS is exceded.
> * revert to use MAXSYMLINKS instead of MAXDEPTH.
> * If the OS hasn't defined MAXSYMLINKS, use a fallback value of 32.
>
> Brandon Williams (4):
>   real_path: resolve symlinks by hand
>   real_path: convert real_path_internal to strbuf_realpath
>   real_path: create real_pathdup
>   real_path: have callers use real_pathdup and strbuf_realpath
>
> Johannes Sixt (1):
>   real_path: canonicalize directory separators in root parts
>

How does this relate to the 5-patch real_path: series that has been on 'next' since last year?

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