# [PATCH 2/2] gitview: Define __slots__ for Commit 4 messages from 2007-05-30 to 2007-06-04. Participants: Michael Ellerman, Junio C Hamano. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/8357 ## Michael Ellerman, 2007-05-30 04:47 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] gitview: Use new-style classes Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/f623da83269ba030fabc64777cdb1071e5ab00bf.1180500418.git.michael%40ellerman.id.au ``` Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman --- contrib/gitview/gitview | 8 ++++---- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/gitview/gitview b/contrib/gitview/gitview index 2d80e2b..6b54bc0 100755 --- a/contrib/gitview/gitview +++ b/contrib/gitview/gitview @@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class CellRendererGraph(gtk.GenericCellRenderer): self.set_colour(ctx, colour, 0.0, 0.5) ctx.show_text(name) -class Commit: +class Commit(object): """ This represent a commit object obtained after parsing the git-rev-list output """ @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class Commit: fp.close() return diff -class AnnotateWindow: +class AnnotateWindow(object): """Annotate window. This object represents and manages a single window containing the annotate information of the file @@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ class AnnotateWindow: self.io_watch_tag = gobject.io_add_watch(fp, gobject.IO_IN, self.data_ready) -class DiffWindow: +class DiffWindow(object): """Diff window. This object represents and manages a single window containing the differences between two revisions on a branch. @@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ class DiffWindow: fp.close() dialog.destroy() -class GitView: +class GitView(object): """ This is the main class """ version = "0.9" -- 1.5.1.3.g7a33b ``` ## Michael Ellerman, 2007-05-30 04:47 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] gitview: Define __slots__ for Commit Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/f9b34180c9ece0068109ed1021e196150cb81c57.1180500418.git.michael%40ellerman.id.au In-Reply-To: ``` Define __slots__ for the Commit class. This reserves space in each Commit object for only the defined variables. On my system this reduces heap usage when viewing a kernel repo by 12% ~= 55868 KB. Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman --- contrib/gitview/gitview | 3 +++ 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/gitview/gitview b/contrib/gitview/gitview index 6b54bc0..4baa1dd 100755 --- a/contrib/gitview/gitview +++ b/contrib/gitview/gitview @@ -263,6 +263,9 @@ class Commit(object): """ This represent a commit object obtained after parsing the git-rev-list output """ + __slots__ = ['children_sha1', 'message', 'author', 'date', 'committer', + 'commit_date', 'commit_sha1', 'parent_sha1'] + children_sha1 = {} def __init__(self, commit_lines): -- 1.5.1.3.g7a33b ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2007-06-02 09:38 Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] gitview: Use new-style classes Message-ID: <7vsl9awva8.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vsl9awva8.fsf%40assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net In-Reply-To: ``` Michael Ellerman writes: > Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman Aneesh, this one is in your bailiwick. Michael, it would have been nicer to have a real log message, not just the Subject line, in your message. The Subject line says what the patch does in what subarea of the git.git tree, which is very appropriate, but that can be seen from the diff even if you did not say so. The log message (before your Signed-off-by line) is where you describe _why_ you would think it is a good change. "What" and "how" are usually evident in well written code without much explanation, but "why" is often more useful when reviewing the patch, and reading and studying the history of the code. I would have written something like: This changes the Commit class to use new-style class, which has been available since Python 2.2 (Dec 2001). This is a necessary step in order to use __slots__ declaration so that we can reduce the memory footprint with my next patch. I have no strong preference on this change myself. "Classes that derive from type" are relatively recent invention but I would personally feel that Python 2.2 is ancient enough that using it would not pose any practical portability issues, but what would I know... The __slots__ patch depends on this, and that one has a measurable memory footprint improvement, so I would say we should take it. ``` ## Michael Ellerman, 2007-06-04 05:54 Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] gitview: Use new-style classes Message-ID: <1180936495.14488.3.camel@concordia.ozlabs.ibm.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1180936495.14488.3.camel%40concordia.ozlabs.ibm.com In-Reply-To: <7vsl9awva8.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> ``` On Sat, 2007-06-02 at 02:38 -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Michael Ellerman writes: > > > Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman > > Aneesh, this one is in your bailiwick. > > Michael, it would have been nicer to have a real log message, > not just the Subject line, in your message. The Subject line > says what the patch does in what subarea of the git.git tree, > which is very appropriate, but that can be seen from the diff > even if you did not say so. The log message (before your > Signed-off-by line) is where you describe _why_ you would think > it is a good change. "What" and "how" are usually evident in > well written code without much explanation, but "why" is often > more useful when reviewing the patch, and reading and studying > the history of the code. > > I would have written something like: > > This changes the Commit class to use new-style class, > which has been available since Python 2.2 (Dec 2001). > This is a necessary step in order to use __slots__ > declaration so that we can reduce the memory footprint > with my next patch. > > I have no strong preference on this change myself. "Classes > that derive from type" are relatively recent invention but I > would personally feel that Python 2.2 is ancient enough that > using it would not pose any practical portability issues, but > what would I know... Hi Junio, Why write my own changelog when you do such a good job! ;) But seriously, sorry about that. It was a case of me hacking on my local git tree, not thinking anything would come of it, and then when I saw the memory reduction from using __slots__ I decided to send off what I'd done. I should have reset and recommitted with a decent changelog. cheers -- Michael Ellerman OzLabs, IBM Australia Development Lab wwweb: http://michael.ellerman.id.au phone: +61 2 6212 1183 (tie line 70 21183) We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. - S.M.A.R.T Person ```