Re: [PATCH 6/9] trace2: convert ctx.thread_name to flex array

[Jeff Hostetler <git@jeffhostetler.com>]

On 10/5/22 7:14 AM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Oct 04 2022, Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget wrote:
> 
>> From: Jeff Hostetler <jeffhost@microsoft.com>
>>
>> Convert the `tr2tls_thread_ctx.thread_name` field from a `strbuf`
>> to a "flex array" at the end of the context structure.
>>
>> The `thread_name` field is a constant string that is constructed when
>> the context is created.  Using a (non-const) `strbuf` structure for it
>> caused some confusion in the past because it implied that someone
>> could rename a thread after it was created.
> 
> I think it's been long enough that we could use a reminder about the
> "some confusion", i.e. if it was a bug report or something else.
> 
>> That usage was not intended.  Changing it to a "flex array" will
>> hopefully make the intent more clear.
> 
> I see we had some back & forth back in the original submission, although
> honestly I skimmed this this time around, had forgetten about that, and
> had this pop out at me, and then found my earlier comments.
> 
> I see that exchange didn't end as well as I'd hoped[1], and hopefully we
> can avoid that here. So having looked at this with fresh eyes maybe
> these comments/questions help:

Yeah, those conversations went rather poorly.  And yes, I'd like to
avoid all of that.  There's a lot in your note here and it'll take a
little while to digest and respond.  But I did want to ACK, sooner
rather than later, that we agree on that.

And yes, I could split out the truncation into a separate commit.
And then revisit the storage change.

Thanks
Jeff