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From: "Heba Waly via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Heba Waly <heba.waly@gmail.com>,
	Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
	Heba Waly <heba.waly@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 12/21] cache: move doc to cache.h
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 09:53:37 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3e0d3f24158baa42464cef24ef7ea6ab0328801a.1573811627.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.434.v4.git.1573811626.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

From: Heba Waly <heba.waly@gmail.com>

Move the documentation from Documentation/technical/api-allocation-growing.txt
to cache.h as it's easier for the developers to find the usage
information beside the code instead of looking for it in another doc file.

Also documentation/technical/api-allocation-growing.txt is removed because the
information it has is now redundant and it'll be hard to keep it up to
date and synchronized with the documentation in the header file.

Signed-off-by: Heba Waly <heba.waly@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/MyFirstObjectWalk.txt           |  5 +--
 .../technical/api-allocation-growing.txt      | 39 ------------------
 cache.h                                       | 41 +++++++++++++++++--
 3 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 Documentation/technical/api-allocation-growing.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/MyFirstObjectWalk.txt b/Documentation/MyFirstObjectWalk.txt
index 321c0ba6a4..aa828dfdc4 100644
--- a/Documentation/MyFirstObjectWalk.txt
+++ b/Documentation/MyFirstObjectWalk.txt
@@ -119,9 +119,8 @@ parameters provided by the user over the CLI.
 
 `nr` represents the number of `rev_cmdline_entry` present in the array.
 
-`alloc` is used by the `ALLOC_GROW` macro. Check
-`Documentation/technical/api-allocation-growing.txt` - this variable is used to
-track the allocated size of the list.
+`alloc` is used by the `ALLOC_GROW` macro. Check `cache.h` - this variable is
+used to track the allocated size of the list.
 
 Per entry, we find:
 
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-allocation-growing.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-allocation-growing.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a59b54844..0000000000
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-allocation-growing.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-allocation growing API
-======================
-
-Dynamically growing an array using realloc() is error prone and boring.
-
-Define your array with:
-
-* a pointer (`item`) that points at the array, initialized to `NULL`
-  (although please name the variable based on its contents, not on its
-  type);
-
-* an integer variable (`alloc`) that keeps track of how big the current
-  allocation is, initialized to `0`;
-
-* another integer variable (`nr`) to keep track of how many elements the
-  array currently has, initialized to `0`.
-
-Then before adding `n`th element to the item, call `ALLOC_GROW(item, n,
-alloc)`.  This ensures that the array can hold at least `n` elements by
-calling `realloc(3)` and adjusting `alloc` variable.
-
-------------
-sometype *item;
-size_t nr;
-size_t alloc
-
-for (i = 0; i < nr; i++)
-	if (we like item[i] already)
-		return;
-
-/* we did not like any existing one, so add one */
-ALLOC_GROW(item, nr + 1, alloc);
-item[nr++] = value you like;
-------------
-
-You are responsible for updating the `nr` variable.
-
-If you need to specify the number of elements to allocate explicitly
-then use the macro `REALLOC_ARRAY(item, alloc)` instead of `ALLOC_GROW`.
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 04cabaac11..8fbbdf971a 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -632,10 +632,43 @@ int daemonize(void);
 
 #define alloc_nr(x) (((x)+16)*3/2)
 
-/*
- * Realloc the buffer pointed at by variable 'x' so that it can hold
- * at least 'nr' entries; the number of entries currently allocated
- * is 'alloc', using the standard growing factor alloc_nr() macro.
+/**
+ * Dynamically growing an array using realloc() is error prone and boring.
+ *
+ * Define your array with:
+ *
+ * - a pointer (`item`) that points at the array, initialized to `NULL`
+ *   (although please name the variable based on its contents, not on its
+ *   type);
+ *
+ * - an integer variable (`alloc`) that keeps track of how big the current
+ *   allocation is, initialized to `0`;
+ *
+ * - another integer variable (`nr`) to keep track of how many elements the
+ *   array currently has, initialized to `0`.
+ *
+ * Then before adding `n`th element to the item, call `ALLOC_GROW(item, n,
+ * alloc)`.  This ensures that the array can hold at least `n` elements by
+ * calling `realloc(3)` and adjusting `alloc` variable.
+ *
+ * ------------
+ * sometype *item;
+ * size_t nr;
+ * size_t alloc
+ *
+ * for (i = 0; i < nr; i++)
+ * 	if (we like item[i] already)
+ * 		return;
+ *
+ * // we did not like any existing one, so add one
+ * ALLOC_GROW(item, nr + 1, alloc);
+ * item[nr++] = value you like;
+ * ------------
+ *
+ * You are responsible for updating the `nr` variable.
+ *
+ * If you need to specify the number of elements to allocate explicitly
+ * then use the macro `REALLOC_ARRAY(item, alloc)` instead of `ALLOC_GROW`.
  *
  * Consider using ALLOC_GROW_BY instead of ALLOC_GROW as it has some
  * added niceties.
-- 
gitgitgadget


  parent reply	other threads:[~2019-11-15  9:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 123+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-10-29 10:00 [PATCH 00/10] [Outreachy] Move doc to header files Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-10-29 10:00 ` [PATCH 01/10] diff: move doc to diff.h and diffcore.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-10-29 10:00 ` [PATCH 02/10] dir: move doc to dir.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-10-29 10:00 ` [PATCH 03/10] graph: move doc to graph.h and graph.c Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-10-29 10:00 ` [PATCH 04/10] merge: move doc to ll-merge.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-10-30 22:09   ` Elijah Newren
2019-10-31 19:35     ` Heba Waly
2019-11-02  4:28     ` Junio C Hamano
2019-10-29 10:00 ` [PATCH 05/10] sha1-array: move doc to sha1-array.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-10-29 10:00 ` [PATCH 06/10] remote: move doc to remote.h and refspec.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-10-29 10:00 ` [PATCH 07/10] refs: move doc to refs.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-10-29 10:00 ` [PATCH 08/10] attr: move doc to attr.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-10-29 10:00 ` [PATCH 09/10] revision: move doc to revision.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-10-29 23:57   ` Emily Shaffer
2019-10-29 10:00 ` [PATCH 10/10] pathspec: move doc to pathspec.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06  9:59 ` [PATCH v2 00/20] [Outreachy] Move doc to header files Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 01/20] diff: move doc to diff.h and diffcore.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 02/20] dir: move doc to dir.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-07  1:16     ` Emily Shaffer
2019-11-11  0:20       ` Heba Waly
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 03/20] graph: move doc to graph.h and graph.c Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 04/20] merge: move doc to ll-merge.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 05/20] sha1-array: move doc to sha1-array.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 06/20] remote: move doc to remote.h and refspec.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 07/20] refs: move doc to refs.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 08/20] attr: move doc to attr.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 09/20] revision: move doc to revision.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 10/20] pathspec: move doc to pathspec.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-07  1:26     ` Emily Shaffer
2019-11-10  1:40       ` Heba Waly
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 11/20] sigchain: move doc to sigchain.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06 22:03     ` Emily Shaffer
2019-11-11  1:04       ` Heba Waly
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 12/20] cache: move doc to cache.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06 22:04     ` Emily Shaffer
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 13/20] argv-array: move doc to argv-array.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 14/20] credential: move doc to credential.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 15/20] parse-options: move doc to parse-options.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11  2:45     ` Junio C Hamano
2019-11-11 21:38       ` Heba Waly
2019-11-12  5:57         ` Junio C Hamano
2019-11-15  9:55           ` Heba Waly
2019-11-15 11:37             ` Junio C Hamano
2019-11-15 23:28               ` Emily Shaffer
2019-11-17 11:34                 ` Heba Waly
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 16/20] run-command: move doc to run-command.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 17/20] trace: move doc to trace.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-07  1:32     ` Emily Shaffer
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 18/20] tree-walk: move doc to tree-walk.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 19/20] submodule-config: move doc to submodule-config.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06  9:59   ` [PATCH v2 20/20] trace2: move doc to trace2.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 21:27   ` [PATCH v3 00/21] [Outreachy] Move doc to header files Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 21:27     ` [PATCH v3 01/21] diff: move doc to diff.h and diffcore.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-12  7:20       ` Junio C Hamano
2019-11-14 12:22         ` Heba Waly
2019-11-11 21:27     ` [PATCH v3 02/21] dir: move doc to dir.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 21:27     ` [PATCH v3 03/21] graph: move doc to graph.h and graph.c Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 21:27     ` [PATCH v3 04/21] merge: move doc to ll-merge.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 21:27     ` [PATCH v3 05/21] sha1-array: move doc to sha1-array.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 21:27     ` [PATCH v3 06/21] remote: move doc to remote.h and refspec.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 21:27     ` [PATCH v3 07/21] refs: move doc to refs.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 21:27     ` [PATCH v3 08/21] attr: move doc to attr.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 21:27     ` [PATCH v3 09/21] revision: move doc to revision.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 21:27     ` [PATCH v3 10/21] pathspec: move doc to pathspec.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 21:27     ` [PATCH v3 11/21] sigchain: move doc to sigchain.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 21:27     ` [PATCH v3 12/21] cache: move doc to cache.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-12  7:05       ` Junio C Hamano
2019-11-14 10:14         ` Heba Waly
2019-11-11 21:27     ` [PATCH v3 13/21] argv-array: move doc to argv-array.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 21:27     ` [PATCH v3 14/21] credential: move doc to credential.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 21:27     ` [PATCH v3 15/21] parse-options: move doc to parse-options.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 21:27     ` [PATCH v3 16/21] run-command: move doc to run-command.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 21:28     ` [PATCH v3 17/21] trace: move doc to trace.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 21:28     ` [PATCH v3 18/21] tree-walk: move doc to tree-walk.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 21:28     ` [PATCH v3 19/21] submodule-config: move doc to submodule-config.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 21:28     ` [PATCH v3 20/21] trace2: move doc to trace2.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-12  7:02       ` Junio C Hamano
2019-11-14 10:30         ` Heba Waly
2019-11-11 21:28     ` [PATCH v3 21/21] api-index: remove api doc index files Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-15  9:53     ` [PATCH v4 00/21] [Outreachy] Move doc to header files Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2019-11-15  9:53       ` [PATCH v4 01/21] diff: move doc to diff.h and diffcore.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
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2019-11-15  9:53       ` [PATCH v4 04/21] merge: move doc to ll-merge.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
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2019-11-15  9:53       ` [PATCH v4 06/21] remote: move doc to remote.h and refspec.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
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2019-11-17 21:04         ` [PATCH v5 04/21] merge: move doc to ll-merge.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
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2019-11-17 21:04         ` [PATCH v5 11/21] sigchain: move doc to sigchain.h Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
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