From: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, sandals@crustytoothpaste.net,
avarab@gmail.com, Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] commit-graph: create new version flags
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 07:09:09 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <eb1ec575-601c-d50e-dfd1-beab1debcc96@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqftq6y7nv.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
On 4/25/2019 1:29 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> "Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> + int version = 0;
>> ...
>> + if (flags & COMMIT_GRAPH_VERSION_1)
>> + version = 1;
>> + if (!version)
>> + version = 1;
>> + if (version != 1) {
>> + error(_("unsupported commit-graph version %d"),
>> + version);
>> + return 1;
>> + }
>
> The above sequence had a certain "Huh?" factor before 5/5 introduced
> the support for a later version that is in use by default.
>
> Is it sensible to define VERSION_$N as if they are independent bits
> in a single flags variable? What does it mean for the flags variable
> to have both GRAPH_VERSION_1 and GRAPH_VERSION_2 bits set?
>
> What I am getting at is if this is better done as a n-bit bitfield
> that represents a small unsigned integer (e.g. "unsigned char" that
> lets you play with up to 255 versions, or "unsigned version : 3"
> that limits you to up to 7 versions).
>
> You use an 8-bit byte in the file format anyway, so it might not be
> so bad to have a separate version parameter that is not mixed with
> the flag bits, perhaps?
This is a reasonable idea, as this is a "pick exactly one" option.
It is still important to reduce the overall parameter count by combining
the other boolean options into flags.
Thanks,
-Stolee
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-04-25 11:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 89+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-01-23 21:59 [PATCH 0/6] Create commit-graph file format v2 Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-23 21:59 ` [PATCH 1/6] commit-graph: return with errors during write Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-23 21:59 ` [PATCH 2/6] commit-graph: collapse parameters into flags Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-23 21:59 ` [PATCH 3/6] commit-graph: create new version flags Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-23 21:59 ` [PATCH 4/6] commit-graph: add --version=<n> option Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-24 9:31 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-01-23 21:59 ` [PATCH 5/6] commit-graph: implement file format version 2 Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-23 23:56 ` Jonathan Tan
2019-01-24 9:40 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-01-24 14:34 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-03-21 9:21 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-01-23 21:59 ` [PATCH 6/6] commit-graph: test verifying a corrupt v2 header Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-23 23:59 ` Jonathan Tan
2019-01-24 23:05 ` [PATCH 0/6] Create commit-graph file format v2 Junio C Hamano
2019-01-24 23:39 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-01-25 13:54 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-04-24 19:58 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-04-24 19:58 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] commit-graph: return with errors during write Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-04-24 19:58 ` [PATCH v2 2/5] commit-graph: collapse parameters into flags Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-04-25 5:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-04-24 19:58 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] commit-graph: create new version flags Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-04-25 5:29 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-04-25 11:09 ` Derrick Stolee [this message]
2019-04-25 21:31 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-04-26 2:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-04-24 19:58 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] commit-graph: add --version=<n> option Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-04-24 19:58 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] commit-graph: implement file format version 2 Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-04-25 22:09 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] Create commit-graph file format v2 Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-04-26 2:28 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-04-26 8:33 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-04-26 12:06 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-04-26 13:55 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-04-27 12:57 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-05-01 13:11 ` [PATCH v3 0/6] " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-01 13:11 ` [PATCH v3 1/6] commit-graph: return with errors during write Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-01 14:46 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-05-01 13:11 ` [PATCH v3 2/6] commit-graph: collapse parameters into flags Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-01 13:11 ` [PATCH v3 3/6] commit-graph: create new version parameter Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-01 13:11 ` [PATCH v3 4/6] commit-graph: add --version=<n> option Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-01 13:11 ` [PATCH v3 5/6] commit-graph: implement file format version 2 Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-01 19:12 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-05-01 19:56 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-05-01 13:11 ` [PATCH v3 6/6] commit-graph: remove Future Work section Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-01 14:58 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-05-01 19:59 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-05-01 20:25 ` [PATCH v3 0/6] Create commit-graph file format v2 Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-05-02 13:26 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-05-02 18:02 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-05-03 12:47 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-05-03 13:41 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-05-06 8:27 ` Christian Couder
2019-05-06 13:47 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-05-03 14:16 ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-05-03 15:11 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-05-09 14:22 ` [PATCH v4 00/11] Commit-graph write refactor (was: Create commit-graph file format v2) Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-09 14:22 ` [PATCH v4 01/11] commit-graph: fix the_repository reference Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-13 2:56 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-05-09 14:22 ` [PATCH v4 02/11] commit-graph: return with errors during write Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-13 3:13 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-05-13 11:04 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-05-13 11:22 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-05-09 14:22 ` [PATCH v4 03/11] commit-graph: collapse parameters into flags Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-13 3:44 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-05-13 11:07 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-05-09 14:22 ` [PATCH v4 04/11] commit-graph: remove Future Work section Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-09 14:22 ` [PATCH v4 05/11] commit-graph: create write_commit_graph_context Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-09 14:22 ` [PATCH v4 07/11] commit-graph: extract fill_oids_from_commit_hex() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-09 14:22 ` [PATCH v4 06/11] commit-graph: extract fill_oids_from_packs() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-13 5:05 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-05-09 14:22 ` [PATCH v4 08/11] commit-graph: extract fill_oids_from_all_packs() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-09 14:22 ` [PATCH v4 09/11] commit-graph: extract count_distinct_commits() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-09 14:22 ` [PATCH v4 10/11] commit-graph: extract copy_oids_to_commits() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-09 14:22 ` [PATCH v4 11/11] commit-graph: extract write_commit_graph_file() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-05-13 5:09 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-05-09 17:58 ` [PATCH v4 00/11] Commit-graph write refactor (was: Create commit-graph file format v2) Josh Steadmon
2019-06-12 13:29 ` [PATCH v5 " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29 ` [PATCH v5 01/11] commit-graph: fix the_repository reference Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29 ` [PATCH v5 02/11] commit-graph: return with errors during write Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-29 17:23 ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-07-01 12:19 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-06-12 13:29 ` [PATCH v5 03/11] commit-graph: collapse parameters into flags Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29 ` [PATCH v5 04/11] commit-graph: remove Future Work section Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29 ` [PATCH v5 05/11] commit-graph: create write_commit_graph_context Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29 ` [PATCH v5 06/11] commit-graph: extract fill_oids_from_packs() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29 ` [PATCH v5 08/11] commit-graph: extract fill_oids_from_all_packs() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29 ` [PATCH v5 07/11] commit-graph: extract fill_oids_from_commit_hex() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29 ` [PATCH v5 09/11] commit-graph: extract count_distinct_commits() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29 ` [PATCH v5 10/11] commit-graph: extract copy_oids_to_commits() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-06-12 13:29 ` [PATCH v5 11/11] commit-graph: extract write_commit_graph_file() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
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