Re: [PATCH 1/2] sequencer: trivial fix

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On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 8:46 PM, Felipe Contreras
<felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Duy Nguyen <pclouds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 8:34 PM, Felipe Contreras
>> <felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 8:25 AM, Duy Nguyen <pclouds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 11:52 PM, Felipe Contreras
>>>> <felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> We should free objects before leaving.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>> Micronit: perhaps you should move the "free obejcts before leaving"
>>>> (in do_pick_commit) to the subject instead of "trivial fix", which
>>>> adds no value to the patch.
>>>
>>> Perhaps. I prefer it this way because it's really a trivial fix not
>>> really worth much time thinking about it. So when somebody is browsing
>>> the history they can happily skip this one. The time save by not
>>> reading I think adds more value than any succinct description that
>>> would force each and every patch-reviewer/history-reader to read it.
>>
>> Some time from now, assume a ridiculus case when this function grows
>> more complex and somebody wonders what the "leave" label is for, "git
>> log --oneline -Slabel:" showing "trivial fix" would not help much.
>
> Fortunately that's not the main use-case, and for that single instance
> that probably will never happen, I think it's not too much to ask to
> this hypothetical developer to remove the --oneline, or copy-paste the
> SHA-1 and take a peek. He would probably need to do that anyway.

And the "time saving by not reading" is also hypothetical. But I won't
continue this discussion.
--
Duy
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