Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] merge-base, xdiff: zero out xpparam_t structures

[Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx>]

Hi Michał,

On Mon, 12 Oct 2020, Michał Kępień wrote:


> diff --git a/xdiff/xhistogram.c b/xdiff/xhistogram.c
> index c7b35a9667..e694bfd9e3 100644
> --- a/xdiff/xhistogram.c
> +++ b/xdiff/xhistogram.c
> @@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ static int fall_back_to_classic_diff(xpparam_t const *xpp, xdfenv_t *env,
>  		int line1, int count1, int line2, int count2)
>  {
>  	xpparam_t xpparam;
> +
> +	memset(&xpparam, 0, sizeof(xpparam));

A slightly more elegant way to do this would be

	xpparam_t xpparam = { 0l };

Or even

	xpparam_t xpparam = XPPARAM_T_INIT;

with

	#define XPPARAM_T_INIT { 0l, NULL, 0 }

in `xdiff/xdiff.h`.

Thanks,
Dscho

>  	xpparam.flags = xpp->flags & ~XDF_DIFF_ALGORITHM_MASK;
>
>  	return xdl_fall_back_diff(env, &xpparam,
> diff --git a/xdiff/xpatience.c b/xdiff/xpatience.c
> index 3c5601b602..20699a6f60 100644
> --- a/xdiff/xpatience.c
> +++ b/xdiff/xpatience.c
> @@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ static int fall_back_to_classic_diff(struct hashmap *map,
>  		int line1, int count1, int line2, int count2)
>  {
>  	xpparam_t xpp;
> +
> +	memset(&xpp, 0, sizeof(xpp));
>  	xpp.flags = map->xpp->flags & ~XDF_DIFF_ALGORITHM_MASK;
>
>  	return xdl_fall_back_diff(map->env, &xpp,
> --
> 2.28.0
>
>
>