Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > René Scharfe <rene.scharfe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> Kjetil Barvik schrieb: >>> - Also introduce a 'void clear_lstat_cache(void)' function, which >>> should be used to clean the cache before usage. If for instance, >>> you have changed the types of directories which should be cached, >>> the cache could contain a path which was not wanted. >> >> Is it possible to make the cache detect these situations automatically >> by saving track_flags along with the cache contents? Not having to >> clear the cache manually would be a major feature. > >> Also, it's probably worth to split this patch up again. First switching >> to your improved implementation of has_symlink_leading_path(), then >> introducing has_symlink_or_noent_leading_path() and finally adding >> LSTAT_FULLPATH and the fourth parameter of lstat_cache() etc. and using >> this feature in entry.c seems like a nice incremental progression. > > Both are reasonable suggestions. Thanks. Ok! Thanks for comments! Version 6 will follow shortly! -- kjetil -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
