From: Shreyansh Paliwal <shreyanshpaliwalcmsmn@gmail•com>
To: git@vger•kernel.org
Cc: gitster@pobox•com, karthik.188@gmail•com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] wt-status: use hash_algo from local repository instead of global the_hash_algo
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 16:52:22 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260204112304.72727-1-shreyanshpaliwalcmsmn@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAOLa=ZS3MHhHQrD3yJfZYfaO_FRdjcXQ-G-A+tF4=e6xmABjow@mail.gmail.com>
> > We cannot remove `USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE` yet, because the changes done only
> > remove the direct use of the_hash_algo and the_repository,
> > but 'USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE' is for all the global variables
> > that are still in use.
> >
> > In particular wt-status.c still relies on the following globals,
> >
> > * core_apply_sparse_checkout, this is already being addressed in an
> > ongoing patch series [1], so I intentionally did not modify it.
> >
> > * comment_line_str and DEFAULT_ABBREV, these both still are used in
> > wt-status.c but they dont have any local instance in wt-status.c,
> > or in any other form.
> >
>
> Understandable.
>
> > Removing these would require a wider refactoring (adding in struct wt_status,
> > adding helper functions etc) and I believe is better handled as a separate patch series.
> >
>
> Yeah, my intent wasn't to have all the cleanup done in this series, but
> rather to ensure we have enough information presented. You've already
> explained the reason. It would be great if you could add this
> information to the cover.
Yes sure, I will add in v2.
> > Though I require some guidance on the preferred approach for handling
> > comment_line_str and DEFAULT_ABBREV going forward.
> >
>
> Happy to help out. Generally using an RFC patch series generally has the
> best outcome, since it provides material to base discussions on.
Thanks, I will try to send an RFC patch series regarding this after the v2.
Best,
Shreyansh
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-04 11:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 69+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-31 18:57 [PATCH 0/3] wt-status: reduce reliance on global state Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-01-31 18:57 ` [PATCH 1/3] wt-status: replace uses of the_repository with local repository instances Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-02 10:02 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-02-02 18:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-02 18:57 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-02 22:41 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-02 23:03 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-03 9:53 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-03 11:06 ` Phillip Wood
2026-02-03 15:20 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-03 10:58 ` Phillip Wood
2026-02-03 15:15 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-01-31 18:57 ` [PATCH 2/3] wt-status: pass struct repository and wt_status through function parameters Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-01-31 18:57 ` [PATCH 3/3] wt-status: use hash_algo from local repository instead of global the_hash_algo Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-02 10:03 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-02-02 19:03 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-04 10:18 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-02-04 11:22 ` Shreyansh Paliwal [this message]
2026-02-05 10:13 ` [PATCH V2 0/3] wt-status: reduce reliance on global state Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-05 10:13 ` [PATCH V2 1/3] wt-status: replace uses of the_repository with local repository instances Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-05 10:59 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-02-05 11:11 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-02-05 12:18 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-05 16:08 ` Phillip Wood
2026-02-05 17:41 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-05 10:13 ` [PATCH V2 2/3] wt-status: pass struct repository and wt_status through function parameters Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-05 11:09 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-02-05 12:04 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-06 9:24 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-02-06 9:32 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-06 12:57 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-06 14:54 ` Phillip Wood
2026-02-06 17:06 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-05 15:58 ` Phillip Wood
2026-02-05 10:13 ` [PATCH V2 3/3] wt-status: use hash_algo from local repository instead of global the_hash_algo Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-05 10:27 ` [PATCH V2 0/3] wt-status: reduce reliance on global state Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-05 15:53 ` Phillip Wood
2026-02-05 17:39 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-05 18:02 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-02-05 18:18 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-07 10:00 ` [PATCH v3 " Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-07 10:00 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] wt-status: pass struct repository through function parameters Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-08 1:14 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-08 4:55 ` [PATCH V2 2/3] wt-status: pass struct repository and wt_status " Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-09 8:36 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] wt-status: pass struct repository " Karthik Nayak
2026-02-08 1:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-08 4:44 ` [PATCH V2 2/3] wt-status: pass struct repository and wt_status " Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-08 6:08 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-08 15:25 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-09 9:02 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-02-09 13:43 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-09 16:13 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-10 9:50 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-02-07 10:00 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] wt-status: replace uses of the_repository with local repository instances Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-07 10:00 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] wt-status: use hash_algo from local repository instead of global the_hash_algo Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-17 17:29 ` [PATCH v4 0/3] wt-status: reduce reliance on global state Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-17 17:29 ` [PATCH v4 1/3] wt-status: pass struct repository through function parameters Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-17 17:29 ` [PATCH v4 2/3] wt-status: replace uses of the_repository with local repository instances Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-17 17:29 ` [PATCH v4 3/3] wt-status: use hash_algo from local repository instead of global the_hash_algo Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-18 16:13 ` [PATCH v4 0/3] wt-status: reduce reliance on global state Phillip Wood
2026-02-18 16:48 ` Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-18 17:53 ` [PATCH v5 " Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-18 17:53 ` [PATCH v5 1/3] wt-status: pass struct repository through function parameters Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-18 17:53 ` [PATCH v5 2/3] wt-status: replace uses of the_repository with local repository instances Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-02-18 17:53 ` [PATCH v5 3/3] wt-status: use hash_algo from local repository instead of global the_hash_algo Shreyansh Paliwal
2026-03-06 22:31 ` [PATCH v5 0/3] wt-status: reduce reliance on global state Junio C Hamano
2026-03-09 10:32 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-03-09 18:30 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-09 10:35 ` Phillip Wood
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