Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/7] trace2: rename the thread_name argument to trace2_thread_start

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:12:35 -0700

"Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget" <[email-masked]> writes:

> From: Jeff Hostetler <[email-masked]>
>
> Rename the `thread_name` argument in `tr2tls_create_self()` and
> `trace2_thread_start()` to be `thread_base_name` to make it clearer
> that the passed argument is a component used in the construction of
> the actual `struct tr2tls_thread_ctx.thread_name` variable.
>
> The base name will be used along with the thread id to create a
> unique thread name.
> ...
> -struct tr2tls_thread_ctx *tr2tls_create_self(const char *thread_name,
> +struct tr2tls_thread_ctx *tr2tls_create_self(const char *thread_base_name,
>  					     uint64_t us_thread_start)
>  {
>  	struct tr2tls_thread_ctx *ctx = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*ctx));
> @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct tr2tls_thread_ctx *tr2tls_create_self(const char *thread_name,
>  	strbuf_init(&ctx->thread_name, 0);
>  	if (ctx->thread_id)
>  		strbuf_addf(&ctx->thread_name, "th%02d:", ctx->thread_id);
> -	strbuf_addstr(&ctx->thread_name, thread_name);
> +	strbuf_addstr(&ctx->thread_name, thread_base_name);
>  	if (ctx->thread_name.len > TR2_MAX_THREAD_NAME)
>  		strbuf_setlen(&ctx->thread_name, TR2_MAX_THREAD_NAME);

This hunk is very illustrative and highlights the difference between
thread_base_name parameter and .thread_name member in the context.

Good.