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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 02/32] doc hash-function-transition: Augment
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On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 06:46:19PM -0500, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>+The difference between compatObjectFormat and readCompatMap would be that
>+compatObjectFormat would ask git to read existing maps, but would not ask
>+git to write or create them.
> 
the argument makes sense, but the asymmetry in the naming bugs me. in 
particular "[read]compatMap" seems too non-descript.

regards