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From: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
To: "René Scharfe" <l.s.r@web.de>
Cc: Git List <git@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] use commit_stack instead of prio_queue in LIFO mode
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:19:42 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <abujjg-8hwPPlkMU@pks.im> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <05fc946f-6670-46e9-a058-231ee464029d@web.de>

On Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 10:40:07PM +0100, René Scharfe wrote:
> A prio_queue with a NULL compare function acts as a stack -- the last
> element in is the first one out (LIFO).  Use an actual commit_stack
> instead where possible, as it documents the behavior better, provides
> type safety and saves some memory because prio_queue stores an
> additional tie-breaking counter per element.

Right. I doubt that the memory improvement will really make much of a
difference, but I agree that using a commit stack makes the intent
clearer.

The changes all look as expected to me. Thanks!

Patrick

      reply	other threads:[~2026-03-19  7:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-03-17 21:40 [PATCH] use commit_stack instead of prio_queue in LIFO mode René Scharfe
2026-03-19  7:19 ` Patrick Steinhardt [this message]

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