Re: [PATCH 2/7] path: introduce `safe_create_leading_directories_no_share_const()`

[Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>]

On Sat, Sep 26, 2026 at 01:19:42AM +0530, Kaartic Sivaraam wrote:
> On 9/24/26 14:49, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
> > 
> > diff --git a/path.h b/path.h
> > index 7e7408dd05..e2d62c4978 100644
> > --- a/path.h
> > +++ b/path.h
> > @@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ enum scld_error safe_create_leading_directories(struct repository *repo, char *p
> >   enum scld_error safe_create_leading_directories_const(struct repository *repo,
> >   						      const char *path);
> >   enum scld_error safe_create_leading_directories_no_share(char *path);
> > +enum scld_error safe_create_leading_directories_no_share_const(const char *path);
> > 
> 
> nit: All other variants are mentioned in the documentation blurb just above
> the declarations. Would it also be worth mentioning this new one there?

That's fair. I find the comment to be somewhat unwieldy overall. How
about this diff?

diff --git a/path.h b/path.h
index 7e7408dd05..922bd6e377 100644
--- a/path.h
+++ b/path.h
@@ -234,14 +234,11 @@ int safe_create_dir_in_gitdir(struct repository *repo, const char *path);
  * race, callers might want to try invoking the function again when it
  * returns SCLD_VANISHED.
  *
- * safe_create_leading_directories() temporarily changes path while it
- * is working but restores it before returning.
- * safe_create_leading_directories_const() doesn't modify path, even
- * temporarily. Both these variants adjust the permissions of the
- * created directories to honor core.sharedRepository, so they are best
- * suited for files inside the git dir. For working tree files, use
- * safe_create_leading_directories_no_share() instead, as it ignores
- * the core.sharedRepository setting.
+ * The default variants honor "core.sharedRepository" and temporarily modify
+ * `path`. Note that this configuration should be honored for all files in the
+ * git directory. The `no_share()` variants ignore "core.sharedRepository",
+ * and should be used for working tree files. The `const()` variants do not
+ * modify `path`.
  */
 enum scld_error {
        SCLD_OK = 0,

Patrick