Re: [PATCH/RFC 4/6] object: add one bit to let creation of private types (OBJ_MAX + n)

["Marc-André Lureau" <marcandre.lureau@gmail.com>]

Hi

On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 8:21 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> ---
>>  object.h |    2 +-
>>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/object.h b/object.h
>> index 89dd0c4..83d3644 100644
>> --- a/object.h
>> +++ b/object.h
>> @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ struct object_array {
>>       } *objects;
>>  };
>>
>> -#define TYPE_BITS   3
>> +#define TYPE_BITS   4
>>  #define FLAG_BITS  27
>
> This would increase the value of (TYPE_BITS+FLAG_BITS).  We spent a lot of
> effect to keep sizeof(struct object) to absolute minimum, and you need to
> have a very good reason if you are breaking it.
>
>

Ooops. Ok, I should try to think harder how to have my own tag_list. I
only store a struct tag or a struct light_tag currently.

One option is to reuse the struct tag, by adding a "light" flag, but I
am not fond of this idea.

Second option is to create a custom tag list in builtin-tag.c, not
reusing object_list. I guess this is better then.  What do you think?

For example:

struct tag_list {
 struct object *item;
 int light; /* item is a struct light_tag */
 struct object_list *next;
}

thanks,

-- 
Marc-André Lureau
Sent from: Helsinki Southern Finland Finland.