Re: [PATCH] refs: fix loose-ref seeking across directory boundaries

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>]

"Venkat Ragavan via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

> From: Venkat Ragavan S <mail2venkat21@gmail.com>
>
> When seeking through loose refs, cache_ref_iterator_seek() compares
> each directory component without its trailing slash. This can confuse
> a directory with a similarly named ref that sorts before it.
> ...
> Add regression tests for shared-prefix names, missing nested markers,
> and markers beyond the end of the ref listing, using loose, packed,
> and mixed refs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Venkat Ragavan S <mail2venkat21@gmail.com>
> ---
>     refs: fix loose-ref seeking across directory boundaries

I overlooked this topic, but re-reading the discussion, aside from a
test that confused a reader, it seems the topic was already ready to
go?

Any objections to the idea of making the topic ready for 'next'?

Thanks.