Junio C Hamano wrote: >>> After reading what the whole function does, I think the purpose of >>> this function is to take gc-lock (with optionally force). Perhaps a >>> name along the lines of "lock_gc", "gc_lock", "lock_repo_for_gc", >>> would be more appropriate. >> >> The whole point of this exercise is to _not_ lock up the repo during >> gc,... > > I do not think it is a misnomer to call the entity that locks other > instances of gc's "a lock on the repository for gc". Nothing in > Duy's code suggests any other commands paying attention to this > mechanism and stalling, and I think my comments were clear enough > that I was not suggesting such a change. > > So I am not sure what you are complaining.
Not complaining; I wrote it down because of your "lock_repo_for_gc" suggestion. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
