On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 19:09:23 -0800, jw schultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 05, 2004 at 01:44:37AM -0600, John Van Essen wrote: .... >> I did that differently (and more simply, I think). Changed only one line >> and added two lines: >> >> @@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ >> extern int verbose; >> >> #if SUPPORT_HARD_LINKS >> -static int hlink_compare(struct file_struct *f1, struct file_struct *f2) >> +static int hlink_compare(struct file_struct **f1p, struct file_struct **f2p) >> { >> + struct file_struct *f1 = *f1p; >> + struct file_struct *f2 = *f2p; >> + >> if (!S_ISREG(f1->mode) && !S_ISREG(f2->mode)) >> return 0; >> if (!S_ISREG(f1->mode)) > > My changes were patterned after file_compare(). The > compiler should produce approximately the same code but > your's is a little more readable. If we go with yours i'd > suggest we update file_compare() to match. Consistancy of > code is more important that patch size.
An optimizing compiler should, indeed, produce approximately the same code. Tweaking file_compare to make it more readable and consistent with hlink_compare is a good idea. Go for it. :) -- John Van Essen Univ of MN Alumnus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html