[PATCH] obsolete: add operation metadata to rebase/amend/histedit obsmarkers

Augie Fackler raf at durin42.com
Mon May 15 10:39:40 EDT 2017


> On May 13, 2017, at 17:16, Gregory Szorc <gregory.szorc at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I would recommend the following step forward:
>> 
>> 1) add a simple "rewritten as" template,
>> 2) record action-bit, use it in the template (and other related output),
>> 3) gather data and look at the best way to issue more details.
>> 
> Since we're not sure what we're going to do yet, wasting limited bit flags when we have an open-ended metadata field is premature optimization. I support the approach in this patch. I also support converting things to bit flags before 4.3 if we establish confidence that the feature is working how we'd like.

This sounds like a great approach to me - I share your hesitance around spending the limited bits in the flag field prematurely.


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