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Re: [PATCH] fix for issue #2556: support working copies on the root of a (virtual) drive

From: Branko Čibej <brane_at_xbc.nu>
Date: 2006-08-20 18:54:34 CEST

Lieven Govaerts wrote:
> Erik Huelsmann wrote:
>>
>> I wouldn't bother with the subpool creation: the extra memory required
>> is negligeable when compared to other allocated amounts. We generally
>> don't create subpools for usecases like this.
>>
>> (To give you a first review.)
>
> I introduced the subpool because I saw suddenly a huge memory usage,
> which I suspected was due the strings not being cleared from the pool.
> The problem turned out to be something else though.
>
> However, there's another reason why I create a subpool. The function
> is_canonical (private function in path.c) is calling svn_path_is_root,
> but that function doesn't have a pool available and is called by other
> functions which don't have pool parameters.

Eek. That's potentially a big problem, yes; you'd have to use the global
pool in such calls.

-- Brane

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