Re: [PATCH] xdiff-interface.c (buffer_is_binary): Remove buffer size limitation

"Dmitry V. Levin" [off-list ref] writes:

On Sat, Dec 01, 2007 at 11:46:52AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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On Sat, Dec 01, 2007 at 07:01:13PM +0300, Dmitry V. Levin wrote:

quoted

When checking buffer for NUL byte, do not limit size of buffer we check.
Otherwise we break git-rebase: git-format-patch may generate output which
git-mailinfo cannot handle properly.

I think this is tackling a valid problem but it is a wrong solution.
The change penalizes text changes which is the majority, just in case
there is an unusual change that has an embedded NUL far into the file
(iow, exception).

Penalizes?
Average file size in the linux-2.6.23.9 kernel tree is 10944 bytes,
FIRST_FEW_BYTES limit is 8000 bytes.

I really wish we were living in a simpler time, back when I could just
say "we optimize for the kernel" and did not have to be worried about
getting laughed at.