Thread (97 messages) 97 messages, 8 authors, 2026-04-30

Re: [PATCH 07/10] xdiff: replace xdfile_t.dstart with xdfenv_t.delta_start

From: Phillip Wood <hidden>
Date: 2026-01-20 16:32:56

On 02/01/2026 18:52, Ezekiel Newren via GitGitGadget wrote:
From: Ezekiel Newren <redacted>

Placing delta_start in xdfenv_t instead of xdfile_t provides a more
appropriate context since this variable only makes sense with a pair
of files. View with --color-words.
So as dstart and dend must be the same for both files we now store the 
values once in xdfenv_t. That explains why we start passing xdfenv_t 
around rather than xdfile_t in patch 5.

Thanks

Phillip
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
Signed-off-by: Ezekiel Newren <redacted>
---
  xdiff/xhistogram.c |  4 ++--
  xdiff/xpatience.c  |  4 ++--
  xdiff/xprepare.c   | 17 +++++++++--------
  xdiff/xtypes.h     |  3 ++-
  4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/xdiff/xhistogram.c b/xdiff/xhistogram.c
index 5ae1282c27..eb6a52d9ba 100644
--- a/xdiff/xhistogram.c
+++ b/xdiff/xhistogram.c
@@ -365,6 +365,6 @@ out:
  int xdl_do_histogram_diff(xpparam_t const *xpp, xdfenv_t *env)
  {
  	return histogram_diff(xpp, env,
-		env->xdf1.dstart + 1, env->xdf1.dend - env->xdf1.dstart + 1,
-		env->xdf2.dstart + 1, env->xdf2.dend - env->xdf2.dstart + 1);
+		env->delta_start + 1, env->xdf1.dend - env->delta_start + 1,
+		env->delta_start + 1, env->xdf2.dend - env->delta_start + 1);
  }
diff --git a/xdiff/xpatience.c b/xdiff/xpatience.c
index 2bce07cf48..bd0ffbb417 100644
--- a/xdiff/xpatience.c
+++ b/xdiff/xpatience.c
@@ -374,6 +374,6 @@ static int patience_diff(xpparam_t const *xpp, xdfenv_t *env,
  int xdl_do_patience_diff(xpparam_t const *xpp, xdfenv_t *env)
  {
  	return patience_diff(xpp, env,
-		env->xdf1.dstart + 1, env->xdf1.dend - env->xdf1.dstart + 1,
-		env->xdf2.dstart + 1, env->xdf2.dend - env->xdf2.dstart + 1);
+		env->delta_start + 1, env->xdf1.dend - env->delta_start + 1,
+		env->delta_start + 1, env->xdf2.dend - env->delta_start + 1);
  }
diff --git a/xdiff/xprepare.c b/xdiff/xprepare.c
index 06b6a6f804..e88468e74c 100644
--- a/xdiff/xprepare.c
+++ b/xdiff/xprepare.c
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ static int xdl_prepare_ctx(mmfile_t *mf, xdfile_t *xdf, uint64_t flags) {
  
  	xdf->changed += 1;
  	xdf->nreff = 0;
-	xdf->dstart = 0;
  	xdf->dend = xdf->nrec - 1;
  
  	return 0;
@@ -287,7 +286,7 @@ static int xdl_cleanup_records(xdlclassifier_t *cf, xdfenv_t *xe) {
  	 */
  	if ((mlim = xdl_bogosqrt((long)xe->xdf1.nrec)) > XDL_MAX_EQLIMIT)
  		mlim = XDL_MAX_EQLIMIT;
-	for (i = xe->xdf1.dstart, recs = &xe->xdf1.recs[xe->xdf1.dstart]; i <= xe->xdf1.dend; i++, recs++) {
+	for (i = xe->delta_start, recs = &xe->xdf1.recs[xe->delta_start]; i <= xe->xdf1.dend; i++, recs++) {
  		rcrec = cf->rcrecs[recs->minimal_perfect_hash];
  		nm = rcrec ? rcrec->len2 : 0;
  		action1[i] = (nm == 0) ? DISCARD: (nm >= mlim && !need_min) ? INVESTIGATE: KEEP;
@@ -295,7 +294,7 @@ static int xdl_cleanup_records(xdlclassifier_t *cf, xdfenv_t *xe) {
  
  	if ((mlim = xdl_bogosqrt((long)xe->xdf2.nrec)) > XDL_MAX_EQLIMIT)
  		mlim = XDL_MAX_EQLIMIT;
-	for (i = xe->xdf2.dstart, recs = &xe->xdf2.recs[xe->xdf2.dstart]; i <= xe->xdf2.dend; i++, recs++) {
+	for (i = xe->delta_start, recs = &xe->xdf2.recs[xe->delta_start]; i <= xe->xdf2.dend; i++, recs++) {
  		rcrec = cf->rcrecs[recs->minimal_perfect_hash];
  		nm = rcrec ? rcrec->len1 : 0;
  		action2[i] = (nm == 0) ? DISCARD: (nm >= mlim && !need_min) ? INVESTIGATE: KEEP;
@@ -306,10 +305,10 @@ static int xdl_cleanup_records(xdlclassifier_t *cf, xdfenv_t *xe) {
  	 * false, or become true.
  	 */
  	xe->xdf1.nreff = 0;
-	for (i = xe->xdf1.dstart, recs = &xe->xdf1.recs[xe->xdf1.dstart];
+	for (i = xe->delta_start, recs = &xe->xdf1.recs[xe->delta_start];
  	     i <= xe->xdf1.dend; i++, recs++) {
  		if (action1[i] == KEEP ||
-		    (action1[i] == INVESTIGATE && !xdl_clean_mmatch(action1, i, xe->xdf1.dstart, xe->xdf1.dend))) {
+		    (action1[i] == INVESTIGATE && !xdl_clean_mmatch(action1, i, xe->delta_start, xe->xdf1.dend))) {
  			xe->xdf1.reference_index[xe->xdf1.nreff++] = i;
  			/* changed[i] remains false, i.e. keep */
  		} else
@@ -318,10 +317,10 @@ static int xdl_cleanup_records(xdlclassifier_t *cf, xdfenv_t *xe) {
  	}
  
  	xe->xdf2.nreff = 0;
-	for (i = xe->xdf2.dstart, recs = &xe->xdf2.recs[xe->xdf2.dstart];
+	for (i = xe->delta_start, recs = &xe->xdf2.recs[xe->delta_start];
  	     i <= xe->xdf2.dend; i++, recs++) {
  		if (action2[i] == KEEP ||
-		    (action2[i] == INVESTIGATE && !xdl_clean_mmatch(action2, i, xe->xdf2.dstart, xe->xdf2.dend))) {
+		    (action2[i] == INVESTIGATE && !xdl_clean_mmatch(action2, i, xe->delta_start, xe->xdf2.dend))) {
  			xe->xdf2.reference_index[xe->xdf2.nreff++] = i;
  			/* changed[i] remains false, i.e. keep */
  		} else
@@ -348,7 +347,7 @@ static void xdl_trim_ends(xdfenv_t *xe)
  		size_t mph1 = xe->xdf1.recs[i].minimal_perfect_hash;
  		size_t mph2 = xe->xdf2.recs[i].minimal_perfect_hash;
  		if (mph1 != mph2) {
-			xe->xdf1.dstart = xe->xdf2.dstart = (ssize_t)i;
+			xe->delta_start = (ssize_t)i;
  			lim -= i;
  			break;
  		}
@@ -370,6 +369,8 @@ int xdl_prepare_env(mmfile_t *mf1, mmfile_t *mf2, xpparam_t const *xpp,
  		    xdfenv_t *xe) {
  	xdlclassifier_t cf;
  
+	xe->delta_start = 0;
+
  	if (xdl_prepare_ctx(mf1, &xe->xdf1, xpp->flags) < 0) {
  
  		return -1;
diff --git a/xdiff/xtypes.h b/xdiff/xtypes.h
index 979586f20a..bda1f85eb0 100644
--- a/xdiff/xtypes.h
+++ b/xdiff/xtypes.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ typedef struct s_xrecord {
  typedef struct s_xdfile {
  	xrecord_t *recs;
  	size_t nrec;
-	ptrdiff_t dstart, dend;
+	ptrdiff_t dend;
  	bool *changed;
  	size_t *reference_index;
  	size_t nreff;
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ typedef struct s_xdfile {
  
  typedef struct s_xdfenv {
  	xdfile_t xdf1, xdf2;
+	size_t delta_start;
  } xdfenv_t;
  
  
  
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