linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] setlocalversion: work around "git describe" performance

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Message-ID: <20241122170858.s5ij6346twiq2spt@jpoimboe>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:08:58 -0800
From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>
To: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
Cc: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jeff King <peff@...f.net>,
	Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] setlocalversion: work around "git describe"
 performance

On Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 04:00:37PM +0100, Rasmus Villemoes wrote:
> v4:
> 
> - Switch the logic to make use of the return values from try_tag,
>   instead of asking whether $count has been set.
> 
> - Update a comment.
> 
> - Drop T-b tag from Josh as I think this changes the flow sufficiently
>   from the version he tested. I have repeated my tests, with the same
>   functional and performance result as indicated in the commit log.

Tested-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>

-- 
Josh