Re: Kernel SCM saga..

[Paul Jackson]

Linus wrote:
> Almost everything
> else keeps the <sha1> in the ASCII hexadecimal representation, and I
> should have done that here too. Why? Not because it's a <sha1> - hey, the 
> binary representation is certainly denser and equivalent

Since the size of <compressed> ASCII sha1's is only about 18% larger
than the size of the same number of binary sha1's <compressed or not>, I
don't see you gain much from the binary.

I cast my non-existent vote for making the sha1 ascii - while you still can ;).

-- 
                  I won't rest till it's the best ...
                  Programmer, Linux Scalability
                  Paul Jackson <pj@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 1.650.933.1373, 1.925.600.0401
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/