GNU bug report logs - #48264
28.0.50; Changing the default for DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER variables takes O(#buffers) time

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: sbaugh <at> catern.com, 48264 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#48264: [PATCH 2/2] Add compile-time check that BVAR is used correctly
Date: Sun, 09 May 2021 21:29:03 +0300

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,  48264 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 09 May 2021 14:09:43 -0400
> 
> > BVAR should only be used for permanent-local buffer variables, so
> 
> BTW, I find this term slightly problematic: "permanent-local" already
> has a slightly different meaning for normal variables.  Maybe we should
> call them "really-permanent-local" or "always buffer-local" or
> "buffer-local-only"?

I prefer "always buffer-local", as this is what we used until now (see
buffer.c).

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