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1 files changed, 39 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/bisect.c b/bisect.c
index 6fdff05..095b55e 100644
--- a/bisect.c
+++ b/bisect.c
@@ -585,16 +585,49 @@ struct commit_list *filter_skipped(struct commit_list *list,
return filtered;
}
-static struct commit_list *apply_skip_ratio(struct commit_list *list,
- int count,
- int skip_num, int skip_denom)
+#define PRN_MODULO 32768
+
+/*
+ * This is a pseudo random number generator based on "man 3 rand".
+ * It is not used properly because the seed is the argument and it
+ * is increased by one between each call, but that should not matter
+ * for this application.
+ */
+int get_prn(int count) {
+ count = count * 1103515245 + 12345;
+ return ((unsigned)(count/65536) % PRN_MODULO);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Custom integer square root from
+ * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integer_square_root
+ */
+static int sqrti(int val)
+{
+ float d, x = val;
+
+ if (val == 0)
+ return 0;
+
+ do {
+ float y = (x + (float)val / x) / 2;
+ d = (y > x) ? y - x : x - y;
+ x = y;
+ } while (d >= 0.5);
+
+ return (int)x;
+}
+
+static struct commit_list *skip_away(struct commit_list *list, int count)
{
- int index, i;
struct commit_list *cur, *previous;
+ int prn, index, i;
+
+ prn = get_prn(count);
+ index = (count * prn / PRN_MODULO) * sqrti(prn) / sqrti(PRN_MODULO);
cur = list;
previous = NULL;
- index = count * skip_num / skip_denom;
for (i = 0; cur; cur = cur->next, i++) {
if (i == index) {
@@ -614,7 +647,6 @@ static struct commit_list *managed_skipped(struct commit_list *list,
struct commit_list **tried)
{
int count, skipped_first;
- int skip_num, skip_denom;
*tried = NULL;
@@ -626,11 +658,7 @@ static struct commit_list *managed_skipped(struct commit_list *list,
if (!skipped_first)
return list;
- /* Use alternatively 1/5, 2/5 and 3/5 as skip ratio. */
- skip_num = count % 3 + 1;
- skip_denom = 5;
-
- return apply_skip_ratio(list, count, skip_num, skip_denom);
+ return skip_away(list, count);
}
static void bisect_rev_setup(struct rev_info *revs, const char *prefix,