mercurial/util.py
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   539     The head node is the newest entry in the cache. If the cache is full,
   539     The head node is the newest entry in the cache. If the cache is full,
   540     we recycle head.prev and make it the new head. Cache accesses result in
   540     we recycle head.prev and make it the new head. Cache accesses result in
   541     the node being moved to before the existing head and being marked as the
   541     the node being moved to before the existing head and being marked as the
   542     new head node.
   542     new head node.
   543 
       
   544     NOTE: construction of this class doesn't scale well if the cache size
       
   545     is in the thousands. Avoid creating hundreds or thousands of instances
       
   546     with large capacities.
       
   547     """
   543     """
   548     def __init__(self, max):
   544     def __init__(self, max):
   549         self._cache = {}
   545         self._cache = {}
   550 
   546 
   551         self._head = head = _lrucachenode()
   547         self._head = head = _lrucachenode()