Re: [PHP-DEV] Asymmetric Property Write Performance

[email protected] (Calvin Buckley) Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:32:49 -0300
Newsgroups php.internals
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On Jul 14, 2026, at 2:11 PM, Holly Schilling <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't see why that would be a RFC. (Small) internal changes with no change in userland don't go through the RFC process and are handled on GitHub instead. This should also target the supported version (8.4) instead of master.
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> Honestly, I don’t know the norms for this kind of thing. This is a small change, but it involves an ABI breaking change. That was why I thought it should target a new release chain (8.6) rather than applying it to 8.4. If anyone wants to help me steward this out of being a draft, I would welcome the advice.
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> Holly
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For internal API breaking changes, it should definitely target master. Usually for stuff smaller changes in that purview, you shouldn't need an RFC unless requested.