read-cache: free cache in discard_index
read-cache: free cache in discard_index

discard_cache doesn't have to free the array of cache entries, because
the next call of read_cache can simply reuse it, as they all operate on
the global variable the_index.

discard_index on the other hand does have to free it, because it can be
used e.g. with index_state variables on the stack, in which case a
missing free would cause an unrecoverable leak.  This patch releases the
memory and removes a comment that was relevant for discard_cache but has
become outdated.

Since discard_cache is just a wrapper around discard_index nowadays, we
lose the optimization that avoids reallocation of that array within
loops of read_cache and discard_cache.  That doesn't cause a performance
regression for me, however (HEAD = this patch, HEAD^ = master + p0002):

  Test           //              HEAD^             HEAD
  ---------------\\-----------------------------------------------------
  0002.1: read_ca// 1000 times   0.62(0.58+0.04)   0.61(0.58+0.02) -1.6%

Suggested-by: Felipe Contreras <de77a8b9cd239b204c19c52ed62e48ab47243362@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: René Scharfe <5c721353370dda279bee7751cb8d3ff68ef77242@lsrfire.ath.cx>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <a6723cc3f76163bf7adb636a73ac3b0ceb3e6b9b@pobox.com>

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