}
/**
- * Old inefficient update function
- * Used for rebuilding the link table
- * @todo Only used by ./maintenance/refreshLinks.inc probably need to be replaced
- * @deprecated
+ * Link update which clears the previous entries and inserts new ones
+ * May be slower or faster depending on level of link contention and write speed of DB
+ * Also useful where link table corruption needs to be repaired, e.g. in refreshLinks.php
*/
function doDumbUpdate() {
global $wgLinkCache, $wgDBtransactions, $wgUseCategoryMagic;