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From: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
To: gitgitgadget@gmail.com
Cc: git <git@vger.kernel.org>, "Jeff King" <peff@peff.net>,
	"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>,
	"Jonathan Nieder" <jrnieder@gmail.com>,
	"Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox.com>,
	"Derrick Stolee" <dstolee@microsoft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] pack-objects: add --sparse option
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 14:11:18 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAGZ79kbVGyX=Ky9HvmUGWPoHdLJYqnPTNda2kT3aC8XuHnH3+A@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9d6b8f6d0602e85652b2a748c58eeed4cbf4359e.1543441960.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

> +--sparse::
> +       Use the "sparse" algorithm to determine which objects to include in
> +       the pack. This can have significant performance benefits when computing
> +       a pack to send a small change. However, it is possible that extra
> +       objects are added to the pack-file if the included commits contain
> +       certain types of direct renames.

As a user, where do I find a discussion of these walking algorithms?
(i.e. how can I tell if I can really expect to gain performance benefits,
what are the tradeoffs? "If it were strictly better than the original,
it would be on by default" might be a thought of a user)

  reply	other threads:[~2018-11-28 22:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 51+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-11-28 21:52 [PATCH 0/5] Add a new "sparse" tree walk algorithm Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-11-28 21:52 ` [PATCH 1/5] revision: add mark_tree_uninteresting_sparse Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-11-28 21:52 ` [PATCH 2/5] list-objects: consume sparse tree walk Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-11-28 21:52 ` [PATCH 3/5] pack-objects: add --sparse option Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-11-28 22:11   ` Stefan Beller [this message]
2018-11-29 14:20     ` Derrick Stolee
2018-11-30  2:39       ` Junio C Hamano
2018-11-30 15:53         ` Derrick Stolee
2018-11-28 21:52 ` [PATCH 4/5] revision: implement sparse algorithm Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-11-28 21:52 ` [PATCH 5/5] pack-objects: create pack.useSparse setting Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-11-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 0/5] Add a new "sparse" tree walk algorithm Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2018-11-29  4:05   ` Derrick Stolee
2018-11-29 14:24 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-11-29 14:24   ` [PATCH v2 1/6] revision: add mark_tree_uninteresting_sparse Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-11-29 14:24   ` [PATCH v2 2/6] list-objects: consume sparse tree walk Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-11-29 14:24   ` [PATCH v2 3/6] pack-objects: add --sparse option Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-11-29 14:24   ` [PATCH v2 4/6] revision: implement sparse algorithm Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-11-29 14:24   ` [PATCH v2 5/6] pack-objects: create pack.useSparse setting Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-11-29 14:24   ` [PATCH v2 6/6] pack-objects: create GIT_TEST_PACK_SPARSE Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-12-10 16:42   ` [PATCH v3 0/6] Add a new "sparse" tree walk algorithm Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-12-10 16:42     ` [PATCH v3 1/6] revision: add mark_tree_uninteresting_sparse Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-12-10 16:42     ` [PATCH v3 2/6] list-objects: consume sparse tree walk Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-12-10 16:42     ` [PATCH v3 3/6] pack-objects: add --sparse option Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-12-10 16:42     ` [PATCH v3 4/6] revision: implement sparse algorithm Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-12-10 16:42     ` [PATCH v3 5/6] pack-objects: create pack.useSparse setting Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-12-10 16:42     ` [PATCH v3 6/6] pack-objects: create GIT_TEST_PACK_SPARSE Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-12-14 21:22     ` [PATCH v4 0/6] Add a new "sparse" tree walk algorithm Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-12-14 21:22       ` [PATCH v4 1/6] revision: add mark_tree_uninteresting_sparse Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-11 19:43         ` Junio C Hamano
2019-01-11 20:25           ` Junio C Hamano
2019-01-11 22:05             ` Derrick Stolee
2018-12-14 21:22       ` [PATCH v4 2/6] list-objects: consume sparse tree walk Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-11 23:20         ` Junio C Hamano
2018-12-14 21:22       ` [PATCH v4 3/6] pack-objects: add --sparse option Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-11 22:30         ` Junio C Hamano
2019-01-15 15:06           ` Derrick Stolee
2019-01-15 18:23             ` Junio C Hamano
2018-12-14 21:22       ` [PATCH v4 4/6] revision: implement sparse algorithm Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-12-14 23:32         ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2018-12-17 14:20           ` Derrick Stolee
2018-12-17 14:26             ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2018-12-17 14:50               ` Derrick Stolee
2019-01-11 23:20         ` Junio C Hamano
2018-12-14 21:22       ` [PATCH v4 5/6] pack-objects: create pack.useSparse setting Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2018-12-14 21:22       ` [PATCH v4 6/6] pack-objects: create GIT_TEST_PACK_SPARSE Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-16 18:25       ` [PATCH v5 0/5] Add a new "sparse" tree walk algorithm Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-16 18:25         ` [PATCH v5 1/5] revision: add mark_tree_uninteresting_sparse Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-16 18:25         ` [PATCH v5 2/5] list-objects: consume sparse tree walk Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-16 18:25         ` [PATCH v5 3/5] revision: implement sparse algorithm Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-16 18:26         ` [PATCH v5 4/5] pack-objects: create pack.useSparse setting Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-01-16 18:26         ` [PATCH v5 5/5] pack-objects: create GIT_TEST_PACK_SPARSE Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget

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