From: "Shawn O. Pearce" <spearce@spearce.org>
To: Dana How <danahow@gmail.com>
Cc: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>, Git Mailing List <git@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Split packs from git-repack should have descending timestamps
Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 20:46:10 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070525004610.GP28023@spearce.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <465612CE.4080605@gmail.com>
Dana How <danahow@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> If git-repack produces multiple split packs because
> --max-pack-size was in effect, the first pack written
> should have the latest timestamp because:
> (1) sha1_file.c:rearrange_packed_git() puts more recent
> pack files at the beginning of the search list; and
> (2) the most recent objects are written out first
> while packing.
>
> This is based on next rather than master to avoid merge
> conflicts with changes already in git-repack.sh due to
> the --max-pack-size patchset.
Ack. Given our mtime based sorting routine, even without your
recent patch to improve it, I think we definately want this type
of behavior built into git-repack.sh. Good follow-on to your
--max-pack-size series.
--
Shawn.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-05-25 0:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-05-24 22:33 [PATCH] Split packs from git-repack should have descending timestamps Dana How
2007-05-25 0:46 ` Shawn O. Pearce [this message]
2007-05-25 1:04 ` Junio C Hamano
2007-05-25 2:33 ` Dana How
2007-05-25 3:18 ` Junio C Hamano
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