From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Chris Friesen" Subject: git and multiple cores Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:40:12 -0600 Message-ID: <4A25AA4C.9070600@nortel.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Wed Jun 03 00:40:39 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MBcet-00037p-3S for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:40:39 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752422AbZFBWkS (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Jun 2009 18:40:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753050AbZFBWkS (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Jun 2009 18:40:18 -0400 Received: from zrtps0kp.nortel.com ([47.140.192.56]:49939 "EHLO zrtps0kp.nortel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752333AbZFBWkR (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Jun 2009 18:40:17 -0400 Received: from zcarhxs1.corp.nortel.com (casmtp.ca.nortel.com [47.129.230.89]) by zrtps0kp.nortel.com (Switch-2.2.6/Switch-2.2.0) with ESMTP id n52MeHM13178 for ; Tue, 2 Jun 2009 22:40:17 GMT Received: from [47.130.80.200] ([47.130.80.200] RDNS failed) by zcarhxs1.corp.nortel.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Tue, 2 Jun 2009 18:40:17 -0400 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2-6 (X11/20050513) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Jun 2009 22:40:17.0240 (UTC) FILETIME=[1A1BBD80:01C9E3D3] Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: I'm using git 1.6.1.3 and it seems to be limited to a single core. Given that I've seen cases where the cpu has been basically pinned for minutes on end (initial clone of a repository, for instance) has there been any discussion of taking advantage of multiple cores? Chris