Re: [PATCH v5 0/6] odb: make creation of object database pluggable

[Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>]

On Fri, Aug 07, 2026 at 09:17:25AM +0200, Toon Claes wrote:
> Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > when creating a new repository we create a couple of on-disk data
> > structures for the object database. This includes the "objects/"
> > directory hierarchy with "objects/info" and "objects/pack", which are
> > specific to the backend.
> >
> > This patch series makes the creation of the on-disk data structures
> > pluggable. While we continue to always create "objects/" regardless of
> > the backend (it's required for a repository to be recognized as such),
> > the other subdirectories are now created by the backend. This will allow
> > other backends to plug in their own logic.
> >
> > The series starts with a small detour into the loose-object map. This
> > detour is required so that we can defer initialization of the object
> > database itself to a later point in time.
> >
> > The series is based on 9a0c4701dc (The 7th batch, 2026-07-22).
> >
> > Changes in v5:
> >   - Remove a leftover formatting change.
> >   - Fix a stale comment.
> >   - Link to v4: https://patch.msgid.link/20260806-pks-odb-create-on-disk-v4-0-ba8b4fdd2e3c@pks.im
> 
> I'm completely happy with this version, thanks for bearing with me.

Thanks for your reviews!

Patrick