From: Brian Downing <bdowning@lavos.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:28:24 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pack-objects: only throw away data during memory pressure
Message-ID: <20080212172824.GI27535@lavos.net>
In-Reply-To: <20080212171403.GG27535@lavos.net>

On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 11:14:03AM -0600, Brian Downing wrote:
> 3. Constant entry depth with a memory-usage limit.  This is what the
>    proposed patch does.
> 4. Dynamic entry depth, with a memory-based limit.  This is I believe
>    what you are proposing above, and what I emulate by setting
>    --window=$bignum --window-memory=x.

[...]

> (Though frankly I don't > care much about #3; setting the window entry
> size to something "large enough" seems a simple enough work-around for
> me...)

I meant #4 of course, I renumbered one case but not the other.  I need
to not post right after I wake up.  :)

-bcd