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Re: [PATCH v2] fast-import: Stream very large blobs directly to pack

From
Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date
Jan 29, 2010, 18:30 UTC
Message-ID
<20100129183024.GA22101@spearce.org>
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Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> wrote:
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> "Shawn O. Pearce" <spearce@spearce.org> writes:
> 
> >  Documentation/git-fast-import.txt |    6 ++
> >  fast-import.c                     |  172 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
> >  t/t5705-clone-2gb.sh              |    2 +-
> >  t/t9300-fast-import.sh            |   46 ++++++++++
> >  4 files changed, 208 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
> 
> > +--big-file-threshold=<n>::
> > +	Maximum size of a blob that fast-import will attempt to
> > +	create a delta for, expressed in MiB.  The default is 512.
> > +	Some importers may wish to lower this on systems with
> > +	constrained memory.
> > +
> 
> Shouldn't there be config variable corresponding to this command line
> option, so that it can be set once for [constrained] system?

Implemented as core.bigFileThreshold in this patch... but I didn't document it...

-- 
Shawn.
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Message 8 of 27 in “fast-import: Stream very large blobs directly to pack”
  1. fast-import: Stream very large blobs directly to packShawn O. Pearce, Jan 29, 2010
  2. Nicolas PitreJan 29, 2010
  3. Shawn O. PearceJan 29, 2010
  4. Junio C HamanoJan 29, 2010
  5. Shawn O. PearceJan 29, 2010
  6. fast-import: Stream very large blobs directly to packShawn O. Pearce, Jan 29, 2010
  7. Jakub NarebskiJan 29, 2010
  8. Shawn O. PearceJan 29, 2010
  9. A Large Angry SCMJan 29, 2010
  10. Junio C HamanoJan 30, 2010
  11. Sverre RabbelierJan 29, 2010
  12. Shawn O. PearceJan 29, 2010
  13. Sverre RabbelierJan 29, 2010
  14. Shawn O. PearceJan 29, 2010
  15. Junio C HamanoJan 30, 2010
  16. Junio C HamanoJan 30, 2010
  17. Junio C HamanoJan 30, 2010
  18. Shawn O. PearceFeb 1, 2010
  19. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2010
  20. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2010
  21. Shawn O. PearceFeb 4, 2010
  22. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2010
  23. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2010
  24. Shawn O. PearceFeb 4, 2010
  25. Nicolas PitreFeb 4, 2010
  26. fast-import: Document the core.bigFileThreshold configuration settingShawn O. Pearce, Feb 1, 2010
  27. Shawn O. PearceFeb 1, 2010

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