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Re: git fast-import crashing on big imports

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Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Jan 18, 2017, 20:27 UTC
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On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 09:20:07PM +0100, Ulrich Spörlein wrote:
> I found your commit via bisect in case you were wondering. Thanks for
> picking this up.

Still downloading. However, just looking at the code, the obvious culprit would be clear_delta_base_cache(), which is called from literally nowhere except fast-import, and then only when checkpointing.

-Peff
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  3. Jeff KingJan 18, 2017
  4. Jeff KingJan 18, 2017
  5. Jeff KingJan 18, 2017
  6. Jeff KingJan 18, 2017
  7. Ulrich SpörleinJan 19, 2017
  8. clear_delta_base_cache(): don't modify hashmap while iteratingJeff King, Jan 19, 2017
  9. Junio C HamanoJan 19, 2017

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