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[PATCH 3/4] repack: add --sparse and pass to pack-objects

From
NFNathaniel Filardo <nwf20@cl.cam.ac.uk>
Date
Mar 12, 2019, 13:18 UTC
Message-ID
<20190312131858.26115-4-nwf20@cl.cam.ac.uk>
In-Reply-To
<20190312131858.26115-1-nwf20@cl.cam.ac.uk>
The sparse connectivity algorithm saves a whole lot of time when there
are UNINTERESTING trees around.
---
 Documentation/git-repack.txt |  4 ++++
 builtin/repack.c             | 10 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt
index aa0cc8bd44..836d81457a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ depth is 4095.
 	Pass the `--delta-islands` option to `git-pack-objects`, see
 	linkgit:git-pack-objects[1].
 
+--sparse::
+	Pass the `--sparse` option to `git-pack-objects`; see
+	linkgit:git-pack-objects[1].
+
 Configuration
 -------------
 
diff --git a/builtin/repack.c b/builtin/repack.c
index 67f8978043..71e715b594 100644
--- a/builtin/repack.c
+++ b/builtin/repack.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ static int pack_kept_objects = -1;
 static int write_bitmaps;
 static int use_delta_islands;
 static char *packdir, *packtmp;
+static int sparse;
 
 static const char *const git_repack_usage[] = {
 	N_("git repack [<options>]"),
@@ -48,6 +49,10 @@ static int repack_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 		use_delta_islands = git_config_bool(var, value);
 		return 0;
 	}
+	if (!strcmp(var, "pack.usesparse")) {
+		sparse = git_config_bool(var, value);
+		return 0;
+	}
 	return git_default_config(var, value, cb);
 }
 
@@ -326,11 +331,14 @@ int cmd_repack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				N_("maximum size of each packfile")),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "pack-kept-objects", &pack_kept_objects,
 				N_("repack objects in packs marked with .keep")),
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "sparse", &sparse,
+			 N_("use the sparse reachability algorithm")),
 		OPT_STRING_LIST(0, "keep-pack", &keep_pack_list, N_("name"),
 				N_("do not repack this pack")),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 
+	sparse = git_env_bool("GIT_TEST_PACK_SPARSE", 0);
 	git_config(repack_config, NULL);
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, builtin_repack_options,
@@ -366,6 +374,8 @@ int cmd_repack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	argv_array_push(&cmd.args, "--all");
 	argv_array_push(&cmd.args, "--reflog");
 	argv_array_push(&cmd.args, "--indexed-objects");
+	if (sparse)
+		argv_array_push(&cmd.args, "--sparse");
 	if (repository_format_partial_clone)
 		argv_array_push(&cmd.args, "--exclude-promisor-objects");
 	if (write_bitmaps)
-- 
2.17.1
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Message 2 of 8 in “Speed up repacking when lots of pack-kept objects”
  1. 0/4 Speed up repacking when lots of pack-kept objectsNathaniel Filardo, Mar 12, 2019
  2. 3/4 repack: add --sparse and pass to pack-objectsNathaniel Filardo, Mar 12, 2019
  3. Derrick StoleeMar 12, 2019
  4. Dr N.W. FilardoMar 12, 2019
  5. 1/4 count-objects: report statistics about kept packsNathaniel Filardo, Mar 12, 2019
  6. 4/4 repack: optionally assume transitive kept packsNathaniel Filardo, Mar 12, 2019
  7. 2/4 revision walk: optionally use sparse reachabilityNathaniel Filardo, Mar 12, 2019
  8. Derrick StoleeMar 12, 2019

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