Re: git-blame extremely slow in partial clones due to serial object fetching

From: Manoraj K <kmr.manu535@gmail.com>
Date: Nov 20, 2024, 11:59 UTC
Message-ID: <20241120115910.45681-1-mkenchugonde@atlassian.com>
In-Reply-To: <B010051F-B182-4DB8-9469-AA2F53781968@shopify.com>

Hi Burke,

> When running git-blame in a partial clone (--filter=blob:none), it fetches
> missing blob objects one at a time. This can result in thousands of serial fetch
> operations, making blame extremely slow, regardless of network latency.

We are also experiencing this issue with partial clones. Have you found any workarounds since reporting this?

Git team - would appreciate any insights or suggestions on handling this performance bottleneck in the meantime.

Best regards, Manoraj K