From: Jon Seymour <jon.seymour@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 14:17:27 GMT
Subject: Re: git-rev-list --merge-order hangs
Message-ID: <2cfc40320506080717585bf939@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <2cfc4032050608020215152887@mail.gmail.com>

Ok, I reproduced exponential behaviour when a commit with no parents
is merged near the head of the kernel and a ^ argument is specified.

Fortunately a work-around is a one line change - a patch will be
forthcoming shortly.
The workaround will still require a full-graph scan but that is linear
rather than
exponential so is tolerable.

A better solution which will not require a full-graph scan will be
delivered in a future
patch.

Thanks for the report.

jon.