From: Martin Langhoff <martin.langhoff@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2007 23:32:26 GMT
Subject: Re: [KORG] Re: kernel.org lies about latest -mm kernel
Message-ID: <46a038f90701071532o6d55b92eu4c8399ed6149b2e@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0701071452300.3661@woody.osdl.org>

On 1/8/07, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 7 Jan 2007, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > Yes but what about existing trees?
> > Can you add an alternatives file, then prune, and get the same result as if
> > you had done a clone -s ?
> Yes. Also do
>         git repack -a -d -l
>
> where the "-l" flag is the magic (it says to repack only objects that
> aren't already packed in the alternate repository)

If all kernel.org repos get git-repack -a -d -l and git-pack-refs,
gitweb will see a significant speedup, as some up-to-date checks
become extremely cheap.

cheers



martin