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Re: git-svn and *lots* of ssh connections

From
Pascal Obry <pascal@obry.net>
Date
Jun 11, 2009, 07:52 UTC
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Jon Nelson a écrit :
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> Basically, during the fetch stage (or clone) git-svn uses a *ton* of
> ssh connections. Many dozens and in even with smaller projects well
> over a hundred. By "small" I mean a .git of less than 6MB and less
> than 60 files in the checkout. I've got 4MBit bandwidth available but
> frequently see only a single digit fraction of that going to the
> fetch/clone process. Is there anything that can be done to reduce the
> number of ssh connections involved? Why can't a single connection
> simple be re-used? I can't use "ssh connection sharing" for a variety
> of reasons that aren't relevant here.

I don't know if git-svn can be improved but I would go with a reusable ssh connection (this is not working with Cygwin though).

See for example (but lot of web site talk about this): http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-reuse-openssh-connection/

Pascal.
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  1. Jon NelsonJun 10, 2009
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