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Re: [PATCH 2/2] builtin-merge: avoid run_command_v_opt() for recursive

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 11, 2008, 18:47 UTC
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Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org> writes:
> The try_merge_strategy() function always ran the strategy in a separate
> process, though this is not always necessary. The recursive strategy can
> be called without a fork(). This patch adds a check, and calls recursive
> in the same process without wasting resources.
Yes, it saves a fork, but is this really worth it in the bigger picture?

Doesn't the current code structure have benefit of allowing git-merge itself do necessary clean-up action when merge-recursive calls any of the die() it has in many places?

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Message 4 of 38 in “Avoid run_command() for recursive in builtin-merge”
  1. 0/2 Avoid run_command() for recursive in builtin-mergeMiklos Vajna, Aug 10, 2008
  2. 1/2 merge-recursive: prepare merge_recursive() to be called from builtinsMiklos Vajna, Aug 10, 2008
  3. 2/2 builtin-merge: avoid run_command_v_opt() for recursiveMiklos Vajna, Aug 10, 2008
  4. Junio C HamanoAug 11, 2008
  5. Miklos VajnaAug 11, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoAug 11, 2008
  7. Miklos VajnaAug 11, 2008
  8. Add a new test to ensure merging a submodule is handled properly.Miklos Vajna, Aug 11, 2008
  9. Stephan BeyerAug 11, 2008
  10. Miklos VajnaAug 11, 2008
  11. Junio C HamanoAug 11, 2008
  12. Stephan BeyerAug 11, 2008
  13. builtin-revert.c: Make use of merge_recursive()Stephan Beyer, Aug 11, 2008
  14. Johannes SchindelinAug 11, 2008
  15. Stephan BeyerAug 11, 2008
  16. Miklos VajnaAug 11, 2008
  17. builtin-revert: Make use of merge_recursive()Stephan Beyer, Aug 11, 2008
  18. Stephan BeyerAug 11, 2008
  19. Junio C HamanoAug 11, 2008
  20. Junio C HamanoAug 11, 2008
  21. Stephan BeyerAug 11, 2008
  22. Junio C HamanoAug 11, 2008
  23. Split out merge_recursive() to merge-recursive.cMiklos Vajna, Aug 12, 2008
  24. Stephan BeyerAug 12, 2008
  25. Miklos VajnaAug 12, 2008
  26. merge-recursive.c: Add more generic merge_recursive_generic()Stephan Beyer, Aug 12, 2008
  27. Make builtin-revert.c use merge_recursive_generic()Stephan Beyer, Aug 12, 2008
  28. Miklos VajnaAug 12, 2008
  29. Stephan BeyerAug 13, 2008
  30. Miklos VajnaAug 13, 2008
  31. Daniel BarkalowAug 13, 2008
  32. Stephan BeyerAug 13, 2008
  33. Daniel BarkalowAug 13, 2008
  34. Junio C HamanoAug 13, 2008
  35. Stephan BeyerAug 13, 2008
  36. Daniel BarkalowAug 13, 2008
  37. Junio C HamanoAug 13, 2008
  38. Junio C HamanoAug 14, 2008

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