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Re: [PATCH] pack-objects: proper pack time stamping with --max-pack-size

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 13, 2008, 20:59 UTC
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Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org> writes:
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> Runtime pack access is done in the pack file mtime order since recent 
> packs are more likely to contain frequently used objects than old packs.
> However the --max-pack-size option can produce multiple packs with mtime 
> in the reversed order as newer objects are always written first.
>
> Let's modify mtime of later pack files (when any) so they appear older 
> than preceding ones when a repack creates multiple packs.

It is a very good companion to f7c22cc (always start looking up objects in the last used pack first, May 30, 2007) after 10 months ;-)

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  1. pack-objects: proper pack time stamping with --max-pack-sizeNicolas Pitre, Mar 13, 2008
  2. Junio C HamanoMar 13, 2008
  3. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2008
  4. Nicolas PitreMar 14, 2008
  5. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2008

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