Re: Git server eats all memory

From: Ivan Kanis <expire-by-2010-08-09@kanis.fr>
Date: Aug 4, 2010, 17:50 UTC
Message-ID: <87iq3qgtc9.fsf@kanis.fr>
In-Reply-To: <vpqwrs6fk46.fsf@bauges.imag.fr>

Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr> wrote:

> The standard followup question in your case is: is the repository
> fully packed on the server? If not, maybe "git gc" or "git gc
> --aggressive" (expansive, but a one-time operation) could help.

Hi Mathieu,

I'll give it a shot when I get back to work.

I have done the following:

git repack -adf --window=100 --depth=20 --window-memory=50m

It greatly helps the compression stage that used up all the memory. The problem is in the next phase when receiving objects. It is a bit strange as receiving objects should not take up any memory on the server.

Take care,

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