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Re: [PATCH] sha1_file: avoid re-preparing duplicate packs

From
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date
Jun 2, 2006, 17:47 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.64.0606021045580.5498@g5.osdl.org>
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<20060602164932.GA10216@coredump.intra.peff.net>
On Fri, 2 Jun 2006, Jeff King wrote:
> 
> This patch avoids duplicates in the packed_git list. It's not necessary
> under Linux, at least, but it just seems cleaner, and it's simple to do.

I think it's a good idea even under Linux, since on 32-bit machines, one of the constraints we have may simply be virtual memory space to map things into. With big packs, avoiding mapping them twice is a good idea.

		Linus
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  6. sha1_file: avoid re-preparing duplicate packsJeff King, Jun 2, 2006
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