Re: [PATCH 2/2] Implement a simple delta_base cache

From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Mar 18, 2007, 01:55 UTC
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0703171854270.6730@woody.linux-foundation.org>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.0.83.0703172136440.18328@xanadu.home>

On Sat, 17 Mar 2007, Nicolas Pitre wrote:

> 
> This is definitely an area where pack v4 will bring that cost down to 
> zero.

Heh. I believe that when I see it. The thing is, unless you re-generate the tree object data structures, you'll have to have totally different tree walkers for different tree types, and it will all be quite ugly and complex. And "ugly and complex" seldom translates into "zero cost".

		Linus

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