Re: [PATCH v2 09/13] scalar: enable path-walk during push via config

From: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Date: May 7, 2025, 00:58 UTC
Message-ID: <aBqwNaF9UNT7VK+1@nand.local>
In-Reply-To: <e5624c379d5804bf4fc44163c14a85ef55f89c97.1742829770.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 03:22:45PM +0000, Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget wrote:

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> From: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
>
> Repositories registered with Scalar are expected to be client-only
> repositories that are rather large. This means that they are more likely to
> be good candidates for using the --path-walk option when running 'git
> pack-objects', especially under the hood of 'git push'. Enable this config
> in Scalar repositories.

Makes sense, and feels well-justified.

From my understanding of the series thus far, it seems like path-walk is (currently) a better default choice for clients than for servers. And Scalar is a perfect candidate, since its users are likely using it with large repositories.

Thanks, Taylor