Re: [PATCH] commit: Optimize number of lstat() calls

> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
> 
> > I could imagine that there is a third option we should consider, too: only
> > lstat() and update the paths that match the pathspec(s) provided on the
> > command line (this is the semantic meaning of the --only option, after
> > all: "I am only interested in these paths as far as this commit is
> > concerned"). What do you think?
> 
> I wondered that myself when I read the first message from Matthew
> and noticed that we always refresh the entire index.  But if it is
> OK to leave the entire index un-refreshed, that would even be
> simpler ;-)