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Re: [PATCH 1/3] Lazily open pack index files on demand

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Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Date
May 27, 2007, 14:41 UTC
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On Sat, 26 May 2007, Dana How wrote:
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> On 5/26/07, Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org> wrote:
> > In other words, I think the naughty blob could simply be recognized as
> > such and be referenced in a special list instead of being written out
> > initially.  Then when everything is believed to be written, the special
> > list can be walked to force write those naughty blob at last.  No need
> > to modify the current object order.
> This works as long as a naughty blob can't be a delta base for a nice blob
> (causing it to be pushed out early by the recursion in write_one()).
> I think that's a reasonable and understandable restriction.

Sure. Or the delta can inherit the naughty property if its base is also naughty, which solves the problem nicely.

Nicolas
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  1. 1/3 Lazily open pack index files on demandShawn O. Pearce, May 26, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoMay 26, 2007
  3. Shawn O. PearceMay 26, 2007
  4. Dana HowMay 26, 2007
  5. Nicolas PitreMay 27, 2007
  6. Dana HowMay 27, 2007
  7. Nicolas PitreMay 27, 2007
  8. Shawn O. PearceMay 27, 2007
  9. Dana HowMay 27, 2007
  10. Nicolas PitreMay 27, 2007
  11. Shawn O. PearceMay 27, 2007
  12. Dana HowMay 28, 2007
  13. A Large Angry SCMMay 28, 2007
  14. Nicolas PitreMay 28, 2007
  15. Nicolas PitreMay 28, 2007
  16. Nicolas PitreMay 27, 2007
  17. Dana HowMay 27, 2007
  18. Shawn O. PearceMay 27, 2007
  19. Nicolas PitreMay 27, 2007
  20. Linus TorvaldsMay 28, 2007
  21. Nicolas PitreMay 28, 2007
  22. Karl HasselströmMay 28, 2007

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