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Re: [PATCH 0/2] fetch-pack: allow parallelizing packfile URI fetches

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Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Aug 31, 2026, 05:43 UTC
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On Sun, Aug 30, 2026 at 09:33:52PM -0500, Justin Tobler wrote:
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> On 26/08/21 02:31PM, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > this patch series prepares git-fetch(1) and git-clone(1) to handle
> > fetches of packfile URIs in parallel. This can significantly speed up
> > fetches when the server announces a bunch of packfiles, as shown in the
> > benchmarks in the second patch.
> 
> So I've been working on a series to extend the use of the ODB
> transaction interface to also cover fetch-pack. As part of this, my
> current plan was to also refactor fetching packfile URIs so that they
> can be written through `odb_transaction_write_pack()`. I like what this
> series is doing, but I wonder if it might a bit more straightforward if
> we try to land transaction here first. Otherwise, I think we may end up
> having to redo some of these changes to get parallelizing packfile URI
> fetches to work.

I'm fine to drop this series for now in favor of yours. I'll resend once your series has been merged. Thanks!

Patrick
Previous: Justin Tobler
Message 5 of 5 in “fetch-pack: allow parallelizing packfile URI fetches”
  1. 0/2 fetch-pack: allow parallelizing packfile URI fetchesPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2026
  2. 1/2 fetch-pack: prepare for threaded fetching of packfile URIsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2026
  3. 2/2 fetch-pack: allow parallelizing packfile URI fetchesPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 21, 2026
  4. Justin ToblerAug 31, 2026
  5. Patrick SteinhardtAug 31, 2026

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