Re: [PATCH] ls-files: conditionally leave index sparse

From: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
Date: Aug 26, 2025, 16:40 UTC
Message-ID: <c1f2e7b1-7583-4e1e-8f20-584a7a768286@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <pull.1955.git.1755274373717.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

On 8/15/2025 12:12 PM, Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget wrote:

> From: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>

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> Replace this global check to expand the index with a check inside the
> loop for a matched sparse directory. If we see one, then expand the
> index and continue from the current location. This is safe since the
> previous entries in the index did not have any sparse directories and
> thus would remain stable in this expansion.

...>     Here's a small sparse index performance update based on a user report.

I know this is small and somewhat niche, but it hasn't had any review or been picked up in What's Cooking. Could someone please take a look?

Thanks, -Stolee