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Re: [PATCH] Makefile: introduce NO_PTHREADS

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Mike Ralphson <mike.ralphson@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 17, 2008, 10:03 UTC
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2008/11/15 Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>:
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> On Sat, 15 Nov 2008, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>>
>> This introduces make variable NO_PTHREADS for platforms that lack the
>> support for pthreads library or people who do not want to use it for
>> whatever reason.  When defined, it makes the multi-threaded index
>> preloading into a no-op, and also disables threaded delta searching by
>> pack-objects.
>
> Ack. Makes sense.

I'd be minded to make this the default on AIX to keep the prerequisite list as small as possible, then people can opt-in for the performance benefits if required.

I'll wait a little while to see if anyone else reports the same for other platforms and then submit a patch.

Mike
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  26. Linus TorvaldsNov 14, 2008
  27. Makefile: introduce NO_PTHREADSJunio C Hamano, Nov 15, 2008
  28. Linus TorvaldsNov 15, 2008
  29. Mike RalphsonNov 17, 2008
  30. Junio C HamanoNov 17, 2008
  31. Johannes SixtNov 17, 2008
  32. Mike RalphsonNov 17, 2008
  33. Johannes SixtNov 17, 2008
  34. Johannes SixtDec 1, 2008
  35. dhruvaDec 1, 2008
  36. Mike RalphsonDec 1, 2008
  37. Makefile: introduce NO_PTHREADSMike Ralphson, Dec 1, 2008
  38. Makefile: introduce NO_PTHREADSMike Ralphson, Dec 1, 2008
  39. Johannes SixtDec 2, 2008
  40. Junio C HamanoDec 3, 2008
  41. Junio C HamanoNov 17, 2008
  42. Linus TorvaldsNov 17, 2008
  43. Fix index preloading for racy dirty caseLinus Torvalds, Nov 17, 2008
  44. Junio C HamanoNov 17, 2008

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