Re: git and multiple cores
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 7:02 PM, Shawn O. Pearce wrote:
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> Peter Harris <git@peter.is-a-geek.org> wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Chris Friesen wrote:
>> >
>> > I'm using git 1.6.1.3 and it seems to be limited to a single core.
>> > Given that I've seen cases where the cpu has been basically pinned for
>> > minutes on end (initial clone of a repository, for instance) has there
>> > been any discussion of taking advantage of multiple cores?
>>
>> Sounds like you're mostly concerned about packing.
>>
>> The good news is, your version of git already has a threaded packer.
>> You just need to enable it. See "pack.threads" in "git help config".
>>
>> 1.6.2 and newer use multiple threads by default.
>
> True, but he was talking about initial clone, which on the client
> side is git-index-pack. Which is not threaded.
Ah. I thought he was talking about the server side. My mistake.
Peter Harris