From: Jakub Narebski Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:54:38 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] Honor core.deltaBaseCacheLimit during index-pack Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Johannes Schindelin writes: > On Mon, 14 Jul 2008, Shawn O. Pearce wrote: > > The only other alternative I can come up with is to change pack-objects > > (or at least its defaults) so we don't generate these massive delta > > chains. But there are already packs in the wild that use these chains, > > resulting in performance problems for clients. > > But the long chains make the pack actually as efficient as it is... Perhaps Shawn thought here about limiting delta chain not by its *length*, but by its *size* (as required when unpacking last object in a delta chanin). What do you think about this idea? -- Jakub Narebski Poland ShadeHawk on #git