From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:33:41 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC 0/6] reuse deltas found by bitmaps
Message-ID: <xmqq7g7gkgp6.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <20140326072215.GA31739@sigill.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

>   2. When considering whether a delta can be reused, check the bitmaps
>      to see if the client has the base. If so, allow reuse.
> ...
> The implementation I'm including here is the one I've shown before,
> which does (2). Part of the reason that I'm reposting it before looking
> further into these options is that I've written a t/perf script that can
> help with the analysis.

Conceptually, that feels like a natural extension for the "thin
pack" transfer.  I wouldn't foresee a correctness issue, as long as
the fetcher runs "index-pack --fix-thin" at their end.