Re: [PATCH v13 5/7] object-file.c: add "stream_loose_object()" to handle large object

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jun 8, 2022, 15:34 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqh74vrwww.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <7ba4858a-d1cc-a4eb-b6d6-4c04a5dd6ce7@gmail.com>

Neeraj Singh <nksingh85@gmail.com> writes:

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>> Still, we need to save the temporary file we're preparing
>> somewhere. We'll do that in the top-level ".git/objects/"
>> directory (or whatever "GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY" is set to). Once we've
>> streamed it we'll know the OID, and will move it to its canonical
>> path.
>> 
>
> I think this new logic doesn't play well with batched-fsync. Even
> through we don't know the final OID, we should still call 
> prepare_loose_object_bulk_checkin to potentially create the bulk
> checkin objdir.

Good point. Careful sanity checks like this are very much appreciated.

> Thanks for including me on the review!

Yes, indeed.

Thanks, both.

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