Re: [PATCH 4/4] packed-backend: use mmap when opening large "packed-refs" file

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: May 6, 2025, 22:18 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqjz6tfkmv.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqecx1k1ig.fsf@gitster.g>

Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

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> As to the title
>
> 	packed-backend: use mmap when opening large "packed-refs" file
> 	packed-backend: mmap large "packed-refs" file during fsck
>
> would be shorter and clearer.

Sorry to be cryptic. I meant to suggest the second one. The first one is what you gave us, and was left to contrast its length with the suggested altenative.

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