Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] cache-tree: Create/update cache-tree on checkout

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jul 7, 2014, 18:58 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqmwclc7xq.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <1404619619-4774-1-git-send-email-dturner@twitter.com>

David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com> writes:

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> When git checkout checks out a branch, create or update the
> cache-tree so that subsequent operations are faster.
>
> update_main_cache_tree learned a new flag, WRITE_TREE_REPAIR.  When
> WRITE_TREE_REPAIR is set, portions of the cache-tree which do not
> correspond to existing tree objects are invalidated (and portions which
> do are marked as valid).  No new tree objects are created.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Turner <dturner@twitter.com>
> ---

Looks safe, if a bit wasteful, to me.

Thanks; will queue.