From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 17:15:12 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] fetch-pack: do not check links for partial fetch
Message-ID: <xmqqo9jp5kgv.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <20180314152429.df14adfb49b028e2e2a9001a@google.com>

Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com> writes:

> Our only definition (currently) for the "partial" fetch boundary is
> whether an object in a promisor packfile (a packfile obtained from the
> promisor remote) references it, so I think that checking for crossing a
> "partial" fetch boundary does not add anything.

Ah, that's a perfect answer. When we find a link that leads to a
missing object in a pack after receiving it from a remote repository
that gives us promises, the missing object must be available from
the remote repository by definition.  Makes perfect sense ;-)

Thanks.