Re: [PATCH v4 0/7] Use generation numbers for --topo-order

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Nov 1, 2018, 05:21 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqpnvptlta.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <pull.25.v4.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

"Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

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> This patch series performs a decently-sized refactoring of the revision-walk
> machinery. Well, "refactoring" is probably the wrong word, as I don't
> actually remove the old code. Instead, when we see certain options in the
> 'rev_info' struct, we redirect the commit-walk logic to a new set of methods
> that distribute the workload differently. By using generation numbers in the
> commit-graph, we can significantly improve 'git log --graph' commands (and
> the underlying 'git rev-list --topo-order').

Review discussions seem to have petered out. Would we merge this to 'next' and start cooking, perhaps for the remainder of this cycle?