Re: [PATCH RFC 0/5] Add --dry-run option to git-backfill(1)

> This is a helpful capability, but I'm not sure the size check counts
> as a "dry run" because it involves a network call (and possibly many
> depending on --min-batch-size).
> ...
> I'm not sure that we want to add a feature based on speculation. Git
> is a collection of "itches" that the contributors needed scratched.
> The work is motivated by real needs.
> ...
> I don't think the uncompressed size is a useful metric here, as it is
> likely astronomically larger than what will be downloaded. How will
> this help a user make a decision?