From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.1 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BB761F4B6 for ; Sat, 11 May 2019 21:17:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726201AbfEKVRu (ORCPT ); Sat, 11 May 2019 17:17:50 -0400 Received: from dcvr.yhbt.net ([64.71.152.64]:33602 "EHLO dcvr.yhbt.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726043AbfEKVRu (ORCPT ); Sat, 11 May 2019 17:17:50 -0400 Received: from localhost (dcvr.yhbt.net [127.0.0.1]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF0421F461; Sat, 11 May 2019 21:17:49 +0000 (UTC) Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 21:17:49 +0000 From: Eric Wong To: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] update-server-info: avoid needless overwrites Message-ID: <20190511211749.5ghtdcuzgb7bkywo@dcvr> References: <20190511013455.5886-1-e@80x24.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20190511013455.5886-1-e@80x24.org> Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Eric Wong wrote: > Combined with stdio and kernel buffering; the kernel should be > able to avoid block layer writes and reduce wear. Along the same lines, I'd like to get repack to stop recreating identical packs at some point (but that could be months from now...)