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-Status: No, score=-3.8 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 898ED1F5AE for ; Thu, 16 Jul 2020 22:10:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726917AbgGPWKa (ORCPT ); Thu, 16 Jul 2020 18:10:30 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:34336 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726007AbgGPWKa (ORCPT ); Thu, 16 Jul 2020 18:10:30 -0400 Received: from mail-qk1-x730.google.com (mail-qk1-x730.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::730]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 09039C061755 for ; Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:10:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-qk1-x730.google.com with SMTP id c139so7067121qkg.12 for ; Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:10:29 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=google; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:mail-followup-to:mime-version :content-disposition; bh=uYyht/dGVQm+a4QlSzHxKVo7ZK+/8dTcEwb63PUCviM=; b=cImRp+mOzZKLMqBo6CkYc0xqtC36FMmmFAzYUiPuknyDDt179ZAxHMPGj7oq07DeQQ etvFLoBHTG4hq49UBHgumQ4cvzty0+dVlGsUhfLx52cl73XoDw85bD1MnT8M55ylLVP1 um1cWK0oIrSRzxW2KfHeYxWr6bEU7GsGcVXtM= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:subject:message-id:mail-followup-to :mime-version:content-disposition; bh=uYyht/dGVQm+a4QlSzHxKVo7ZK+/8dTcEwb63PUCviM=; b=E566TnkPbiA4NXjOaMCqFp4ZU52SFCMlQJtYt5Og8W9CbVUQhZgK4es6ZX5B1TOkSU YfkEEpLumltbLDxRe45daXud0/HbE80Q0E0rOO6HF04c1suOdmFAy4iqEyQLLPZv7hXL hThxFEG7AI/sVjZbhXfGAy4eV9i1O8CeOvV20XlOTSRjd+EFxdk/Fs7s/Nb5dHk3G8vg y0lH1C2C5sCNm02R6sR2FFLerTtW54S8NuSFqblOpAljSkNBaGjBtrDpUbtU5m1xG16g lb9MVfkfk72i4sHhXCytMx52y/d5XCWjrVbfOjCuWroLcHF3Ls/8DFbnPJSze8csl8oP akaQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533Rf0z61X0Rae7sHT1ls9tJysN8l+2scklHAk654dotj6uz9m+O R1JIKtfEPWPjjshKsH+ajYmhIYQxXeLhlQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyS+OAzkLpQVcEo36g/SuBNF13uuphwG1+DCNzOxanmrEm3Bfwep3cWRGpbLjHddm27zS6Ozw== X-Received: by 2002:a37:9f82:: with SMTP id i124mr6150710qke.129.1594937428853; Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:10:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from chatter.i7.local ([87.101.92.156]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id o20sm9769484qtk.56.2020.07.16.15.10.28 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:10:28 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2020 18:10:26 -0400 From: Konstantin Ryabitsev To: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Compressing packed-refs Message-ID: <20200716221026.dgduvxful32gkhwy@chatter.i7.local> Mail-Followup-To: git@vger.kernel.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Hi, all: I know repos with too many refs is a corner-case for most people, but it's looming large in my world, so I'm wondering if it makes sense to compress the packed-refs file when "git pack-refs" is performed? What would the implications be, other than minor performance degradation when reading it? -K