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=-3.9 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,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 7868B1F66E for ; Tue, 25 Aug 2020 23:09:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726542AbgHYXJJ (ORCPT ); Tue, 25 Aug 2020 19:09:09 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:57726 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726471AbgHYXJI (ORCPT ); Tue, 25 Aug 2020 19:09:08 -0400 Received: from mail-qk1-x743.google.com (mail-qk1-x743.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::743]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1E336C061755 for ; Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:09:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-qk1-x743.google.com with SMTP id o64so189184qkb.10 for ; Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:09:07 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ttaylorr-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-disposition:in-reply-to; bh=CMNZ4oEfv9sw4myC6+oximbYHxv1K/zd51l56wBbwEg=; b=Pqx5TvzKTPjfhga5K6/hO7gt33HU2NliytRkkuOxezP6KCYKnm9FPTsKGGW5Io/V3w /1pWqQJCiS5OsBJ5VcohT6ORdg7jtP4h1VcCj/ZzLRYrIesELyFWL2Laah9l1Ve59meY QmMWvjOyEQOkmSjII/nu1TU7KGpJmmAMcMB+Q6rVUR78GXfUgIEwOFr/4h+ebf/0Wb// 3KjVmAKv21JtUkAvb3Kpd5aSZQTFYTAjctRaU8ThVRjeTdY0i3F6YkWFYRpdHpaCw4tA IS1pW4yXNjSyNv//PflxLW1Kq5w8/NqFTvu9z7iqwFjr2Vto/W2t0K03DOdEGnVpQ+/G ZoJQ== 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:cc:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-disposition:in-reply-to; bh=CMNZ4oEfv9sw4myC6+oximbYHxv1K/zd51l56wBbwEg=; b=fvE34R17F3O9A64tyjnlQlTARSgJ4j4p9EHdB9FvHVAGLolDmyVpXwK63nhu5CbKWn MG3wAMNmqbhM0DcBTeIpuWSA8fr0Tbd7CCo3Z7HaCKjXxtYQralYOpAULEBRh8ad/nJC UJwN/YaQ+vKPeQp1qd3jIcbUYTJdutn6jsuf6H/xMi96ZM0h2l1i8v4zkHJZUGb40yFj NX6r2R/esythy4rD5dIwS6Cu0kBdiy7ekwBEymvxw9Ip2EGDoqnNYiM9YOoMgWWY03As 5KpWM2IxgkJrHQSNe0yEv93hk/wQLIgSozNgo2cGLzvQuLcNtClSkG+FxecGs9sB6NY5 qvYA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532Tf00z/NlS6yCNUS3d3OOp1P2zGNBLJaz8XcVmvtRHHNAajTfT R3HilFWh7jXBtUI94qq1/hmf0w== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJz0JguU/lXxlpoqU99EW0sbHqhFEfd7zTbOEaXUt3XeWrkLPO65SgNsFSIZQl4UoyDB2yReQg== X-Received: by 2002:a05:620a:8c8:: with SMTP id z8mr11530432qkz.63.1598396947009; Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:09:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost ([2605:9480:22e:ff10:1558:8dc0:5209:36ba]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id m26sm477628qtc.83.2020.08.25.16.09.05 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:09:06 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 19:09:04 -0400 From: Taylor Blau To: Junio C Hamano Cc: Jeff King , Taylor Blau , git@vger.kernel.org, dstolee@microsoft.com Subject: Re: [PATCH] pack-redundant: gauge the usage before proposing its removal Message-ID: <20200825230904.GA23203@syl.lan> References: <20200825022614.GA1391422@coredump.intra.peff.net> <20200825172214.GC1414394@coredump.intra.peff.net> <20200825182745.GA1417288@coredump.intra.peff.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Hi Junio, On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 03:45:52PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > The subcommand is unusably slow and the reason why nobody reports it > as a performance bug is suspected to be the absense of users. Let's > show a big message that asks the user to tell us that they still > care about the command when an attempt is made to run the command, > with an escape hatch to override it with a command line option. > > In a few releases, we may turn it into an error and keep it for a > few more releases before finally removing it (during the whole time, > the plan to remove it would be interrupted by end user raising hand). > > Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano > --- Thanks. Peff's plan seems reasonable to me (and I'd like to add that I am a frequent reader of the release notes ;-)), as does this patch. Reviewed-by: Taylor Blau Thanks, Taylor