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Before computing Bloom filters, the commit-graph machinery uses commit_gen_cmp to sort commits by generation order for improved diff performance.3d11275505(commit-graph: examine commits by generation number, 2020-03-30) claims that this sort can reduce the time spent to compute Bloom filters by nearly half. But sincec49c82aa4c(commit: move members graph_pos, generation to a slab, 2020-06-17), this optimization is broken, since asking for a 'commit_graph_generation()' directly returns GENERATION_NUMBER_INFINITY while writing. Not all hope is lost, though: 'commit_gen_cmp()' falls back to comparing commits by their date when they have equal generation number, and so sincec49c82aa4cis purely a date comparison function. This heuristic is good enough that we don't seem to loose appreciable performance while computing Bloom filters. Applying this patch (compared with v2.30.0) speeds up computing Bloom filters by factors ranging from 0.40% to 5.19% on various repositories [1]. So, avoid the useless 'commit_graph_generation()' while writing by instead accessing the slab directly. This returns the newly-computed generation numbers, and allows us to avoid the heuristic by directly comparing generation numbers. [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20210105094535.GN8396@szeder.dev/ Signed-off-by: Abhishek Kumar <abhishekkumar8222@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com> Reviewed-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals.
Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses, compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.
Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
Many Git online resources are accessible from https://git-scm.com/ including full documentation and Git related tools.
See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
Documentation/git-<commandname>.txt for documentation of each command.
If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
read with man gittutorial or git help tutorial, and the
documentation of each command with man git-<commandname> or git help <commandname>.
CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
(man gitcvs-migration or git help cvs-migration if git is
installed).
The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission). To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are available at https://lore.kernel.org/git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.
Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to the Git Security mailing list git-security@googlegroups.com.
The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks.
The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):
- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks