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Git 1.7.8 introduced an object and history re-validation step after "fetch" or "push" causes new history to be added to a receiving repository. This is to protect a malicious server or pushing client from corrupting the repository by taking advantage of an existing corrupt object that is unconnected to existing history. But this check is way over-pessimistic. During "fetch" or "receive-pack" (the server side of "push"), unpack-objects and index-pack already validate individual objects that are received, and the only thing we would want to catch are corrupted objects that already happen to exist in our repository but are not referenced from our refs. Such objects must have been written by an earlier run of our codepaths that write out loose objects or packfiles, and they must have done the validation of individual objects when they did so. The only thing left to worry about is the connectivity integrity, which can be checked with "rev-list --objects", which is much cheaper. We have been paying the 5x to 8x runtime overhead the --verify-objects often adds for no real gain. Revert check_everything_connected() not to use this over-pessimistic check. Credit goes to Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, who originally identified the performance regression and endured multiple rounds of reviews to fix it. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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GIT - the stupid content tracker
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"git" can mean anything, 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
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.
It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of
hackers around the net. It is currently maintained by Junio C Hamano.
Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/everyday.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).
Many Git online resources are accessible from http://git-scm.com/
including full documentation and Git related tools.
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. 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
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=git and other archival sites.
The messages titled "A note from the maintainer", "What's in
git.git (stable)" and "What's cooking in git.git (topics)" and
the discussion following them on the mailing list give a good
reference for project status, development direction and
remaining tasks.