commit 3f9ac8d259fb919e001671c5e403e5fceaabf0d8
author Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> Wed Feb 15 17:34:29 2006 -0800
committer Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> Wed Feb 22 13:14:56 2006 -0800
tree 6a2f4bbf0f88d1f1cbdf8bf1ad873616eec392bc
parent 26125f6b9be8dac31f56bf3da60dfa0df6dc0b59

pack-objects: reuse data from existing packs.

When generating a new pack, notice if we have already needed
objects in existing packs.  If an object is stored deltified,
and its base object is also what we are going to pack, then
reuse the existing deltified representation unconditionally,
bypassing all the expensive find_deltas() and try_deltas()
calls.

Also, notice if what we are going to write out exactly match
what is already in an existing pack (either deltified or just
compressed).  In such a case, we can just copy it instead of
going through the usual uncompressing & recompressing cycle.

Without this patch, in linux-2.6 repository with about 1500
loose objects and a single mega pack:

    $ git-rev-list --objects v2.6.16-rc3 >RL
    $ wc -l RL
    184141 RL
    $ time git-pack-objects p <RL
    Generating pack...
    Done counting 184141 objects.
    Packing 184141 objects....................
    a1fc7b3e537fcb9b3c46b7505df859f0a11e79d2

    real    12m4.323s
    user    11m2.560s
    sys     0m55.950s

With this patch, the same input:

    $ time ../git.junio/git-pack-objects q <RL
    Generating pack...
    Done counting 184141 objects.
    Packing 184141 objects.....................
    a1fc7b3e537fcb9b3c46b7505df859f0a11e79d2
    Total 184141, written 184141, reused 182441

    real    1m2.608s
    user    0m55.090s
    sys     0m1.830s

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>