Re: Performance issue of 'git branch'

Hi,

On Sun, 26 Jul 2009, Mike Hommey wrote:

On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 02:02:19PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:

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On Sat, 25 Jul 2009, Mike Hommey wrote:

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On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 09:57:39PM +0300, Timo Hirvonen wrote:

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Linus Torvalds [off-list ref] wrote:

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So curl really must die. It may not matter for the expensive operations, 
but a lot of scripting is about running all those "cheap" things that just 
add up over time.

SELinux is the problem, not curl.

I think it's NSS, the problem, not SELinux. Linus's libcurl is built
against NSS, which is the default on Fedora.

Well, it kind of doesn't matter. The fact is, libcurl is a bloated 
monster, and adds zero to 99% of what git people do.

Especially consideting the http transport fails to be useful in various
scenarios.

I beg your pardon?  Maybe "s/useful/desirable/"?

In many scenarios, http transport is the _last resort_ against overzealous 
administrators.  The fact that you might be lucky enough not to need that 
resort is a blessing, and does not give you the right to ridicule those 
who are unfortunate enough not to share your good luck.

Ciao,
Dscho