Re: [PATCH v12 05/20] index-helper: add --strict

On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 11:45 PM, David Turner [off-list ref] wrote:

+--strict::
+--no-strict::
+       Strict mode makes index-helper verify the shared memory after
+       it's created. If the result does not match what's read from
+       $GIT_DIR/index, the shared memory is destroyed. This makes
+       index-helper take more than double the amount of time required
+       for reading an index, but because it will happen in the
+       background, it's not noticable.

Slightly off-topic, but for big indexes, running by a script or
something, then the window for reading/verifying is not big and this
strict verification will become noticable.

 `--strict` is enabled by default.

.. so we probably still want --strict by default for now. After this
feature exits the experimental stage, we can switch it off.
-- 
Duy