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Junio C Hamano b4d065df03 sha1_file: stop opening files with O_NOATIME
When we open object files, we try to do so with O_NOATIME.
This dates back to 144bde78e9 (Use O_NOATIME when opening
the sha1 files., 2005-04-23), which is an optimization to
avoid creating a bunch of dirty inodes when we're accessing
many objects.  But a few things have changed since then:

  1. In June 2005, git learned about packfiles, which means
     we would do a lot fewer atime updates (rather than one
     per object access, we'd generally get one per packfile).

  2. In late 2006, Linux learned about "relatime", which is
     generally the default on modern installs. So
     performance around atimes updates is a non-issue there
     these days.

     All the world isn't Linux, but as it turns out, Linux
     is the only platform to implement O_NOATIME in the
     first place.

So it's very unlikely that this code is helping anybody
these days.

Helped-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
[jc: took idea and log message from peff]
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2016-11-02 19:34:41 -07:00
Documentation Merge branch 'jk/alt-odb-cleanup' 2016-10-17 13:25:20 -07:00
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mergetools
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INSTALL
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Makefile coccicheck: use --all-includes by default 2016-09-29 20:40:18 -07:00
README.md
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abspath.c
aclocal.m4
advice.c
advice.h
alias.c
alloc.c
apply.c introduce CHECKOUT_INIT 2016-09-22 13:42:18 -07:00
apply.h apply: learn to use a different index file 2016-09-07 12:29:54 -07:00
archive-tar.c Merge branch 'jk/big-and-future-archive-tar' 2016-08-12 09:47:37 -07:00
archive-zip.c
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archive.h
argv-array.c
argv-array.h
attr.c
attr.h
base85.c
bisect.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
bisect.h
blob.c
blob.h
branch.c
branch.h
builtin.h builtin: convert textconv_object to use struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
bulk-checkin.c
bulk-checkin.h
bundle.c
bundle.h
cache-tree.c cache: convert struct cache_entry to use struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
cache-tree.h
cache.h sha1_file: stop opening files with O_NOATIME 2016-11-02 19:34:41 -07:00
check-builtins.sh
check-racy.c
check_bindir
color.c Merge branch 'jk/squelch-false-warning-from-gcc-o3' into maint 2016-09-19 13:51:41 -07:00
color.h
column.c
column.h
combine-diff.c
command-list.txt
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commit.c Merge branch 'rs/copy-array' into maint 2016-10-11 14:18:32 -07:00
commit.h Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
common-main.c
config.c get_short_sha1: make default disambiguation configurable 2016-09-27 10:29:56 -07:00
config.mak.in
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configure.ac Merge branch 'dp/autoconf-curl-ssl' 2016-10-10 14:03:48 -07:00
connect.c Merge branch 'va/i18n-more' 2016-09-26 16:09:18 -07:00
connect.h
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connected.h
convert.c convert: Correct NNO tests and missing `LF will be replaced by CRLF` 2016-08-14 13:45:52 -07:00
convert.h
copy.c
credential-cache--daemon.c
credential-cache.c
credential-store.c
credential.c
credential.h
csum-file.c
csum-file.h
ctype.c
daemon.c Merge branch 'jk/common-main' into maint 2016-09-08 21:35:51 -07:00
date.c
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta.h
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c cache: convert struct cache_entry to use struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
diff-no-index.c Merge branch 'jk/setup-sequence-update' 2016-09-21 15:15:24 -07:00
diff.c Merge branch 'rs/qsort' 2016-10-10 14:03:46 -07:00
diff.h Merge branch 'mh/diff-indent-heuristic' 2016-09-26 16:09:16 -07:00
diffcore-break.c
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diffcore-order.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
diffcore-pickaxe.c Merge branch 'js/regexec-buf' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:45 -07:00
diffcore-rename.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
diffcore.h
dir-iterator.c
dir-iterator.h
dir.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
dir.h
editor.c
entry.c streaming: make stream_blob_to_fd take struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
environment.c Merge branch 'jk/setup-sequence-update' 2016-09-21 15:15:24 -07:00
exec_cmd.c
exec_cmd.h
fast-import.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
fetch-pack.c Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c fsck: handle bad trees like other errors 2016-09-27 14:09:10 -07:00
fsck.h
generate-cmdlist.sh
gettext.c
gettext.h
git-add--interactive.perl diff: improve positioning of add/delete blocks in diffs 2016-09-19 10:25:11 -07:00
git-archimport.perl
git-bisect.sh
git-compat-util.h Merge branch 'rs/copy-array' into maint 2016-10-11 14:18:32 -07:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl
git-cvsserver.perl
git-difftool--helper.sh difftool: always honor fatal error exit codes 2016-08-15 15:24:05 -07:00
git-difftool.perl
git-filter-branch.sh
git-instaweb.sh
git-merge-octopus.sh git-merge-octopus: do not capitalize "octopus" 2016-09-08 12:17:10 -07:00
git-merge-one-file.sh
git-merge-resolve.sh
git-mergetool--lib.sh
git-mergetool.sh
git-p4.py Spelling fixes 2016-08-11 14:35:42 -07:00
git-parse-remote.sh
git-quiltimport.sh
git-rebase--am.sh
git-rebase--interactive.sh Merge branch 'rt/rebase-i-broken-insn-advise' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:46 -07:00
git-rebase--merge.sh
git-rebase.sh
git-relink.perl
git-remote-testgit.sh
git-request-pull.sh
git-send-email.perl
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh Merge branch 'ew/build-time-pager-tweaks' 2016-08-08 14:48:44 -07:00
git-stash.sh i18n: stash: mark messages for translation 2016-09-21 10:20:43 -07:00
git-submodule.sh clone: pass --progress decision to recursive submodules 2016-09-22 11:22:47 -07:00
git-svn.perl
git-web--browse.sh
git.c Merge branch 'jk/setup-sequence-update' 2016-09-21 15:15:24 -07:00
git.rc
gpg-interface.c Merge branch 'lt/gpg-show-long-key-in-signature-verification-maint' into lt/gpg-show-long-key-in-signature-verification 2016-08-16 15:04:13 -07:00
gpg-interface.h
graph.c Merge branch 'jk/graph-padding-fix' into maint 2016-10-11 14:19:03 -07:00
graph.h graph: add support for --line-prefix on all graph-aware output 2016-08-31 18:07:09 -07:00
grep.c Merge branch 'js/regexec-buf' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:45 -07:00
grep.h Merge branch 'jc/grep-commandline-vs-configuration' into maint 2016-08-10 11:55:29 -07:00
hashmap.c
hashmap.h
help.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
help.h
hex.c Merge branch 'rs/hex2chr' into maint 2016-09-19 13:51:43 -07:00
http-backend.c Merge branch 'ew/http-backend-batch-headers' 2016-08-12 09:47:38 -07:00
http-fetch.c
http-push.c Merge branch 'jk/common-main' into maint 2016-09-08 21:35:51 -07:00
http-walker.c
http.c Merge branch 'dt/http-empty-auth' 2016-10-17 13:25:18 -07:00
http.h
ident.c Merge branch 'jk/ident-ai-canonname-could-be-null' into maint 2016-10-03 13:22:32 -07:00
imap-send.c Merge branch 'ak/curl-imap-send-explicit-scheme' 2016-10-10 14:03:48 -07:00
iterator.h
khash.h
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
line-log.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
line-log.h
line-range.c
line-range.h
list-objects.c
list-objects.h
list.h
ll-merge.c
ll-merge.h
lockfile.c
lockfile.h mingw: ensure temporary file handles are not inherited by child processes 2016-08-23 09:09:55 -07:00
log-tree.c graph: add support for --line-prefix on all graph-aware output 2016-08-31 18:07:09 -07:00
log-tree.h
mailinfo.c Merge branch 'kd/mailinfo-quoted-string' 2016-10-03 13:30:38 -07:00
mailinfo.h mailinfo: handle in-body header continuations 2016-09-21 10:23:11 -07:00
mailmap.c
mailmap.h
match-trees.c
merge-blobs.c
merge-blobs.h
merge-recursive.c Merge branch 'rs/cocci' 2016-09-26 16:09:14 -07:00
merge-recursive.h
merge.c sequencer: lib'ify checkout_fast_forward() 2016-09-09 11:24:52 -07:00
mergesort.c
mergesort.h
mru.c
mru.h
name-hash.c
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c Merge branch 'va/i18n-more' 2016-09-26 16:09:18 -07:00
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c
notes-utils.h
notes.c notes: convert init_notes to use struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
notes.h
object.c
object.h
pack-bitmap-write.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c sha1_file: rename git_open_noatime() to git_open() 2016-10-25 10:59:13 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h
pack-check.c Merge branch 'jk/verify-packfile-gently' into maint 2016-10-11 14:21:36 -07:00
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h pack-objects: break delta cycles before delta-search phase 2016-08-11 10:44:13 -07:00
pack-revindex.c use COPY_ARRAY 2016-09-25 16:44:13 -07:00
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
pack.h
pager.c Merge branch 'jk/setup-sequence-update' 2016-09-21 15:15:24 -07:00
parse-options-cb.c Merge branch 'mh/diff-indent-heuristic' 2016-09-26 16:09:16 -07:00
parse-options.c
parse-options.h Merge branch 'mh/diff-indent-heuristic' 2016-09-26 16:09:16 -07:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c patch-ids: refuse to compute patch-id for merge commit 2016-09-12 13:45:01 -07:00
patch-ids.h rebase: avoid computing unnecessary patch IDs 2016-08-11 14:39:16 -07:00
path.c Merge branch 'jk/diff-submodule-diff-inline' 2016-09-12 15:34:31 -07:00
pathspec.c Merge branch 'rs/qsort' 2016-10-10 14:03:46 -07:00
pathspec.h Merge branch 'bw/pathspec-remove-unused-extern-decl' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:34 -07:00
pkt-line.c introduce hex2chr() for converting two hexadecimal digits to a character 2016-09-07 10:42:46 -07:00
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c
pretty.c Merge branch 'rs/c-auto-resets-attributes' 2016-10-06 14:53:12 -07:00
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c
progress.h
prompt.c
prompt.h
quote.c
quote.h
reachable.c
reachable.h
read-cache.c git_open(): untangle possible NOATIME and CLOEXEC interactions 2016-10-28 06:23:07 -07:00
ref-filter.c Merge branch 'rs/qsort' 2016-10-10 14:03:46 -07:00
ref-filter.h
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
refs.c Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
refs.h Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
remote-curl.c Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
remote-testsvn.c
remote.c use strbuf_addstr() for adding constant strings to a strbuf, part 2 2016-09-15 12:23:38 -07:00
remote.h Merge branch 'jk/push-force-with-lease-creation' into maint 2016-09-08 21:35:53 -07:00
replace_object.c
rerere.c cache: convert struct cache_entry to use struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
rerere.h
resolve-undo.c cache: convert struct cache_entry to use struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Merge branch 'vn/revision-shorthand-for-side-branch-log' 2016-10-06 14:53:10 -07:00
revision.h
run-command.c Merge branch 'ab/hooks' 2016-08-19 15:34:16 -07:00
run-command.h
send-pack.c Merge branch 'rs/use-strbuf-addstr' into maint 2016-08-10 11:55:34 -07:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c sequencer: ensure to release the lock when we could not read the index 2016-09-09 11:24:52 -07:00
sequencer.h
server-info.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
setup.c i18n: setup: mark error messages for translation 2016-08-09 12:44:59 -07:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c remove unnecessary check before QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
sha1-array.c Merge branch 'rs/qsort' 2016-10-10 14:03:46 -07:00
sha1-array.h sha1_array: let callbacks interrupt iteration 2016-09-26 11:46:41 -07:00
sha1-lookup.c
sha1-lookup.h
sha1_file.c sha1_file: stop opening files with O_NOATIME 2016-11-02 19:34:41 -07:00
sha1_name.c Merge branch 'jk/alt-odb-cleanup' 2016-10-17 13:25:20 -07:00
shallow.c Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
shell.c
shortlog.h
show-index.c
sideband.c Merge branch 'lf/recv-sideband-cleanup' into maint 2016-08-08 14:21:41 -07:00
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
split-index.c use COPY_ARRAY 2016-09-25 16:44:13 -07:00
split-index.h
strbuf.c link_alt_odb_entry: handle normalize_path errors 2016-10-10 13:52:36 -07:00
strbuf.h link_alt_odb_entry: handle normalize_path errors 2016-10-10 13:52:36 -07:00
streaming.c Merge branch 'jk/pack-objects-optim-mru' 2016-10-10 14:03:47 -07:00
streaming.h streaming: make stream_blob_to_fd take struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
string-list.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
string-list.h
submodule-config.c Merge branch 'sb/submodule-update-dot-branch' 2016-08-10 12:33:20 -07:00
submodule-config.h
submodule.c Merge branch 'jk/alt-odb-cleanup' 2016-10-17 13:25:20 -07:00
submodule.h diff: teach diff to display submodule difference with an inline diff 2016-08-31 18:07:10 -07:00
symlinks.c
tag.c
tag.h
tar.h
tempfile.c mingw: ensure temporary file handles are not inherited by child processes 2016-08-23 09:09:55 -07:00
tempfile.h mingw: ensure temporary file handles are not inherited by child processes 2016-08-23 09:09:55 -07:00
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
trace.c trace: do not fall back to stderr 2016-08-05 09:28:17 -07:00
trace.h
trailer.c
trailer.h
transport-helper.c Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
transport.c Merge branch 'jk/alt-odb-cleanup' 2016-10-17 13:25:20 -07:00
transport.h Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
tree-diff.c
tree-walk.c fsck: handle bad trees like other errors 2016-09-27 14:09:10 -07:00
tree-walk.h fsck: handle bad trees like other errors 2016-09-27 14:09:10 -07:00
tree.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
tree.h
unicode_width.h
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unpack-trees.c Merge branch 'rs/unpack-trees-reduce-file-scope-global' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:36 -07:00
unpack-trees.h
update_unicode.sh
upload-pack.c Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
url.c introduce hex2chr() for converting two hexadecimal digits to a character 2016-09-07 10:42:46 -07:00
url.h
urlmatch.c
urlmatch.h
usage.c Merge branch 'cc/apply-am' 2016-09-19 13:47:18 -07:00
userdiff.c
userdiff.h
utf8.c
utf8.h
varint.c
varint.h
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c
walker.c
walker.h
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c
worktree.h
wrap-for-bin.sh
wrapper.c
write_or_die.c write_or_die: drop write_or_whine_pipe() 2016-08-05 09:28:17 -07:00
ws.c
wt-status.c Merge branch 'rs/cocci' 2016-10-06 14:53:12 -07:00
wt-status.h status: print branch info with --porcelain=v2 --branch 2016-08-11 11:15:40 -07:00
xdiff-interface.c Merge branch 'js/regexec-buf' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:45 -07:00
xdiff-interface.h Convert read_mmblob to take struct object_id. 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
zlib.c

README.md

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 http://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-.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 http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.

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