Re: [PATCH 3/4] gc --aggressive: make --depth configurable

On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 12:10 AM, Jay Soffian wrote: > On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 9:35 AM, Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy > wrote: >> >> When 1c192f3 (gc --aggressive: make it really aggressive - 2007-12-06) >> made --depth=250 the default value, it didn't really explain the >> reason behind, especially the p

[PATCH 3/4] gc --aggressive: make --depth configurable

When 1c192f3 (gc --aggressive: make it really aggressive - 2007-12-06) made --depth=250 the default value, it didn't really explain the reason behind, especially the pros and cons of --depth=250. An old mail from Linus below explains it at length. Long story short, --depth=250 is a disk saver and