Alex Bennee <kernel-hacker@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Well that's counter intuitive.... > > - reverting the original repo to one big pack speeds up the clone > - adding a --local --reference mirror slows it down Neither is. Read what "--local" says in the help text of clone. It disables the git aware clever optimization. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html