Linus, > > git-1.4.4: 25 seconds real time, 24 seconds of CPU time (12 user, 12 system) > > git-1.5.0: 50 seconds real time, 39 seconds of CPU time (20 user, 19 system) > > That's an interesting fact in itself. Sorry, these measurements happened to be done in different conditions: repo fully cached in RAM vs. repo not yet in buffer cache / page cache. When measured under the same conditions, no speed difference is visible between git-1.4.4 and git-1.5.0-rc4. Bruno - 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