Inserting items into a list in sorted order is O(N^2) whereas appending them unsorted and then sorting the list all at once is O(N lg N). string_list_insert() also removes duplicates, and this change loses that functionality. But the strings in this list, which ultimately come from a for_each_ref() iteration, cannot contain duplicates. Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@xxxxxxxxx> --- builtin/remote.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c index d5a5a16..7d5c8d2 100644 --- a/builtin/remote.c +++ b/builtin/remote.c @@ -1341,8 +1341,9 @@ static int prune_remote(const char *remote, int dry_run) const char *refname = states.stale.items[i].util; delete_refs[i] = refname; - string_list_insert(&delete_refs_list, refname); + string_list_append(&delete_refs_list, refname); } + sort_string_list(&delete_refs_list); if (!dry_run) { struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT; -- 2.1.3 -- 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