Lars Schneider <larsxschneider@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> On 17 Oct 2016, at 15:28, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> ... >> >> * ls/filter-process (2016-10-17) 14 commits >> - contrib/long-running-filter: add long running filter example >> - convert: add filter.<driver>.process option >> - convert: prepare filter.<driver>.process option >> - convert: make apply_filter() adhere to standard Git error handling >> - pkt-line: add functions to read/write flush terminated packet streams >> - pkt-line: add packet_write_gently() >> - pkt-line: add packet_flush_gently() >> - pkt-line: add packet_write_fmt_gently() >> - pkt-line: extract set_packet_header() >> - pkt-line: rename packet_write() to packet_write_fmt() >> - run-command: add clean_on_exit_handler >> - run-command: move check_pipe() from write_or_die to run_command >> - convert: modernize tests >> - convert: quote filter names in error messages >> >> The smudge/clean filter API expect an external process is spawned >> to filter the contents for each path that has a filter defined. A >> new type of "process" filter API has been added to allow the first >> request to run the filter for a path to spawn a single process, and >> all filtering need is served by this single process for multiple >> paths, reducing the process creation overhead. > > Hi Junio, > > what do you think about v11? Do you feel the series is becoming mature > enough for `next`? I've already had that feeling a few rounds ago, but I haven't had a chance to read the most recent one carefully myself to answer that question honestly.