On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 11:41:52AM -0400, Jeff King wrote: > Ouch. So this means that git since v2.11 is basically leaking every > non-byte pack sent by upload-pack (so all of the ref advertisement and > want/have negotiation). Determined experimentally that the answer is: yes. The increase in ref advertisement is roughly linear with the size of your packed-refs, so for most people this wasn't a big deal (and even if you have insanely large packed-refs, it's "only" 2-3x the RAM; potentially a problem, but only if you're close to the tipping point already). -Peff