We can string_list_insert() to maintain sorted-ness of the list as we find new items, or we can string_list_append() to build an unsorted list and sort it at the end just once. To pick which one is more appropriate, we notice the fact that we discover new items more or less in the already sorted order. That makes "append then sort" more appropriate. Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@xxxxxxxxxx> --- submodule.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c index 0de9e2800ad..22c64bd8559 100644 --- a/submodule.c +++ b/submodule.c @@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ static int get_next_submodule(struct child_process *cp, case RECURSE_SUBMODULES_DEFAULT: case RECURSE_SUBMODULES_ON_DEMAND: if (!submodule || - !unsorted_string_list_lookup( + !string_list_lookup( &changed_submodule_names, submodule->name)) continue; @@ -1350,6 +1350,7 @@ int fetch_populated_submodules(struct repository *r, /* default value, "--submodule-prefix" and its value are added later */ calculate_changed_submodule_paths(); + string_list_sort(&changed_submodule_names); run_processes_parallel(max_parallel_jobs, get_next_submodule, fetch_start_failure, -- 2.19.0.605.g01d371f741-goog