Hi Vladimir,
Vladimir Nikishkin wrote:
> [Subject: Re: When will this patch be merged?]
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Which patch do you mean?
> When will this patch be merged? It is 2020, and git submodule is
> barely usable with my internet provider, since outbound connections
> are randomly shaped to 10k/s. At the moment I set up updating
> submodules for the night, hoping that it works. If this patch was
> accepted I would just see at which attempt the stream is not shaped
> and reissue the command if it is.
>From the In-Reply-To field, it looks like you're responding to [1]
("submodule: add verbose mode for add/update"), from 2014. Have you
tested that patch? Does it apply to current Git? Has it been working
well for you?
For your application, it sounds like having a timeout (plus Git's
existing support for retries when fetching submodules) would help. Am
I understanding correctly?
Thanks and hope that helps,
Jonathan
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/git/1394631731-4678-1-git-send-email-orgad.shaneh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
