Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> Are you using v2.33.0? This change is not in that version. > > Hrm, it's an internal build that says v2.33.0 is the bsae, but the --sparse option > is available so who knows what's actually underneath the hood. I can try vanilla > upstream builds if that would help narrow down the issue. $ git version Guessing from the e-mail address, perhaps you are using something derived from the next branch of the day, maintained by Jonathan Nieder's group, for internal consumption at Google.