"ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > From: ZheNing Hu <adlternative@xxxxxxxxx> > > Without using protocol v2, the git server needs to send a pktline > "# service=$servicename" to the git client first. This often > requires the git server to implement it independently, but it can > be delegated to the `git receive-pack` and `git upload-pack` to complete > the work proactively. Therefore, the `--show-service` option is added > to `git receive-pack` and `git upload-pack`, which can be used to send > the "# service=$servicename" pktline, making the logic of the git > server more concise. > > Note that this `--show-service` option can only be used together with > `--http-backend-info-refs` and it is not applicable when using protocol v2. > > Signed-off-by: ZheNing Hu <adlternative@xxxxxxxxx> > --- The above is a very well written description of why we _can_ do this, but it is unclear why we would _want_ to do this. What do we gain by letting the individual services to declare "we are serving this!"? Do we lose an extra fork & process (it does not seem to be the case)?
