Now that `refs_for_each_fullref_in()` has the ability to avoid enumerating references matching certain pattern(s), use that to avoid visiting hidden refs when constructing the ref advertisement via receive-pack. Note that since this exclusion is best-effort, we still need `show_ref_cb()` to check whether or not each reference is hidden or not before including it in the advertisement. As was the case when applying this same optimization to `upload-pack`, `receive-pack`'s reference advertisement phase can proceed much quicker by avoiding enumerating references that will not be part of the advertisement. (Below, we're still using linux.git with one hidden refs/pull/N ref per commit): $ hyperfine -L v ,.compile 'git{v} -c transfer.hideRefs=refs/pull receive-pack --advertise-refs .git' Benchmark 1: git -c transfer.hideRefs=refs/pull receive-pack --advertise-refs .git Time (mean ± σ): 89.1 ms ± 1.7 ms [User: 82.0 ms, System: 7.0 ms] Range (min … max): 87.7 ms … 95.5 ms 31 runs Benchmark 2: git.compile -c transfer.hideRefs=refs/pull receive-pack --advertise-refs .git Time (mean ± σ): 4.5 ms ± 0.2 ms [User: 0.5 ms, System: 3.9 ms] Range (min … max): 4.1 ms … 5.6 ms 508 runs Summary 'git.compile -c transfer.hideRefs=refs/pull receive-pack --advertise-refs .git' ran 20.00 ± 1.05 times faster than 'git -c transfer.hideRefs=refs/pull receive-pack --advertise-refs .git' Signed-off-by: Taylor Blau <me@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- builtin/receive-pack.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/builtin/receive-pack.c b/builtin/receive-pack.c index 56e8b4e6af4..90aedb97cc8 100644 --- a/builtin/receive-pack.c +++ b/builtin/receive-pack.c @@ -339,7 +339,9 @@ static void write_head_info(void) { static struct oidset seen = OIDSET_INIT; - for_each_ref(show_ref_cb, &seen); + refs_for_each_fullref_in(get_main_ref_store(the_repository), "", + hidden_refs_to_excludes(&hidden_refs), + show_ref_cb, &seen); for_each_alternate_ref(show_one_alternate_ref, &seen); oidset_clear(&seen); if (!sent_capabilities) -- 2.41.0.343.gdff068c469f