shejialuo <shejialuo@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 11:02:18AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote: >> shejialuo <shejialuo@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> >> > We will always try to sort the "packed-refs" increasingly by comparing >> > the refname. So, we should add checks to verify whether the "packed-refs" >> > is sorted. >> >> Do this _ONLY_ when the packed-refs file has a header that declares >> "sorted" trait. Insisting on a packed-refs file that does not would >> mean you are stricter than the runtime contract allows. >> > > From my perspective, we should check whether it is sorted when the > header has a "sorted" trait. So the three-lines you wrote is not accurate, then. That is why I said that "should add checks" should not be unconditional---we should not check if the file contents is sorted when "sorted" trait is not declared.