On Tue, Mar 04, 2025 at 07:15:18PM -0500, Taylor Blau wrote: > diff --git a/builtin/pack-objects.c b/builtin/pack-objects.c > index 58a9b161262..79e1e6fb52b 100644 > --- a/builtin/pack-objects.c > +++ b/builtin/pack-objects.c > @@ -1502,8 +1503,60 @@ static int have_duplicate_entry(const struct object_id *oid, > return 1; > } > > +static int want_cruft_object_mtime(struct repository *r, > + const struct object_id *oid, > + unsigned flags, uint32_t mtime) > +{ > + struct packed_git **cache; > + > + for (cache = kept_pack_cache(r, flags); *cache; cache++) { > + struct packed_git *p = *cache; > + off_t ofs; > + uint32_t candidate_mtime; > + > + ofs = find_pack_entry_one(oid, p); > + if (!ofs) > + continue; > + > + /* > + * We have a copy of the object 'oid' in a non-cruft > + * pack. We can avoid packing an additional copy > + * regardless of what the existing copy's mtime is since > + * it is outside of a cruft pack. > + */ > + if (!p->is_cruft) > + return 0; > + > + /* > + * If we have a copy of the object 'oid' in a cruft > + * pack, then either read the cruft pack's mtime for > + * that object, or, if that can't be loaded, assume the > + * pack's mtime itself. > + */ > + if (!load_pack_mtimes(p)) { > + uint32_t pos; > + if (offset_to_pack_pos(p, ofs, &pos) < 0) > + continue; > + candidate_mtime = nth_packed_mtime(p, pos); > + } else { > + candidate_mtime = p->mtime; > + } > + > + /* > + * We have a surviving copy of the object in a cruft > + * pack whose mtime is greater than or equal to the one > + * we are considering. We can thus avoid packing an > + * additional copy of that object. > + */ > + if (mtime <= candidate_mtime) > + return 0; > + } > + > + return -1; > +} > + Minor nit: it is a bit unusual that a negative value, which typically indicates an error, is used as a boolean value here to indicate that we don't want to have the object. > diff --git a/t/t7704-repack-cruft.sh b/t/t7704-repack-cruft.sh > index 959e6e26488..f427150de5b 100755 > --- a/t/t7704-repack-cruft.sh > +++ b/t/t7704-repack-cruft.sh > @@ -304,6 +304,69 @@ test_expect_success '--max-cruft-size with freshened objects (packed)' ' > ) > ' > > +test_expect_success '--max-cruft-size with freshened objects (previously cruft)' ' > + git init max-cruft-size-threshold && Let's also delete the repository via `test_when_finished`. Patrick