Apply git ref performance patches
What does this MR do?
Counterpart of gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab!4977 (merged), main issue: gitlab-com/gl-infra/scalability#806 (closed)
These patches make git clone
and git fetch
faster for repositories with many references. They are currently in the 'next' branch of Git and we expect them to be released in Git 2.31.0.
Related issues
Checklist
See Definition of done.
For anything in this list which will not be completed, please provide a reason in the MR discussion
Required
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Merge Request Title, and Description are up to date, accurate, and descriptive -
MR targeting the appropriate branch -
MR has a green pipeline on GitLab.com
Expected (please provide an explanation if not completing)
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Test plan indicating conditions for success has been posted and passes -
Documentation created/updated -
Integration tests added to GitLab QA -
The impact any change in container size has should be evaluated
Edited by Ian Baum