What does this MR do?
This changes the code used for checking for protected branches so we only load the names into memory. This won't result in a big difference (if any) in SQL queries, it just reduces the amount of data being sent over the wire / loaded into memory.
Does this MR meet the acceptance criteria?
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Changelog entry added, if necessary - Review
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Has been reviewed by Backend -
Has been reviewed by Database
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Conform by the merge request performance guides -
Conform by the style guides -
Squashed related commits together -
Internationalization required/considered