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Rewrite all file IO for more performance · 817c2820
The new `git_filebuf` structure provides atomic high-performance writes to disk by using a write cache, and optionally a double-buffered scheme through a worker thread (not enabled yet). Writes can be done 3-layered, like in git.git (user code -> write cache -> disk), or 2-layered, by writing directly on the cache. This makes index writing considerably faster. The `git_filebuf` structure contains all the old functionality of `git_filelock` for atomic file writes and reads. The `git_filelock` structure has been removed. Additionally, the `git_filebuf` API allows to automatically hash (SHA1) all the data as it is written to disk (hashing is done smartly on big chunks to improve performance). Signed-off-by: Vicent Marti <tanoku@gmail.com>
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