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@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ tree is open before checking out. This will increase your chances of success. |
### Improving performance of `git status` |
+#### Increase the vnode cache size |
+ |
`git status` is used frequently to determine the status of your checkout. Due |
to the large number of files in Chromium's checkout, `git status` performance |
can be quite variable. Increasing the system's vnode cache appears to help. By |
@@ -257,8 +259,22 @@ $ echo kern.maxvnodes=$((512*1024)) | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf |
Or edit the file directly. |
-If `git --version` reports 2.6 or higher, the following may also improve |
-performance of `git status`: |
+#### Configure git to use an untracked cache |
+ |
+If `git --version` reports 2.8 or higher, try running |
+ |
+```shell |
+$ git update-index --test-untracked-cache |
+``` |
+ |
+If the output ends with `OK`, then the following may also improve performance of |
+`git status`: |
+ |
+```shell |
+$ git config core.untrackedCache true |
+``` |
+ |
+If `git --version` reports 2.6 or higher, but below 2.8, you can instead run |
```shell |
$ git update-index --untracked-cache |