Re: 'git describe' is very slow on development trees with lots of commits

Hi! > (Cc:-ed the Git development list.) > > * David Ahern wrote: > > > PERF-VERSION-GEN and specifically the git commands are the > > cause of more delay than the config checks, especially when > > doing the build in a VM with the kernel source on an NFS > > mount. > > Yes, I have noticed

'git describe' is very slow on development trees with lots of commits

(Cc:-ed the Git development list.) * David Ahern wrote: > PERF-VERSION-GEN and specifically the git commands are the > cause of more delay than the config checks, especially when > doing the build in a VM with the kernel source on an NFS > mount. Yes, I have noticed that too. So, the probl