Subject: ds/path-walk-filters (was: What's cooking in git.git (May 2026, #06))

From: Derrick Stolee <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 24 May 2026 14:05:27 -0400

On 5/23/26 5:06 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> * ds/path-walk-filters (2026-05-13) 14 commits
>   - path-walk: support `combine` filter
>   - path-walk: support `object:type` filter
>   - path-walk: support `tree:0` filter
>   - t6601: tag otherwise-unreachable trees
>   - pack-objects: support sparse:oid filter with path-walk
>   - path-walk: add pl_sparse_trees to control tree pruning
>   - path-walk: support blob size limit filter
>   - backfill: die on incompatible filter options
>   - path-walk: support blobless filter
>   - path-walk: always emit directly-requested objects
>   - t/perf: add pack-objects filter and path-walk benchmark
>   - pack-objects: pass --objects with --path-walk
>   - t5620: make test work with path-walk var
>   - Merge branch 'en/backfill-fixes-and-edges' into ds/path-walk-filters
> 
>   The "git pack-objects --path-walk" traversal has been integrated
>   with several object filters, including blobless and sparse filters.
> 
>   Comments?
>   source: <[email-masked]>

Taylor has completed review on a small re-roll v5.

Thanks,
-Stolee