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doc/todo/precache_logs_for_speed_with_cat-file_--buffer.mdwn

@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ changed to pass the Key along.
 Probably that extra round trip means the performance improvement will not
 be as good as --all's was, but it could still be significant.
 
-> Actually, the key lookup can use the same --buffer trick! So ls-tree
-> to get file blob, through cat-file to get key, through cat-file to
-> precache logs.
+> Actually, the key lookup could use the same --buffer trick! 
+> Although this would need a way to use git ls-files to get the sha of each
+> file, and the only way I can find is --stage, which lists the file
+> repeatedly when there's a merge conflict. If that can be finessed somehow,
+> pass the file sha through cat-file to get key, and then pass the location
+> log for the key through cat-file to precache logs.
 
 --[[Joey]]