linux-kernel - Re: [ANNOUNCE] GIT 1.6.1

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Date:	Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:44:43 +0200
From:	Heikki Orsila <shdl@...alwe.fi>
To:	Junio C Hamano <gitster@...ox.com>
Cc:	git@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] GIT 1.6.1

On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 10:36:27PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> * The packfile machinery hopefully is more robust when dealing with
>   corrupt packs if redundant objects involved in the corruption are
>   available elsewhere.

Has anyone written a summary of how Git's redundancy operates?

* What would be the probability for a single bit flip to corrupt the 
repository?

* And what is the situation where a single bit flip can not corrupt the 
database?

* When (which commands/functions) is error detection done?

Heikki
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