libgit2 / libgit2/libgit2sharp

DevDrive brings it to a crawl

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Description

When using libgit2 on repos on a DevDrive in Windows11, it gets to a crawl. Really extremely slow, but it seems to stem from libgit itself, not sure yet. Same repos on a normal drive and all is nice and fast. Windows Defender turned off on DevDrives.
Anyone else experiencing this?

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Research direction

The issue names no files or tests. Start by reproducing the slowdown with libgit2sharp on Windows 11 DevDrive and compare the same repositories on a normal drive; done means identifying a confirmed cause and a concrete next step for resolving or documenting the performance problem.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, git
Domain
devtools, performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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