unpack_delta_entry(): reduce memory footprint.

[git.git] / sha1_file.c

diff --git a/sha1_file.c b/sha1_file.c
index a80d849..58edec0 100644 (file)
--- a/sha1_file.c
+++ b/sha1_file.c
@@ -973,6 +973,16 @@ static void *unpack_delta_entry(unsigned char *base_sha1,
 
        if (left < 20)
                die("truncated pack file");
+
+       /* The base entry _must_ be in the same pack */
+       if (!find_pack_entry_one(base_sha1, &base_ent, p))
+               die("failed to find delta-pack base object %s",
+                   sha1_to_hex(base_sha1));
+       base = unpack_entry_gently(&base_ent, type, &base_size);
+       if (!base)
+               die("failed to read delta-pack base object %s",
+                   sha1_to_hex(base_sha1));
+
        data = base_sha1 + 20;
        data_size = left - 20;
        delta_data = xmalloc(delta_size);
@@ -990,14 +1000,6 @@ static void *unpack_delta_entry(unsigned char *base_sha1,
        if ((st != Z_STREAM_END) || stream.total_out != delta_size)
                die("delta data unpack failed");
 
-       /* The base entry _must_ be in the same pack */
-       if (!find_pack_entry_one(base_sha1, &base_ent, p))
-               die("failed to find delta-pack base object %s",
-                   sha1_to_hex(base_sha1));
-       base = unpack_entry_gently(&base_ent, type, &base_size);
-       if (!base)
-               die("failed to read delta-pack base object %s",
-                   sha1_to_hex(base_sha1));
        result = patch_delta(base, base_size,
                             delta_data, delta_size,
                             &result_size);