You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Cloud SyncArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.238,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
The scan that decides which files changed now consults git clean-filter blob ids, can be cancelled part-way, and reports how many files it asked about, how many settled, and how long it took.
Details
A file previously marked changed can be reclassified as unchanged once the filter answers.
Two copies of a file are now also considered in agreement when their git blob id matches and etag and mode still line up, not only when their sha256 matches.
There is a cap on how many decisions a worker will defer.
Evidence
filter_settled
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
