grit://cooking/bench/log/path@git-git

grit log · path @git-git

History for one path: grit log -- <path> vs git log --oneline -- <path>

repo: Upstream git/git pinned at v2.47.0, full history · 4,525 files · 75,031 commits · 954 refs

$ grit-bench daily --only log/path@git-git2026-10-27 · grit 8dbc58e77 · git version 2.43.0

tool	median	min	max	runs	peak memory
git	330 ms	327 ms	337 ms	5	250 MB
grit	348 ms	333 ms	377 ms	5	271 MB

grit is 1.1× slowermemory: 1.1× more

every timed run (log scale)

git

grit

259 ms474 ms

How it's measured

git runs

$ git log --oneline -- README.md

grit runs

$ grit log -- README.md

Where the time goesone extra traced run per tool, outside the timed runs

git

— not traced

grit · median run 348 ms

grit.revwalk.setup

341 ms

grit.repository.open

0.2 ms

grit.config.load ×2

0.1 ms

grit.pack.index.open

0.0 ms

Every day8 days

date	grit commit	git	grit	grit vs git	grit peak
2026-10-27	8dbc58e77	330 ms	348 ms	1.1× slower	271 MB
2026-10-26	c7cf2c443	373 ms	457 ms	1.2× slower	270 MB
2026-10-25	2824ad391	356 ms	2.38 s	6.7× slower	307 MB
2026-10-24	157a05dde	372 ms	2.41 s	6.5× slower	307 MB
2026-10-23	bddf92f86	336 ms	2.39 s	7.1× slower	308 MB
2026-10-22	4c131b942	334 ms	2.38 s	7.1× slower	308 MB
2026-10-21	d4844e92a	358 ms	2.38 s	6.7× slower	310 MB
2026-10-20	4754ad0b9	334 ms	2.52 s	7.5× slower	300 MB