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+# Helpers for dealing with large numbers of packs.
+
+# create $1 nonsense packs, each with a single blob
+create_packs () {
+	perl -le '
+		my ($n) = @ARGV;
+		for (1..$n) {
+			print "blob";
+			print "data <<EOF";
+			print "$_";
+			print "EOF";
+			print "checkpoint"
+		}
+	' "$@" |
+	git fast-import
+}
+
+# create a large number of packs, disabling any gc which might
+# cause us to repack them
+setup_many_packs () {
+	git config gc.auto 0 &&
+	git config gc.autopacklimit 0 &&
+	git config fastimport.unpacklimit 0 &&
+	create_packs 500
+}