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@@ -64,6 +64,17 @@ on a `Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10210U CPU @ 1.60GHz`. **Note:** go-git is expected to perform much better after [storage: filesystem/mmap, Add PackScanner to handle large repos](https://github.com/go-git/go-git/pull/1776). +## Architectural considerations + +It is important to realize that Furgit, and performant Git implementations in +general, heavily rely on using memory mappings of packfiles, and assume +relatively predictable fault handling behavior. Therefore, in distributed +systems, we strongly advise *not* using Furgit on top of distributed network +filesystems such as CephFS or NFS; instead, consider solutions where redundancy +and distributions belong *above* the Git layer, such as using a set of Git +nodes each running Furgit/etc. on local repositories, then using an RPC +protocol over it. + ## Dependencies * The standard library |