if (trg_entry->preferred_base)
return -1;
+ /*
+ * We do not bother to try a delta that we discarded
+ * on an earlier try, but only when reusing delta data.
+ */
+ if (!no_reuse_delta && trg_entry->in_pack &&
+ trg_entry->in_pack == src_entry->in_pack)
+ return 0;
+
/*
* If the current object is at pack edge, take the depth the
* objects that depend on the current object into account --