linux-kernel - Re: [git-pull -tip] x86: include inverse Xmas tree patches

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Date:	Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:08:50 +0530
From:	Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinder@...nel.org>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>,
	x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [git-pull -tip] x86: include inverse Xmas tree patches

On Sun, 2009-03-29 at 13:46 +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Mar 2009, Jaswinder Singh Rajput wrote:
> > On Sun, 2009-03-29 at 00:40 +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > > * Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Please find a better use for your time.
> > > > 
> > > > Imagine, there might be developers out there with real work
> > > > to do in these files: all you are doing is throwing silly
> > > > little obstacles in their way.
> > > 
> > > Actually, now is the right time to do such changes as we've just 
> > > pushed all pending x86 changes upstream. And since these changes 
> > > reduce the chance of future patch conflicts, they do help 
> > > development. (in a small way)
> > > 
> > > Nevertheless i'd suggest to make this a single commit, to not 
> > > clobber the shortlog with it.
> > > 
> > 
> > I think individual patches will be better option, in case of unavoidable
> > situation we can simply revert that particular patch.
> 
> What unavoidable situation ? That you broke stuff with your changes ?
> If you are so unsure about the quality of your changes, then the best
> option is to not pull that stuff at all.
> 

OK. Tree deleted, thanks for your advice.

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JSR

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