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Date:	Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:51:35 -0400
From:	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>
To:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
Cc:	Hendrik Brueckner <brueckner@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Michael Holzheu <holzheu@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	tabbott@...lice.com, vda.linux@...glemail.com, hpa@...ux.intel.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	heiko.carstens@...ibm.com, schwidefsky@...ibm.com,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] initramfs: Fix build break on symbol-prefixed archs

On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 15:46, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 08:08, Michal Marek wrote:
>> On 28.10.2010 01:58, Mike Frysinger wrote:
>>>  The previous commit works and
>>>> the next will do as well if you submit the patch.
>>>
>>> if my change is going in after your bad commit, then you can squash it
>>> with a simple `git commit --amend`.
>>
>> I know how to rewrite the branch, I just don't want to do it needlessly
>> so that 'git pull' still works for people tracking the branch.
>
> keeping git bisect sane is not what i would classify as "needlessly"

plus, there is no requirement that your current tree be what Linus
pulls.  add my patch to your branch-that-may-not-be-rebased, then
create a new branch with those two squashed, and have Linus pull that.
 your main branch will pick up a merge commit, but who cares.
-mike
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