linux-kernel - Re: [git patches] libata updates

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Date:	Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:44:24 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [git patches] libata updates


* Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> I couldn't find an example of that in a quick look, it's 
> fairly uncommon to have non-conflicting merges that had 
> semantic - but not contextual - conflicts. [...]

This:

  git log --grep='Semantic merge\|Semantic conflict'

gives over a dozen examples of such semantic merges I've done in 
the past 4 years. I fully agree that they are best done in the 
merge commit - in hindsight perhaps with a tad more explanation 
than I did.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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