linux-kernel - Re: Adrian Bunk is now taking over the 2.6.16-stable branch

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Date:	Wed, 9 Aug 2006 16:05:06 -0700
From:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>,
	Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@...puserve.com>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>, Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Adrian Bunk is now taking over the 2.6.16-stable branch

* Greg KH (greg@...ah.com) wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 10, 2006 at 12:45:29AM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > > No, I would not use the main git tree to queue patches up.  What happens
> > > when you want to rip the middle one out because in review it turns out
> > > that it is incorrect?
> > 
> >   git-revert
> 
> Ok, fair enough, but it messes with the changelogs a bunch.

You can always keep it all on a "pending" branch, and cherrypick if
needed (instead of straight merge if you needed to drop something) to
keep the final changelogs sane.

thanks,
-chris
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