linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/22] 2.6.22-rc3 perfmon2 : generic kernel modifications

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Date:	Wed, 30 May 2007 06:56:38 -0700
From:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@....hp.com>
To:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:	Robin Holt <holt@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/22] 2.6.22-rc3 perfmon2 : generic kernel modifications

Stephen,

On Wed, May 30, 2007 at 11:42:06PM +1000, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> On Wed, 30 May 2007 06:34:03 -0500 Robin Holt <holt@....com> wrote:
> >
> > That breaks git-bisect.  Just introducing new text, but not actually using
> > it makes it appear to somebody using git-bisect to identify the source of
> > a problem as though all the changes came in at the same time.  Bad idea.
> 
> But the patch set as it is includes references to files that do not exist
> and so breaks the build.
> 

The patches are split artificially to make it easier to read on LKML.

There is no intention on my part to make them such that individually they
can build a kernel. You need at least the base+common+ your arch to
compile. The common code is divided by functionality. All functionalities
are required.

-- 
-Stephane
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