linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL REQUEST] watchdog - v3.1-rc7

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Date:	Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:47:33 +0100
From:	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Watchdog Mailing List <linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org>,
	Mingarelli@...omag.iguana.be, Thomas <Thomas.Mingarelli@...com>,
	Nick Bowler <nbowler@...iptictech.com>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL REQUEST] watchdog - v3.1-rc7 - Fixes

Hi Linus,

> > Please pull from 'master' branch of
> >        git://www.linux-watchdog.org/linux-watchdog.git
> >
> > This will update the following files:
> 
> You have done something absolutely horrible with that git repository.
> 
> The default HEAD does not actually point to the master branch, so the
> thing you asked me to pull
> ("git://www.linux-watchdog.org/linux-watchdog.git" without any branch
> name) does not actually result in what you claimed it would result in.
> 
> It looks like HEAD points to "linux-next".

HEAD was indeed pointing to linux-next. My apologies for that.
I just fixed it.

> Sure, the above is technically a valid git repository, but (a) it's
> crazy and (b) if you really want to do that, then you had better
> actually mention the branch explicitly in the pull line too, ie
> 
>   Please pull ..
> 
>      git://www.linux-watchdog.org/linux-watchdog.git master
> 
> so that when I cut-and-paste, I actually get the right branch.

I'll make sure that you get future requests in this format.

Will I resent it or will you just do a pull from:
	git://www.linux-watchdog.org/linux-watchdog.git master

Kind regards,
Wim.

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