linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] ktest.pl: Fix combined usage of BISECT_REVERSE and BISECT

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Message-ID: <1335352180.28106.151.camel@gandalf.stny.rr.com>
Date:	Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:09:40 -0400
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Russ Dill <Russ.Dill@...com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] ktest.pl: Fix combined usage of BISECT_REVERSE and
 BISECT_SKIP

On Tue, 2012-04-24 at 20:59 -0700, Russ Dill wrote:

> BTW, I can across an additional problem that I'm not sure how to solve.
> I'm using PRE_BUILD and POST_BUILD to apply a patch during a bisect. As
> soon as the bisect hits a tree where the patch applies, the module
> tar-up fails. The kernel version (and module path) has a '-dirty' but
> ktest.pl is calling its get_version after POST_BUILD when the tree is clean.

I'm aware of this issue, as I hit this bug myself. I have some patches
that fix it, but they are currently ugly. I'm working on a better fix.

Thanks,

-- Steve


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