linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: unusual update of the security tree

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Date:	Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:30:31 -0800
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>, linux-next@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>
Subject: Re: linux-next: unusual update of the security tree

On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au> wrote:
>
> If that is what happened, it may be worth always using the --no-ff flag
> to git merge/pull to make sure that the top commit on your tree always
> has you as the committer (and maybe SOB).
>
> Linus, does that make sense in general for maintainers?

No. That just hides the real problem - back-merges of random points in history.

Don't do them, people. EVER.

              Linus
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