linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/7] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: support switchdev FDB objects

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Message-Id: <20150811.103817.787813230853567028.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 11 Aug 2015 10:38:17 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel@...oirfairelinux.com, linux@...ck-us.net, andrew@...n.ch,
	f.fainelli@...il.com, sfeldma@...il.com, jiri@...nulli.us
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/7] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: support switchdev
 FDB objects

From: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:25:06 -0400 (EDT)

> I can work on fixup patches to restore v3 changes on top of v2, but this
> won't fix the bisectability issue.
> 
> Instead of fixing individual portions, reverting the merge commit
> f1d5ca4: "Merge branch 'mv88e6xxx-switchdev-fdb'" would undo all the v2
> series at once, then v3 can be merged on top of it.
> 
> Can you consider this as an option?

Nothing will fix bisectability, so don't try.

Reverting an entire series when you have the fix available
already is excessive.

So as I have already asked you, send a relative fixup to clear
up this situation.

Thanks.
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