linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: trees being removed

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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2024 09:13:53 +1100
From: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To: Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.de>
Cc: Linux Next Mailing List  <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>, Linux Kernel
 Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, David Miller
 <davem@...emloft.net>, "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>, Florian
 Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>, Hector Martin <marcan@...can.st>, "Jason
 A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>, Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>, Micah Morton
 <mortonm@...omium.org>, Mike Marshall <hubcap@...ibond.com>, Pavel Machek
 <pavel@....cz>, Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
Subject: Re: linux-next: trees being removed

Hi Jean,

On Tue, 06 Feb 2024 11:50:44 +0100 Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.de> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2024-01-24 at 13:01 +1100, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> > 
> > Tree                    Last commit date
> >   URL
> >   commits (if any)
> > -----------------------------------------
> > (...)
> > dmi                     2022-09-23 14:53:14 +0200
> >   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jdelvare/staging.git#dmi-for-next  
> 
> This is still where I would put updates to the DMI subsystem, but it
> turns out there haven't been any for some time now, and I'm not aware
> of any pending issue.

I am happy to restore it if you want.

> Out of curiosity, why do inactive branches bother you?

It is mostly just a way to get rid of abandoned trees.  Also, one of
the checks I do requires me to reference all the commits between the
merge base of each tree and Linus' tree.  If the base (and top commit)
of a tree has not been updated for a year, that means checking 40,000+
commits which takes a noticeable amount of time.  Also just merging
such a tree has a noticeable delay.  An empty tree (relative to Linus'
tree) doesn't cost much, of course.

> I can certainly update that branch if it makes your life easier.

Yeah, even just resetting it to Linus' tree at each -rc1 will help.

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell

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