From: Robin Holt <holt@sgi.com>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Cc: Robin Holt <holt@sgi.com>, David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>, Greg KH <gregkh@suse.de>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>,
linux-arch@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 1/8] init: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 07:10:31 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20101230131031.GF3260@sgi.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201012301350.28862.arnd@arndb.de>
On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 01:50:28PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Thursday 30 December 2010, Robin Holt wrote:
> > Doesn't this patch series break the 'bisectable' rule for patches?
> > I think you can get by with adding a CONFIG_EXPERT selects CONFIG_EMBEDDED
> > in the first patch and the last patch removing that same selects.
>
> How about leaving it that way during the merge window even? That would
> help people sending git pull requests that add new dependencies on
> CONFIG_EMBEDDED. David can submit another patch that removes the
> temporary CONFIG_EMBEDDED option along with any new users in -rc2
> or for 2.6.39 then.
That would be fine with me, but I don't think my vote counts for much.
I was just trying to help prevent the bisectability of your patchset.
Robin
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-12-30 13:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-12-30 4:02 [patch 1/8] init: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT David Rientjes
2010-12-30 4:02 ` [patch 2/8] arch: " David Rientjes
2010-12-30 4:02 ` [patch 3/8] drivers: " David Rientjes
2010-12-30 4:02 ` [patch 4/8] fs: " David Rientjes
2010-12-30 4:02 ` [patch 5/8] block: " David Rientjes
2010-12-30 4:02 ` [patch 6/8] init: " David Rientjes
2010-12-30 4:02 ` [patch 7/8] lib: " David Rientjes
2010-12-30 4:02 ` [patch 8/8] usr: " David Rientjes
2010-12-30 9:04 ` [patch 1/8] init: " Ingo Molnar
2010-12-30 12:45 ` Robin Holt
2010-12-30 12:50 ` Arnd Bergmann
2010-12-30 13:10 ` Robin Holt [this message]
2010-12-30 19:17 ` David Rientjes
2010-12-30 21:56 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2011-01-03 20:10 ` Andrew Morton
2011-01-03 21:56 ` David Rientjes
2011-01-02 10:29 ` David Woodhouse
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