Re: kernel cherry UN-picking?

[Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>]

Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> writes:

> Suppose you have something like this (you may have more than one
> such merge but the principle is the same):
>
>   U---o---o---o---M---x---o---o---o---T
>                  /
>    Linville o---o
>
> Up to 'U' you have already sent upstream and no need for
> resending.  'M' is merge with Linville tree.  'x' is the bad
> one, and 'o' are good ones.  'T' is the tip of your net driver
> branch.
>
> First find out 'x'.  Then
>
>         git format-patch -o ./outdir x..T
>
> would format everything starting from (but excluding) 'x' up to
> 'T'.
>
> Then
>
>         git reset --hard x^
>         git am ./outdir/*.patch
>
> would rebuild:
>
>   U---o---o---o---M---x---o'--o'--o'--T'
>                  /
>    Linville o---o

Correction.  This would rebuild:

    U---o---o---o---M-------o'--o'--o'--T'
                   /
     Linville o---o

as if 'x' did not happen.