From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alejandro Riveira Subject: Re: git bisect v2.6.27 v2.6.26 problem/bug Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 18:23:10 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <20081103173911.GA12363@xs4all.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE To: git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Mon Nov 03 19:24:49 2008 connect(): Connection refused Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Kx46N-00043J-Ii for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:24:36 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751593AbYKCSXW convert rfc822-to-quoted-printable (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Nov 2008 13:23:22 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751580AbYKCSXW (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Nov 2008 13:23:22 -0500 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:39683 "EHLO ciao.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751565AbYKCSXV (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Nov 2008 13:23:21 -0500 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1Kx45A-0005Pa-8v for git@vger.kernel.org; Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:23:20 +0000 Received: from 68.red-83-43-193.dynamicip.rima-tde.net ([83.43.193.68]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:23:20 +0000 Received: from ariveira by 68.red-83-43-193.dynamicip.rima-tde.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:23:20 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.red-83-43-193.dynamicip.rima-tde.net User-Agent: Pan/0.132 (Waxed in Black) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: El Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:39:15 +0100, Miquel van Smoorenburg escribi=C3=B3= : > I'm trying to nail down a disk statistics issue that was introduced i= n > 2.6.27, while 2.6.26 was working OK. So I decided to use git bisect. >=20 > However, sometimes I end up with a version before 2.6.26: >=20 > $ cat .git/BISECT_LOG > git-bisect start > # good: [bce7f793daec3e65ec5c5705d2457b81fe7b5725] Linux 2.6.26 > git-bisect good bce7f793daec3e65ec5c5705d2457b81fe7b5725 # bad: > [3fa8749e584b55f1180411ab1b51117190bac1e5] Linux 2.6.27 git-bisect ba= d > 3fa8749e584b55f1180411ab1b51117190bac1e5 # bad: > [dd9ca5d9be7eba99d685d733e23d5be7110e9556] USB: usb-serial: fix a spa= rse > warning about different signedness git-bisect bad > dd9ca5d9be7eba99d685d733e23d5be7110e9556 # good: > [84c3d4aaec3338201b449034beac41635866bddf] Merge commit 'origin/maste= r' > git-bisect good 84c3d4aaec3338201b449034beac41635866bddf >=20 > $ head -4 Makefile > VERSION =3D 2 > PATCHLEVEL =3D 6 > SUBLEVEL =3D 26 > EXTRAVERSION =3D -rc8 >=20 > If at this point I do a 'git bisect good' I end up in a 2.6.26 branch= , > which is good, but after a few bisects I end up at a version before > v2.6.26 (2.6.26-rc5) again, which should be impossible right ? Afaik it is not imposible with git you do not get a linear history >=20 > Anyway - at the end I end up with a 'good' version that is > 2.6.26-rc which is kind of useless. I know that version up= to > 2.6.26 are good ... >=20 > What am I doing wrong ? >=20 > (git version 1.5.6.5 from debian/lenny) >=20 > Mike.