Re: [PATCH 5/6] x86: Merge hardirq.h

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Wed Jan 21 2009 - 05:18:20 EST



* Tejun Heo <htejun@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Tejun Heo wrote:
> > Brian Gerst wrote:
> >> Remove unused idle_timestamp field from 32-bit.
> >
> > Dropped. X86_32 doesn't build. X86_64 UP doesn't build. Please at
> > least do compile testing on all four combinations before sending the
> > patches.
>
> One more thing, can you please split the patch into two such that the
> merging and renaming happen as separate steps so that git can tell that
> a file has been renamed instead of oh two of those disappeared and this
> one popped up? It's a bit tedious but makes log tracking much easier.

yes, we do that for all unification patches - the 'large patch' must
always be a simple "git mv", with nothing modified inbetween. That way
it's reviewable and debuggable as well.

Ingo
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