Re: AAARGH bisection is hard (Re: [2.6.39 regression] X locks uphard right after logging in)

From: Johannes Sixt
Date: Fri May 13 2011 - 14:47:43 EST


Am 13.05.2011 20:41, schrieb Linus Torvalds:
> On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Johannes Sixt <j6t@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> git bisect good v2.6.38
>
> When you say that v2.6.38 is good, that means that everything that can
> be reached from 2.6.38 is good.
>
> NOT AT ALL the same thing as "git bisect requires v2.6.38" would be.
>
> Think about it. It's the "reachable from v2.6.38" vs "cannot reach
> v2.6.38" difference. That's a HUGE difference.

Oops, you're right, I got it upside-down.

Thanks,
-- Hannes
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