Re: [git patches] 2.6.x libata updates

[David Lang]

On Mon, 31 Oct 2005, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> David Lang <david.lang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > given the time required to compile a kernel and reboot you can't plan to
> > keep the info server side (browser connections will time out well before
> > this finishes)
> >
> > instead this will require saving something on the client and passing it
> > back to the server.
>
> I was thinking about doing thatn in hidden input fields and
> passing form back and forth.  After all what real git bisect
> keeps locally are one bad commit ID and bunch of good commit
> IDs.

if it's kept in a file or cookie then it can survive a reboot and other 
distractions (remember that this process can take days if the problem 
doesn't show up at boot). a cookie can hold a couple K worth of data, a 
file has no size limit.

it would also be a good idea if the web page could give an estimate 
estimate of how many additional tests may end up being required.

David Lang
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