[jgarzik@pretzel netdev-2.6]$ git-am --signoff --utf8 /g/tmp/mbox Applying Add support for HT1100 SATA controller - sent from evolution
Auto packing your repository for optimum performance. You may also
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Counting objects: 1, done.
Writing objects: 100% (1/1), done.
Total 1 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
warning: There are too many unreachable loose objects; run 'git prune' to remove them.
IMO there is a broken hueristic in there somewhere... I regularly run 'git gc' on my repos...
[jgarzik@pretzel libata-dev]$ git pull ../linux-2.6/
Updating bfa274e..7704a8b
Fast forward
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Counting objects: 462, done.
Compressing objects: 100% (333/333), done.
Writing objects: 100% (462/462), done.
Total 462 (delta 345), reused 176 (delta 129)
warning: There are too many unreachable loose objects; run 'git prune' to remove them.
[jgarzik@pretzel libata-dev]$ git branch
ALL
NEXT
* master
mv-ahci-pata
new-eh
sii-lbt
[jgarzik@pretzel libata-dev]$ git-checkout sii-lbt && git-rebase master
Switched to branch "sii-lbt"
First, rewinding head to replay your work on top of it...
HEAD is now at 7704a8b... Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://oss.sgi.com:8090/xfs/xfs-2.6
Applying [libata] sata_sil: Turn on Large Block Transfer (LBT) feature
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Counting objects: 4, done.
Compressing objects: 100% (4/4), done.
Writing objects: 100% (4/4), done.
Total 4 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
warning: There are too many unreachable loose objects; run 'git prune' to remove them.
[jgarzik@pretzel libata-dev]$ git-checkout new-eh && git-rebase master
Switched to branch "new-eh"
First, rewinding head to replay your work on top of it...
HEAD is now at 7704a8b... Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://oss.sgi.com:8090/xfs/xfs-2.6
Applying [libata #new-eh] sata_sx4: convert to new EH
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Counting objects: 4, done.
Compressing objects: 100% (4/4), done.
Writing objects: 100% (4/4), done.
Total 4 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
warning: There are too many unreachable loose objects; run 'git prune' to remove them.
[jgarzik@pretzel libata-dev]$ git-checkout mv-ahci-pata && git-rebase master
Switched to branch "mv-ahci-pata"
First, rewinding head to replay your work on top of it...
HEAD is now at 7704a8b... Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://oss.sgi.com:8090/xfs/xfs-2.6
Applying [libata #mv-ahci-pata] ahci: add rough draft Marvell PATA support
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Counting objects: 5, done.
Compressing objects: 100% (5/5), done.
Writing objects: 100% (5/5), done.
Total 5 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
warning: There are too many unreachable loose objects; run 'git prune' to remove them.