Re: linux-next: manual merge of the tip tree with the arm tree

[Russell King - ARM Linux]

On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 09:31:44AM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 11:26:46AM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > > Had you asked us before committing it one day after it was posted, or had you 
> > > *noticed* that those files are not in your tree and are already modified in 
> > > linux-next, you'd have gotten a response like:
> > 
> > Please also don't read anything into the commit date - it merely shows
> > when the last update happened.
> >
> > My workflow for patch series involves keeping them in git right from the 
> > start.  So actually they've been in git since _before_ they were posted. In 
> > fact, the emails which I send out for any patch series are always generated 
> > from the git commits.
> > 
> > So, all my patches live in git _first_ before being mailed out.
> 
> It is not a problem at all if you commit it to some non-permanent development 
> branch of your own - we all do it.

Clearly you're not listening, so no point discussing this further.
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