Re: [PATCH v2] docs: bug-bisect: add a note about bisecting -next
From: Stephen Rothwell
Date: Sat Nov 02 2024 - 07:59:03 EST
Hi Thorsten,
On Sat, 2 Nov 2024 12:28:21 +0100 Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 01.11.24 12:59, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> >
> On Fri, 1 Nov 2024 07:17:06 +0100 Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > [...]
> >> +The 'stable' branch refers to the state of linux-mainline the current
> > ^
> > that the current
>
> Ohh, I thought such a "that" would be optional here, but I'm not a
> native speaker, so I guess I was wrong.
Yeah, I guess it is optional, but I prefer it written like that - it
sounds better to my ear.
> >> +linux-next release (found in the 'master' branch) is based on -- the former
> >> +thus should be free of any problems that show up in -next, but not in Linus'
> >> +tree.
> >
> > As you say, 'stable' only works for the current linux-next release. If
> > you are trying to bisect a previous release, you can always find the
> > SHA1 associated with the base of any linux-next release using "grep
> > origin Next/SHA1s". Not sure how useful that is.
>
> Hmmm. Not sure. Open for opinions here. But right now I tend to think:
> nice to know, but not relevant enough for this text, as most people want
> to check if latest -next is still affected -- so why then bisect with a
> older -next release?
That is fine.
--
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell
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