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Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:22:32 -0500
From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
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To: Greg Lee <glee@swspec.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: HZ != 1000 causes problem with serial device shown by git-bisect
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Russell King wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 27, 2006 at 06:46:02PM -0500, Greg Lee wrote:
>> I have also tried a number of other kernels and the problem exists all
>> the way to 2.6.15.6 but is fixed in 2.6.16, so I am going to git-bisect
>> 2.6.15.6 to 2.6.16, but I thought I would get this message out now in
>> case someone has an inkling of what the problem is.
> 
> Saying that the problem is between 2.6.15.6 and 2.6.16 is rather
> meaningless because you're effectively omitting _all_ the development
> work between 2.6.15 to 2.6.16, and that's likely where the problem
> lies.  Hence, you're omitting all the 2.6.16-rc kernels from your
> testing.

But won't a git bisect cover all the bases even so? Aren't rc versions 
just selected git pulls?
-- 
    -bill davidsen (davidsen@tmr.com)
"The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the
  last possible moment - but no longer"  -me

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