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Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/7] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: support switchdev FDB objects

From	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/7] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: support switchdev FDB objects
Date	2015-08-11 20:10 +0200
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On 11/08/15 10:38, David Miller wrote:
> From: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com>
> Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:25:06 -0400 (EDT)
> 
>> I can work on fixup patches to restore v3 changes on top of v2, but this
>> won't fix the bisectability issue.
>>
>> Instead of fixing individual portions, reverting the merge commit
>> f1d5ca4: "Merge branch 'mv88e6xxx-switchdev-fdb'" would undo all the v2
>> series at once, then v3 can be merged on top of it.
>>
>> Can you consider this as an option?
> 
> Nothing will fix bisectability, so don't try.
> 
> Reverting an entire series when you have the fix available
> already is excessive.
> 
> So as I have already asked you, send a relative fixup to clear
> up this situation.

What if the fix is to actually not break bisectability? Put differently,
my question is how do you value not rewriting history vs. breaking
bisectability (by accident of course)?
-- 
Florian
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[PATCH net-next v2 0/7] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: support switchdev FDB objects Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com> - 2015-08-06 07:50 +0200
  [PATCH net-next v2 7/7] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: rework FDB add/del operations Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com> - 2015-08-06 07:50 +0200
  Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/7] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: support switchdev  FDB objects David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2015-08-10 07:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/7] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: support switchdev  FDB objects Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com> - 2015-08-10 15:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/7] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: support switchdev  FDB objects Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com> - 2015-08-11 18:30 +0200
        Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/7] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: support switchdev  FDB objects David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2015-08-11 19:40 +0200
          Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/7] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: support switchdev  FDB objects David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2015-08-11 20:10 +0200
            Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/7] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: support switchdev  FDB objects Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com> - 2015-08-11 20:20 +0200
              Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/7] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: support switchdev  FDB objects David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2015-08-11 21:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/7] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: support switchdev  FDB objects David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2015-08-11 21:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/7] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: support switchdev  FDB objects Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com> - 2015-08-11 22:20 +0200
                Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/7] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: support switchdev  FDB objects David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2015-08-11 21:10 +0200
          Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/7] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: support switchdev  FDB objects Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> - 2015-08-11 20:10 +0200

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