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Re: git pull on Linux/ACPI release tree

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LTLuben Tuikov <ltuikov-/e1597as9lqavxtiumwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Date
Jan 11, 2006, 03:32 UTC
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--- Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4-ee4meeAH724@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> they're totally irrelevant.  This is why it's useful to only pull  
> mainline into your tree (EX: ACPI) when you functionally depend on  
> changes there (as Linus so eloquently expounded upon).

Sometimes the dependency is _behavioural_. For example certain behaviour of other modules of the kernel changed and you want to test that your module works ok with them under different behaviour. In which case you may or may not have to change your code after the fact.

    Luben

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Message 19 of 19 in “RE: git pull on Linux/ACPI release tree”
  1. Linus TorvaldsJan 9, 2006
  2. Luben TuikovJan 9, 2006
  3. Linus TorvaldsJan 9, 2006
  4. Martin LanghoffJan 9, 2006
  5. Linus TorvaldsJan 10, 2006
  6. Junio C HamanoJan 10, 2006
  7. Kyle MoffettJan 10, 2006
  8. Martin LanghoffJan 10, 2006
  9. Kyle MoffettJan 10, 2006
  10. Linus TorvaldsJan 10, 2006
  11. Johannes SchindelinJan 10, 2006
  12. Linus TorvaldsJan 10, 2006
  13. Linus TorvaldsJan 10, 2006
  14. Johannes SchindelinJan 10, 2006
  15. Linus TorvaldsJan 10, 2006
  16. Linus TorvaldsJan 10, 2006
  17. Johannes SchindelinJan 10, 2006
  18. Matthias UrlichsJan 13, 2006
  19. Luben TuikovJan 11, 2006

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