fetch problem or was master on kernel.org reset?

From: Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
Date: Aug 18, 2008, 17:26 UTC
Message-ID: <20080818172615.GA6014@blimp.local>

Because I just had to force-update the local reference:

    .../git.git$ git --bare log -g origin/master

    commit 2ebc02d32a4360da2cf69c2b5f5bfad0716d42b0
    Reflog: refs/remotes/origin/master@{1} (Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>)
    Reflog message: fetch git: fast forward
    Author: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
    Date:   Sun Aug 17 15:48:51 2008 -0700

	Start 1.6.1 cycle

	Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

    commit ea02eef096d4bfcbb83e76cfab0fcb42dbcad35e
    Reflog: refs/remotes/origin/master@{2} (Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>)
    Reflog message: fetch origin: fast forward
    Author: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
    Date:   Sun Aug 17 11:42:10 2008 -0700

	GIT 1.6.0

	Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

The commit ea02eef096d4bfcbb83e76cfab0fcb42dbcad35e is the current value of master (on kernel.org). But it definitely was 2ebc02d32a4360da2cf69c2b5f5bfad0716d42b0 some time before (at 11:42)!