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Re: AAARGH bisection is hard (Re: [2.6.39 regression] X locks up hard right after logging in)

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Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date
May 13, 2011, 18:47 UTC
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Am 13.05.2011 20:41, schrieb Linus Torvalds:
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> On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> wrote:
>>   git bisect good v2.6.38
> 
> When you say that v2.6.38 is good, that means that everything that can
> be reached from 2.6.38 is good.
> 
> NOT AT ALL the same thing as "git bisect requires v2.6.38" would be.
> 
> Think about it. It's the "reachable from v2.6.38" vs "cannot reach
> v2.6.38" difference. That's a HUGE difference.
Oops, you're right, I got it upside-down.

Thanks, -- Hannes

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  1. Andrew LutomirskiMay 12, 2011
  2. Linus TorvaldsMay 12, 2011
  3. Johannes SixtMay 12, 2011
  4. Linus TorvaldsMay 12, 2011
  5. Andrew LutomirskiMay 13, 2011
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