From: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 09:23:19 GMT
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH 1/1] format-patch: add an option to record base tree info
Message-ID: <56CC2507.7060300@zytor.com>
In-Reply-To: <20160223091740.GA3830@wfg-t540p.sh.intel.com>

On 02/23/16 01:17, Fengguang Wu wrote:
> 
> However we are facing a new situation: in test robot POV, IMHO there
> are values to test exactly the same tree as the patch submitter.
> Otherwise the robot risks
> 
> - false negative: failing to apply and test some patches
> - false positive: sending wrong bug reports due to guessed wrong base tree
> 

Wouldn't the important part here be the git hash, rather than the tree?
 If you have the same hash then it by definition is the same contents?

	-hpa