Hi,
just to let you know (those who are capable of coding, that is): submodules are _still_ a 2nd-class citizen, and very much so.
With a commit where you _know_ that a submodule has a different version than the current one, try this:
$ git checkout $COMMIT -- $SUBMODULE
You will realize that it does not change the "git status" output (i.e. it does not change the index), which is wrong, wrong, wrong.
Ciao, Dscho
P.S.: If I would not have enjoyed my rightfully deserved weekend beers, I would have taken take care of this myself, depriving _you_ of commit-karma. So, in a way I am giving you the chance to increase your value ;-)