# git log - filter missing changesets 3 messages from 2006-08-17 to 2006-08-17. Participants: Michael S. Tsirkin, Junio C Hamano. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/5303 ## Michael S. Tsirkin, 2006-08-17 08:25 Subject: git log - filter missing changesets Message-ID: <20060817082558.GB2630@mellanox.co.il> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20060817082558.GB2630%40mellanox.co.il ``` Hi! git log with -- parameter seems to sometimes miss changesets that affect a specific directory: >git log -p vofed-1.1-rc1.. -- drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/ | \ grep drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp.h --- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp.h +++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp.h diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_bcopy.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_bcopy.c --- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_bcopy.c +++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_bcopy.c diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_main.c --- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_main.c +++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_main.c but without a filter: >git log -p vofed-1.1-rc1.. | \ grep drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_main.c diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp.h --- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp.h +++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp.h diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_bcopy.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_bcopy.c --- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_bcopy.c +++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_bcopy.c diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_main.c --- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_main.c +++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_main.c diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp.h --- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp.h +++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp.h diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_bcopy.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_bcopy.c --- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_bcopy.c +++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_bcopy.c diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_main.c --- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_main.c +++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/sdp/sdp_main.c what gives? -- MST ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2006-08-17 08:43 Subject: Re: git log - filter missing changesets Message-ID: <7v7j17u4zw.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7v7j17u4zw.fsf%40assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net In-Reply-To: <20060817082558.GB2630@mellanox.co.il> ``` "Michael S. Tsirkin" writes: > Hi! > git log with -- parameter seems to sometimes miss changesets that > affect a specific directory: > ... > what gives? Most likely history simplification threw away the entire side branch. This is getting to be a FAQ I suspect. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/21633 ``` ## Michael S. Tsirkin, 2006-08-17 08:58 Subject: Re: git log - filter missing changesets Message-ID: <20060817085830.GD2630@mellanox.co.il> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20060817085830.GD2630%40mellanox.co.il In-Reply-To: <7v7j17u4zw.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> ``` Quoting r. Junio C Hamano : > Subject: Re: git log - filter missing changesets > > "Michael S. Tsirkin" writes: > > > Hi! > > git log with -- parameter seems to sometimes miss changesets that > > affect a specific directory: > > ... > > what gives? > > Most likely history simplification threw away the entire side > branch. > > This is getting to be a FAQ I suspect. > > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/21633 > > Yes, --full-history helps. Thanks! I'm still not sure *when* does this simplification happen - the changes that got hidden do not add/remove any files - but oh well. BTW, --full-history does not seem to be documented on git-rev-list(1) man page. -- MST ```