Re: offtopic: how to break huge patch into smaller independentpatches?

[Andrew Morton]

Chris Friesen <cfriesen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Andreas Dilger wrote:
> 
> > Consider using a source-control tool next time ;-/.  
> 
> We used a source control tool.  Its just not very useful when people do a port 
> from one kernel version to the next and submit it as one giant patch against the 
> new kernel rather than new versions of the original individual patches.
> 
> I'm the one planning how to avoid this problem in our next development cycle.
> 

What others said.

Once you apply those patches to your baseline tree you're dead.  If your
primary revision-controlled objects are baseline+patch1+patch2+...+patchN
then life is much simpler when some smarty decides to uprev baseline.
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