Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the net tree

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Tue Mar 15 2011 - 06:30:22 EST


On Tue, 15 Mar 2011, Stephen Rothwell wrote:

> Hi Dave,
>
> On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:07:12 -0700 (PDT) David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > From: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:30:49 +1100
> >
> > > So, if you merge the commit 1fb0ef31f428 ("genirq: Fix affinity notifier
> > > fallout") from the tip tree, you will get exactly one new commit and will
> > > fix your tree properly with no adverse effect on anyone else.
> >
> > Thomas, how would you like me to do this? Do you want to put that
> > commit on a branch for me to pull from or should I apply it
> > directly?
>
> That commit is already the head of the irq/numa branch in the tip tree
> (it is also on the irq/core branch).
>
> Please merge that rather than cherry-picking the commit as that will
> minimise the possibility of conflicts. Pulling the irq/numa branch will
> get you just that one fixup commit (as you have already merged up to the
> immediately preceding commit).
>
> I assume this makes sense, Thomas? I just did a merge of the actual
> fixup commit after merging the net tree.

Yes. irq/numa should do the trick.

Thanks,

tglx
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