Re: [GIT PULL REQUEST] watchdog - v3.1-rc7 - Fixes

From: Wim Van Sebroeck
Date: Fri Dec 30 2011 - 04:47:36 EST


Hi Linus,

> > Please pull from 'master' branch of
> >        git://www.linux-watchdog.org/linux-watchdog.git
> >
> > This will update the following files:
>
> You have done something absolutely horrible with that git repository.
>
> The default HEAD does not actually point to the master branch, so the
> thing you asked me to pull
> ("git://www.linux-watchdog.org/linux-watchdog.git" without any branch
> name) does not actually result in what you claimed it would result in.
>
> It looks like HEAD points to "linux-next".

HEAD was indeed pointing to linux-next. My apologies for that.
I just fixed it.

> Sure, the above is technically a valid git repository, but (a) it's
> crazy and (b) if you really want to do that, then you had better
> actually mention the branch explicitly in the pull line too, ie
>
> Please pull ..
>
> git://www.linux-watchdog.org/linux-watchdog.git master
>
> so that when I cut-and-paste, I actually get the right branch.

I'll make sure that you get future requests in this format.

Will I resent it or will you just do a pull from:
git://www.linux-watchdog.org/linux-watchdog.git master

Kind regards,
Wim.

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