Re: [PATCH v6 00/42] Use ref transactions for all ref updates

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On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 5:57 AM, Michael Haggerty <mhagger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 05/01/2014 10:37 PM, Ronnie Sahlberg wrote:
>> This patch series is based on next and expands on the transaction API. [...]
>
> Meta-comment:
>
> Ronnie,
>
> It seems like successive versions of this patch series are growing not
> only in maturity but also in breadth.  That makes it harder to review them.
>
> I, for one, would prefer that a patch series cover a roughly fixed set
> of changes [1], so that all of the patches in a version of the series
> are at roughly the same level of maturity.  That way, the whole series
> can progress from "is this a good idea?" to "is the implementation
> correct?" to "are all the details right?" at roughly the same time, and
> then Junio can merge the branch, locking in that bit of progress.  While
> this is happening, other series can be making their way through other
> stages of the pipeline.
>
> When new patches are added to an old series, then they delay the merge
> of the older patches, even if those are ripe.  Plus, it makes it harder
> for reviewers to keep track of the maturity level of each patch and to
> read off how the older patches have changed.  It makes the patch series
> a moving target.
>
> There's no need to re-split this patch series, but please take this wish
> into account in the future.
>

Understood.
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