Re: linux-next: manual merge of the writeback tree with the vfs tree

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Stephen,

On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 01:14:51PM +0800, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:58:12 +0800 Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > What should I do with the 2 conflicts for upstream merge?
> > 
> > I noticed that Linus just merged the vfs tree. So the obvious thing I
> > could do is to rebase writeback.git to Linus' tree and fix the
> > conflicts, and then ask Linus to pull the rebased writeback tree.
> > 
> > Or are there better practices?
> 
> Normally you just ask Linus to pull your tree and let him know that there
> are some conflicts and also ask him to let you know if he wants you to
> fix them up before merging.  He is a smart fellow, and if I worked it out,
> I am sure he can as well.  :-)
> 
> Some people pull Linus' tree into theirs and resolve the conflicts, but
> he prefers to do them himself usually.

Good point. Thank you for the nice guide!

Thanks,
Fengguang
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