* David Howells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > FWIW, this patch pile is getting ridiculous - it's what, original +
> > 2 fixes in -mm + mine + this one? Could you post the updated patch
> > with all fixes and fixes to fixes folded into it?
>
> I can, though Andrew usually objects to that.
folding often results in commit messages and hence credit lost - and
thus discourages test/review feedback and bugfixing. It's also easier to
see the track record/history of a patch if the fixes are in separate
patches. It's also easier to undo a 'fix' (and track the state/version
of changes) if it turns out to be a bad fix. If things get spaghetti
then a new splitup indeed helps (for larger patchsets), and Andrew
usually asks for a new splitup in that case. Andrew often folds patches
together right before sending it off to Linus (while constructing
combined credit - so credit is not lost).
Ingo
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