Re: [KORG] Re: kernel.org lies about latest -mm kernel

[Nigel Cunningham <nigel@nigel.suspend2.net>]

Hi.

On Tue, 2006-12-26 at 08:49 -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Nigel Cunningham wrote:
> > Hi.
> > 
> > I've have git trees against a few versions besides Linus', and have just
> > moved all but Linus' to staging to help until you can get your new
> > hardware. If others were encouraged to do the same, it might help a lot?
> > 
> 
> Not really.  In fact, it would hardly help at all.
> 
> The two things git users can do to help is:
> 
> 1. Make sure your alternatives file is set up correctly;
> 2. Keep your trees packed and pruned, to keep the file count down.
> 
> If you do this, the load imposed by a single git tree is fairly negible.

Sorry for the slow reply, and the ignorance... what's an alternatives
file? I've never heard of them before.

Regards,

Nigel

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