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Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 11:01:33 -0800
From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
To: Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org>
Subject: Re: Finding a rogue src/sys commit with bisection?
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On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 10:56:50AM -0800, Alfred Perlstein wrote:
> 
> On 11/15/14, 10:43 AM, Steve Kargl wrote:
> > Before I totally hose by /usr/src directory, does anyone
> > have some guidelines on doing a binary search for a rogue
> > commit in /usr/src/sys?.  Either cam or usb (or acpi?) has
> > broken the ability to remove a external USB device once it
> > is plugged into a usb port on my Dell Latitude D530 laptop.
> > I know that a good kernel can be built with r271273 and
> > a bad kernel comes from (nearly) top of tree at r274456.
> >
> > I assume I need to do somthing along the lines
> >
> > % cd /usr/src/sys
> > % svn merge -r 274456:272864    (half way point between good and bad)
> > (build kernel and test)
> > % cd /usr/src/sys
> > % svn revert -R .
> > (assume 272864 builds working kernel)
> > % svn merge -r 274456:273660   (1/2 point between 272864 and 274456).
> >
> > Rinse and repeat.
> >
> Use git, it has a built in bisector to shake this sort of thing out:
> 

I won't be drawn into the git debate.

-- 
Steve