how to merge...
From: Ian Molton <spyro@f2s.com>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:42:17
Hi... Well, I've got the basics of importing patches from outside git now, so the next question is... suppose I've aplpied the 2.6.16-rc1-mm3 patch into its own branch in my local git repo. I've also created an arm26 branch from the master 2.6.16-rc1. I want to pull some patches from the -mm3 branch into the arm26 one, as a single change. Obviously, I could simply make a diff including just those files and apply it to my arm26 branch, but I'd prefer not to if theres a better way that allows git to keep track of what really happened. Presumably the 'correct' fix is to import the broken up -mm patchset so git can pull only the changes relating to those files, but since Im learning and not everyone provides broken up patchsets, it'd be nice to know if theres a way to do it 'the hard way'. Cheers!