Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Add sequence number to 'xm info'

[Hollis Blanchard <hollisb@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sep 28, 2005, at 5:35 PM, Dan Smith wrote:

> This patch causes the short changeset id or sequence number to be
> included on the 'xen_changeset' line in the 'xm info' output.
>
> We plan to use this sequence number as a very fuzzy way of sorting
> test reports so that we can start looking for trends.  While we know
> it won't result in a perfect ordering of changesets for reporting, it
> will help us get close.
So if the new format is
	xen_changeset          : Wed Sep 28 13:06:49 2005 +0100 
7120:5e5ae8340956
This is a bad idea. If you want to compare two changesets, you already 
have the full date right in front of you!
The revision number is a convenience for *local* operations, for 
example 'hg export 7033:7035'. It obviously should never be compared 
across different repositories "and just hope things work out ok."
--
Hollis Blanchard
IBM Linux Technology Center


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