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

["Ian Pratt" <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 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.

I guess for trees that are direct clones of xenbits with no local
modifications then the short id is meaningful. Such trees are probably
in the majority.
It does feel slightly distateful to be including such an id, even though
I can see the point (I wrote the regex deliberately to strip it out). I
guess it doesn't really hurt providing people know what they're doing.

Ian

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