Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:14:19 -0800 | From | Jonathan Nieder <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Subtract min_free_kbytes from dirtyable memory |
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Hi Paul,
paul.szabo@sydney.edu.au wrote: > Dear Ben,
>> If you can identify where it was fixed then ... > > Sorry I cannot do that. I have no idea where kernel changelogs are kept.
Here are some tools.
# prerequisite: apt-get install git; # as root
# to get the kernel history: git clone \ https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git cd linux
# to view the changelog: git log v3.2..
# to grep change descriptions: git log --grep=min_free_kbytes v3.2..
# to view the patches corresponding to changes: git log --patch v3.2.. -- mm/
# graphical interface apt-get install gitk; # as root gitk v3.2.. -- mm
# web interface: w3m http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
The "exploring git history" section of the git user manual has more details:
http://git-htmldocs.googlecode.com/git/user-manual.html#exploring-git-history
Thanks, Jonathan
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