[Buildroot] [PATCH] configs/raspberrypi: use the branch name instead of the sha1 for the linux kernel

[Peter Korsgaard]

>>>>> "Yann" == Yann E MORIN <yann.morin.1998 at free.fr> writes:

 > From: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998 at free.fr>
 > Previously, when we were using the rpi-3.10.y branch, we coiuld use a sha1 to
 > refer to a specific changeset, and that would work and give reproducible
 > builds, thanks to upstream merging linux-stable into their branch.

 > Now they have declared rpi-3.12.y the new stable branch, and deprecated the
 > rpi-3.10.y branch.

 > Unfortunately, they are now rebasing the rpi-3.12.y branch instead of merging
 > linux-stable as they used to do. This means we can no longer use a sha1 as the
 > tree will change as soon as upstream rebases onto a new linux-stable.

 > There are two possibilities here:
 >   - revert back to using a rpi-3.10.y cset
 >   - use the rpi-3.12.y branch name

 > This patch goes with the second option, since rpi-3.10.y is no longer maitained,
 > and we prefer to use a stable branch, at the cost of reproducible builds.

Hmm, but that means that the builds are not reproducable :/

Can't we convince them to create a new branch whenever they rebase or
something like that?

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Bye, Peter Korsgaard