Problems with Linux next tree

[Stone Kang]

On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 12:52:07PM +0800, 黄钦佳 wrote:
> > Due to the way the linux-next tree is built, 'git pull' won't work.
> >
> > You want to 'git clone' Linus's master tree, then 'git remote add'
> > the Linux-next tree.  Then use 'git remote update' instead of 'git pull'
> > when you want to refresh the tree.
> 
> I use 'git remote update', and then try 'git checkout master', it
> tells that my branch has diverged.
> But I do not have modifies on that branch. So I have to try 'git reset
> 20140707', and then checkout successed. I don't know why, any help?
> 

There might have been an upstream rebase since your last pull (or
clone). Check out `git help rebase` for more about this.

After running `git reset 20140707`, HEAD points to a position after
rebase, so checkout is possible now.