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   "goal": [
    "Help subtree maintainers verify that subtree merge commits are stacked on the previous subtree merge commit to allow identical commits to be backported cleanly across release branches."
   ],
   "reviewability": [
    "Ready to review."
   ],
   "agreement": [
    "Strong support with code review ACKs from two contributors (ryanofsky, BrandonOdiwuor)."
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     "name": "docs",
     "why": [
      "Not in docs because the changes to developer notes are documentation for a tooling change rather than a standalone documentation improvement."
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      "P4 because it adds a niche manual check for subtree PR authors and reviewers rather than CI-enforced test coverage or core testing infrastructure.",
      "Subtree updates occur infrequently and the backport check is bypassed in CI via an explicit flag."
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  "summary": "Updates `test/lint/git-subtree-check.sh` and `test/lint/test_runner/src/lint_repo_hygiene.rs` to verify that the most recent subtree merge commit reachable from a commit is stacked on the previous subtree merge commit. Also adds an `--incompatible` flag to bypass the check when API breaks require a newer base commit, and documents the practice in `doc/developer-notes.md`.",
  "problem": "When subtree updates are based on arbitrary recent commits on `master` rather than previous subtree merges, backports to release branches cannot reuse the merge commit hash verbatim and require redundant re-review.",
  "discussion": {
   "open_concerns": [],
   "resolved_concerns": [
    "sedited and maflcko questioned whether backports could just use separate merge commits or scripted diffs; Sjors and ryanofsky clarified the reviewer time savings when backporting complex multi-branch fixes (e.g. libmultiprocess).",
    "ryanofsky suggested replacing vague warnings with an error, handling `--incompatible`, and improving option parsing, which Sjors adopted."
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   "author_status": "active"
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   "state": "Ready",
   "label": "Ready",
   "reason": "The PR has resolved previous feedback, has passing CI, and has received positive review without pending author actions."
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   "state": "Strong",
   "summary": "Strong: approved by ryanofsky and tested ACK from BrandonOdiwuor with earlier questions resolved",
   "reason": "The rationale for identical merge hashes during backports was accepted, and both ryanofsky and BrandonOdiwuor approved the implementation after testing.",
   "evidence": [
    "ryanofsky approved commit 5b8973e: 'The main benefit I see to this PR is just documenting the practice of basing new subtrees updates on previous updates... saving reviewer effort.'",
    "BrandonOdiwuor ACKed commit 5b8973e after verifying passing and failing test cases."
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    "name": "docs",
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    "evidence": "Documentation updates in doc/developer-notes.md purely accompany the subtree linting script updates.",
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    "rationale": "Follows the rule that a code or tooling change updating its own documentation belongs to that code's area, not docs."
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   {
    "name": "tests",
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    "evidence": "Modifies test/lint/git-subtree-check.sh and test/lint/test_runner/src/lint_repo_hygiene.rs.",
    "band": "P4",
    "reason_tag": "cleanup",
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    "rationale": "This is a narrow workflow enhancement for maintainers updating external subtrees. The check is bypassed in CI via `--incompatible` and is only run manually when subtrees are updated, making its overall impact on testing infrastructure marginal."
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  "card": "Adds a backportability check to git-subtree-check.sh that verifies subtree merge commits are stacked on the previous subtree merge commit unless --incompatible is passed. This saves reviewer effort during backports by enabling identical commit hashes to be merged across release branches. Subtree updates are infrequent and CI bypasses the check, making this a low-priority tooling convenience. The PR is ready and has strong support from ryanofsky and BrandonOdiwuor."
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