> > 'git blame <file>' tells you the author/commit that changed a specific line.
> > Then, 'git show <commit>' shows you also the description. That usually helps to
> > find the mail-thread accompanying the patch. Dunno if it works in this case,
> > but it often does.
> Hmm, this brings me to Linus' initial git import in 2.6.12 times :-)

There is a history-tree on kernel.org (by tglx).

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