3 -i -s ./+to-apply <b class="conum">(4)</b>
$ compile/test
$ git checkout -b hold/linus &amp;&amp; git am -3 -i -s ./+hold-linus <b class="conum">(5)</b>
$ git checkout topic/one &amp;&amp; git rebase master <b class="conum">(6)</b>
$ git checkout pu &amp;&amp; git reset --hard next <b class="conum">(7)</b>
$ git merge topic/one topic/two &amp;&amp; git merge hold/linus <b class="conum">(8)</b>
$ git checkout maint
$ git cherry-pick master~4 <b class="conum">(9)</b>
$ compile/test
$ git tag -s -m 