Github user mxm commented on the issue:
https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/2114
Hi @thormanrd! Thanks for your PR. As Robert and Stephan already pointed
out, it contains a lot of reformats which are generally encouraged. They make
the pull request's essentials hard to review and can even introduce subtle
bugs.
The prefered way of syncing up with the master is to rebased against the
master before you open a pull request:
```
git pull --rebase upstream master
```
`upstream` is the main Flink repository. Maybe it's called `origin` in your
case. Check using `git remote -v`.
After the pull request has been opened you should only push additional
commits (no rebasing) to keep the comments and discussion. In the end, either
you or the committer rebases again.
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