bad git pull

Hello,

I notice if I create a branch (and switch to it) in the linux kernel
off of say version 2.6.14, then later do a git pull, things get ugly. 
It seems like all the upstream changes are being merged into the
2.6.14 branch (instead of the latest kernel tag).

Is this a user error because the tool is still fragile?

Thanks,
Don
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