diff -r 55ca0b6276e7 -r e6ee830c4f45 tests/test-exchange-obsmarkers-case-C1.t
--- a/tests/test-exchange-obsmarkers-case-C1.t	Mon Dec 24 17:47:31 2018 +0100
+++ b/tests/test-exchange-obsmarkers-case-C1.t	Mon Dec 24 17:47:40 2018 +0100
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
   $ mkcommit A
   $ mkcommit B
   $ hg prune -qd '0 0' '.~1'
-  1 new orphan changesets
+  1 new unstable changesets
   $ hg prune -qd '0 0' .
   $ hg log -G --hidden
   x  f6fbb35d8ac9 (draft): B
@@ -70,17 +70,17 @@
   $ inspect_obsmarkers
   obsstore content
   ================
-  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
-  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
+  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
+  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
   obshashtree
   ===========
-  a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04 4e4b1659570cc47f1bdabfa3497e6f2d2b046ad5
-  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 b850046e0c6894550e08fff1bdd1e0a597767183
-  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af b80529986a1201fd5306200ce6a19150fad97a2a
+  a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04 2eae6a894c52a556ac692c2d0da80e81548b9f08
+  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 36f7fefb84e169c95144b085ce25607908f43c05
+  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af b5e9a0fe6060fb80fa51366d6fc5b8f3a5c6e1ed
   obshashrange
   ============
            rev         node        index         size        depth      obshash
-             0 a9bdc8b26820            0            1            1 4e4b1659570c
+             0 a9bdc8b26820            0            1            1 2eae6a894c52
   $ cd ..
   $ cd ..
 
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@
   # testing echange of "O" (a9bdc8b26820)
   ## initial state
   # obstore: main
-  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
-  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
+  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
+  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
   # obstore: pushdest
   # obstore: pulldest
   ## pushing "O" from main to pushdest
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@
   remote: 2 new obsolescence markers
   ## post push state
   # obstore: main
-  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
-  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
+  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
+  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
   # obstore: pushdest
-  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
-  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
+  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
+  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
   # obstore: pulldest
   ## pulling "a9bdc8b26820" from main into pulldest
   pulling from main
@@ -118,14 +118,14 @@
   2 new obsolescence markers
   ## post pull state
   # obstore: main
-  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
-  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
+  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
+  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
   # obstore: pushdest
-  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
-  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
+  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
+  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
   # obstore: pulldest
-  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
-  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
+  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
+  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
 
 Actual Test (bare push)
 -------------------------------------
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@
   ## Running testcase C.1.b
   ## initial state
   # obstore: main
-  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
-  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
+  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
+  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
   # obstore: pushdest
   # obstore: pulldest
   ## pushing from main to pushdest
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@
   remote: 2 new obsolescence markers
   ## post push state
   # obstore: main
-  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
-  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
+  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
+  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
   # obstore: pushdest
-  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
-  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
+  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
+  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
   # obstore: pulldest
   ## pulling from main into pulldest
   pulling from main
@@ -158,11 +158,11 @@
   2 new obsolescence markers
   ## post pull state
   # obstore: main
-  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
-  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
+  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
+  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
   # obstore: pushdest
-  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
-  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
+  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
+  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
   # obstore: pulldest
-  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
-  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'operation': 'prune', 'user': 'test'}
+  f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7 0 {a9bdc8b26820b1b87d585b82eb0ceb4a2ecdbc04} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
+  f6fbb35d8ac958bbe70035e4c789c18471cdc0af 0 {f5bc6836db60e308a17ba08bf050154ba9c4fad7} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}