Re: [Buildroot] [PATCH] package/mdadm: bump to version 4.6

[Maxin John <maxin.john@gmail.com>]

Hi Julien,

On Fri, Apr 24, 2026 at 10:45:21PM +0200, Julien Olivain wrote:
> Hi Maxin,
> 
> Thanks for the patch. I have few comments, see below.
> 
> On 23/04/2026 22:54, Maxin John wrote:
> > Drop upstreamed/backported patches.
> > 
> > Release mail:
> > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-raid/CALTww2_2pjjOSsVj-WT++m35555CjnPWokU7fut+HwUJVV-=ZQ@mail.gmail.com/
> 
> Since this patch updates from 4.3 to 4.6, could you also include the
> announces for 4.4 and 4.5, please?
> For example:
> 
> 4.6:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-raid/CALTww2_2pjjOSsVj-WT++m35555CjnPWokU7fut+HwUJVV-=ZQ@mail.gmail.com/
> 
> 4.5:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-raid/CALTww293wnLE2+eZsZ42oyNZhS_cc2agB4GNqTz8j3xiP0ALWA@mail.gmail.com/
> 
> 4.4:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-raid/20241213121438.7ed6a0fd@mtkaczyk-private-dev/
> 
> 
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Maxin John <maxin.john@gmail.com>
> > ---
> >  ...not-require-libudev-h-if-DNO_LIBUDEV.patch | 34 ---------------
> >  ...ts-h-include-for-NAME_MAX-definition.patch | 32 --------------
> >  .../0003-Create.c-fix-uclibc-build.patch      | 42 -------------------
> >  .../0004-Makefile-Move-pie-to-LDFLAGS.patch   | 40 ------------------
> >  package/mdadm/mdadm.hash                      |  5 ++-
> >  package/mdadm/mdadm.mk                        |  6 +--
> >  6 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 153 deletions(-)
> >  delete mode 100644
> > package/mdadm/0001-udev-c-Do-not-require-libudev-h-if-DNO_LIBUDEV.patch
> >  delete mode 100644 package/mdadm/0002-util-c-add-limits-h-include-for-NAME_MAX-definition.patch
> >  delete mode 100644 package/mdadm/0003-Create.c-fix-uclibc-build.patch
> >  delete mode 100644
> > package/mdadm/0004-Makefile-Move-pie-to-LDFLAGS.patch
> [...]
> > diff --git a/package/mdadm/mdadm.mk b/package/mdadm/mdadm.mk
> > index 421f06d6953f..a6d7f98f0eb2 100644
> > --- a/package/mdadm/mdadm.mk
> > +++ b/package/mdadm/mdadm.mk
> > @@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
> >  #
> > ################################################################################
> > 
> > -MDADM_VERSION = 4.3
> > -MDADM_SOURCE = mdadm-$(MDADM_VERSION).tar.xz
> > -MDADM_SITE = $(BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR)/linux/utils/raid/mdadm
> > +MDADM_VERSION = 4.6
> > +MDADM_SOURCE = mdadm-$(MDADM_VERSION).tar.gz
> 
> This MDADM_SOURCE line is no longer needed and can be removed. This is
> because the .tar.gz name is the default value set by the package infra.
> 
> > +MDADM_SITE =
> > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/mdadm/mdadm.git/snapshot
> 
> Also, since commit:
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/mdadm/mdadm.git/commit/README.md?id=3f90be087fa62c0c7ed76c2ac26752f0ac3a89e7
> 
> The README.md mention:
> """
> Effective immediately [Github](https://github.com/md-raid-utilities/mdadm)
> is the primary
> location for **mdadm**. Use pull request to contribute.
> """
> 
> Could you add this information in the commit log and change and
> change _SITE to use this primary github repo? For example, use:
> 
> MDADM_SITE = https://github.com/md-raid-utilities/mdadm/archive/refs/tags
> 
> 
> >  MDADM_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
> >  MDADM_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
> >  MDADM_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
> > --
> > 2.47.3
> 
> Could you send an updated patch please?

Thanks a lot for the review. I will send a v2.
 
> Best regards,
> 
> Julien.

Best Regards,
Maxin
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