Re: FAILED: patch "[PATCH] crypto: xilinx-trng - Remove crypto_rng interface" failed to apply to 7.1-stable tree

[Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>]

On Fri, Jul 17, 2026 at 09:38:26AM +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 07:18:31PM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 15, 2026 at 12:16:01PM +0200, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org wrote:
> > > 
> > > The patch below does not apply to the 7.1-stable tree.
> > > If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
> > > tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
> > > id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.
> > > 
> > > To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:
> > > 
> > > git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-7.1.y
> > > git checkout FETCH_HEAD
> > > git cherry-pick -x 32b4d29280ed2a991dc196d5845b892acedc63b8
> > > # <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
> > > git commit -s
> > > git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '2026071501-handstand-curtain-592d@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 7.1.y' 'HEAD^..'
> > > 
> > > Possible dependencies:
> > 
> > It actually cherry-picks cleanly.
> 
> Odd, I got this error:
> Hunk #2 FAILED at 13.

Use 'git cherry-pick', just like you're telling everyone else to do.

> > And you also failed to Cc the subsystem mailing list.
> 
> We don't do that for stable FAILED emails, as that would just spam too
> many lists too often.

They are part of the kernel development process and need to be sent to
the proper lists.

- Eric