Re: Please backport commit 00d95fcc4dee ("docs: kdoc: handle the obsolescensce of docutils.ErrorString()") to v6.17.y

[Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at 09:10:45PM +0100, Salvatore Bonaccorso wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 10:06:33AM -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> > Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org> writes:
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > On Sun, Oct 26, 2025 at 08:36:00AM +0100, Andreas Radke wrote:
> > >> For kernel 6.12 there's just one more place required to add the fix:
> > >> 
> > >> --- a/Documentation/sphinx/kernel_abi.py        2025-10-23 16:20:48.000000000 +0200
> > >> +++ b/Documentation/sphinx/kernel_abi.py.new    2025-10-26 08:08:33.168985951 +0100
> > >> @@ -42,9 +42,11 @@
> > >>  from docutils import nodes, statemachine
> > >>  from docutils.statemachine import ViewList
> > >>  from docutils.parsers.rst import directives, Directive
> > >> -from docutils.utils.error_reporting import ErrorString
> > >>  from sphinx.util.docutils import switch_source_input
> > >> 
> > >> +def ErrorString(exc):  # Shamelessly stolen from docutils
> > >> +    return f'{exc.__class__.__name}: {exc}'
> > >> +
> > >>  __version__  = '1.0'
> > >> 
> > >>  def setup(app):
> > >
> > > Yes this is why I asked Jonathan, how to handle backports to older
> > > series, if it is wanted to pick specifically as well faccc0ec64e1
> > > ("docs: sphinx/kernel_abi: adjust coding style") or a partial backport
> > > of it, or do a 6.12.y backport of 00d95fcc4dee with additional
> > > changes (like you pointed out).
> > >
> > > I'm just not sure what is preferred here. 
> > 
> > I'm not sure it matters that much...the additional change suggested by
> > Andreas seems fine.  It's just a backport, and it shouldn't break
> > anything, so doesn't seem worth a lot of worry.
> 
> Okay here is a respective backported change for the 6.12.y series as
> well.
> 
> Does that look good for you?
> 

Now queued up, thanks!

greg k-h