Re: linux-next: manual merge of the mtd tree with the vfs-brauner tree

Miquel Raynal
2023-10-31T13:50:15Z

richard@nod.at wrote on Tue, 31 Oct 2023 14:13:53 +0100 (CET):

> ----- Ursprüngliche Mail -----
> > Von: "Miquel Raynal" <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com>
> >> Miquel, we could also keep ff6abbe85634 in the mtd tree and explain Linus the
> >> conflict, what do you think? That would help with back porting to stable.
> >
> > It's not relevant if the patch in Brauner's tree is already fixing this
> > up. Just send the smaller patch to stable@vger.kernel.org asking them to
> > backport this patch instead of the other one, they are used to this
> > kind of constraint, no?
>
> I'm just in fear of stable rule #1.
> "It or an equivalent fix must already exist in Linus' tree (upstream)."

It should be very soon, the merge window is open ;)

Cheers,
Miquèl