Re: [PATCH v3 00/10] sysctl: Remove sentinel elements from kernel dir

[Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>]

On 22/04/2024 16:57, Konstantin Ryabitsev wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 04:49:27PM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>> These commits remove the sentinel element (last empty element) from 
>>>> the
>>>> sysctl arrays of all the files under the "kernel/" directory that use a
>>>> sysctl array for registration. The merging of the preparation patches
>>>> [1] to mainline allows us to remove sentinel elements without changing
>>>> behavior. This is safe because the sysctl registration code
>>>> (register_sysctl() and friends) use the array size in addition to
>>>> checking for a sentinel [2].
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> looks like *this* "patch" made it to the sysctl tree [1], breaking b4
>>> for everyone else (as there's a "--- b4-submit-tracking ---" magic in
>>> the tree history now) on next-20240422
>>>
>>> Please drop it (again, I'm only talking about this empty cover letter).
>>
>> Just to clarify, in case it is not obvious:
>> Please *do not merge your own trees* into kernel.org repos. Instead use
>> b4 shazam to pick up entire patchset, even if it is yours. b4 allows to
>> merge/apply also the cover letter, if this is your intention.
>>
>> With b4 shazam you would get proper Link tags and not break everyone's
>> b4 workflow on next. :/
> 
> I was expecting this to happen at some point. :/
> 
> Note, that you can still use b4 and merge your own trees, but you need 
> to switch to using a different cover letter strategy:
> 
>   [b4]
>   prep-cover-strategy = branch-description

Yes, but you still won't have:
1. Link tags
2. Nice thank-you letters
3. Auto-collecting review/tested/ack tags

So sure, maintainer can even cherry-pick patches, use patch or manually
edit git objects and then update git refs, but that's not the point. :)

Just use b4 shazam, it's so awesome tool.

Best regards,
Krzysztof