Re: FAILED: patch "[PATCH] net: ipa: request IPA register values be retained" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree

Greg KH
2022-02-05T18:30:55Z

On Sat, Feb 05, 2022 at 08:32:30AM -0600, Alex Elder wrote:
> On 2/5/22 2:03 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 04, 2022 at 03:41:20PM -0600, Alex Elder wrote:
> > > On 2/4/22 2:50 AM, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The patch below does not apply to the 5.15-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>.
> > >
> > > I just tried to apply this patch on v5.15.19 and it applied
> > > cleanly for me.
> > >
> > > ----------------
> > >
> > > {2314} elder@presto-> git checkout -b test
> > > Switched to a new branch 'test'
> > > {2315} elder@presto-> git reset --hard v5.15.19
> > > HEAD is now at 47cccb1eb2fec Linux 5.15.19
> > > {2316} elder@presto-> git cherry-pick -x
> > > 34a081761e4e3c35381cbfad609ebae2962fe2f8
> > > [test 71a06f5acbb05] net: ipa: request IPA register values be retained
> > > Date: Tue Feb 1 09:02:05 2022 -0600
> > > 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+)
> > > {2317} elder@presto-> git log --oneline -2
> > > 71a06f5acbb05 (HEAD -> test) net: ipa: request IPA register values be
> > > retained
> > > 47cccb1eb2fec (tag: v5.15.19, stable/linux-5.15.y) Linux 5.15.19
> > > {2318} elder@presto->
> > >
> > > ----------------
> > >
> > > I don't understand. If you know that I'm doing something wrong,
> > > can you let me know what it might be?
> >
> > It fails to build :)
>
> Oh! Well that's different! Sorry about that, I'll spend
> a little more time on this I guess...

It was a "include file not found" type of error if I remember correctly.