Re: FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ata: libata-core: Fix null pointer dereference on error" failed to apply to 6.9-stable tree

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Tue, Jul 02, 2024 at 06:50:05AM +0900, Damien Le Moal wrote:
> On 7/1/24 23:31, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org wrote:
> > 
> > The patch below does not apply to the 6.9-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-6.9.y
> > git checkout FETCH_HEAD
> > git cherry-pick -x 5d92c7c566dc76d96e0e19e481d926bbe6631c1e
> > # <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
> > git commit -s
> > git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '2024070105-falsify-surrender-babc@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 6.9.y' HEAD^..
> > 
> > Possible dependencies:
> > 
> > 5d92c7c566dc ("ata: libata-core: Fix null pointer dereference on error")
> 
> Greg,
> 
> I am confused... This patch applies cleanly to linux-6.9.y. The procedure above
> also works just fine. And the "Possible dependencies" on itself does not make
> sense. Bot problem ?

Odd, this seems to already be in the tree, sorry for the noise.

greg k-h