linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the kspp tree

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Date:   Mon, 19 Jun 2017 14:01:14 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...gle.com>
To:     Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:     Daniel Micay <danielmicay@...il.com>,
        Linux-Next Mailing List <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the kspp tree

On Sun, Jun 18, 2017 at 5:23 PM, Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au> wrote:
> Hi Stephen,
>
> On Fri, 16 Jun 2017 13:31:44 +1000 Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Kees,
>>
>> On Thu, 15 Jun 2017 20:20:47 -0700 Kees Cook <keescook@...gle.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > I'm so confused -- isn't this in next? All the build tests I did were
>> > against yesterday's -next which includes this from what I can see...
>>
>> It is in next, but gets merged after the kspp tree ... so, this is when
>> inter-tree dependencies are a pain - I can merge the kspp tree later,
>> but then you have to remember which trees Linus must merge before you
>> send your pull request.  That's why we like to have all trees be
>> effectively stand alone (as much as possible).
>
> OK, for now I have moved the merging of the kspp tree to after
> everything else (except Andrew's quilt series).  This will
> (unfortunately) hide some dependencies between trees.

In the other thread Andrew asked that I just have it all go through
-mm, so I've removed it from KSPP and sent the series his way (with
you in Cc).

Thanks!

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security