linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3.16 076/294] batman-adv: fix TT sync flag inconsistencies

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Date:   Tue, 07 Nov 2017 13:42:35 +0000
From:   Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:     Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@...3.blue>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        b.a.t.m.a.n@...ts.open-mesh.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        Antonio Quartulli <a@...table.cc>,
        Simon Wunderlich <sw@...onwunderlich.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3.16 076/294] batman-adv: fix TT sync flag
 inconsistencies

On Tue, 2017-11-07 at 02:16 +0100, Linus Lüssing wrote:
> Hi Ben!
> 
> On Mon, Nov 06, 2017 at 11:03:02PM +0000, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> > 3.16.50-rc1 review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let
> > me know.
> > 
> > ------------------
> > 
> > From: Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@...3.blue>
> > 
> > commit 54e22f265e872ae140755b3318521d400a094605 upstream.
> 
> [...]
> > [bwh: Backported to 3.16:
> >  - Drop changes to batadv_tt_global_dump_subentry()
> 
> May I ask, were there specific concerns for stable 3.16 kernel
> releases with this change?
>
> It's not bothering me, but I'm currently wondering whether
> this could cause some confusion to users.

That function didn't exist in 3.16 (at least not under that name).

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so
ingenious.


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