linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: manual merge of the akpm-current tree with the kspp tree

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Date:   Mon, 3 Jul 2017 11:31:17 +1000
From:   Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Linux-Next Mailing List <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Manfred Spraul <manfred@...orfullife.com>
Subject: Re: linux-next: manual merge of the akpm-current tree with the kspp
 tree

Hi all,

With the merge window opening, just a reminder that this conflict still
exists.

On Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:15:49 +1000 Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au> wrote:
>
> Today's linux-next merge of the akpm-current tree got a conflict in:
> 
>   include/linux/sem.h
> 
> between commit:
> 
>   1a12979f61e4 ("randstruct: Mark various structs for randomization")
> 
> from the kspp tree and commit:
> 
>   337e62a32a54 ("ipc/sem.c: remove sem_base, embed struct sem")
> 
> from the akpm-current tree.
> 
> I fixed it up (see below) and can carry the fix as necessary. This
> is now fixed as far as linux-next is concerned, but any non trivial
> conflicts should be mentioned to your upstream maintainer when your tree
> is submitted for merging.  You may also want to consider cooperating
> with the maintainer of the conflicting tree to minimise any particularly
> complex conflicts.
> 
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Stephen Rothwell
> 
> diff --cc include/linux/sem.h
> index 23bcbdfad4a6,be5cf2ea14ad..000000000000
> --- a/include/linux/sem.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sem.h
> @@@ -21,7 -39,9 +39,9 @@@ struct sem_array 
>   	int			sem_nsems;	/* no. of semaphores in array */
>   	int			complex_count;	/* pending complex operations */
>   	unsigned int		use_global_lock;/* >0: global lock required */
> + 
> + 	struct sem		sems[];
>  -};
>  +} __randomize_layout;
>   
>   #ifdef CONFIG_SYSVIPC
>   

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell