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

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Message-ID: <CANpmjNO8=F1-FzUSTr0LAv8uYdQXKO3MT9yqHRGboCfOS1RPiQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:50:34 +0100
From:   Marco Elver <elver@...gle.com>
To:     Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        Linux Next Mailing List <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Changbin Du <changbin.du@...il.com>
Subject: Re: linux-next: manual merge of the akpm tree with the rcu tree

On Tue, 19 Nov 2019 at 08:30, Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Today's linux-next merge of the akpm tree got a conflict in:
>
>   lib/Kconfig.debug
>
> between commit:
>
>   dfd402a4c4ba ("kcsan: Add Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer infrastructure")
>
> from the rcu tree and commit:
>
>   fa95a0eadaa7 ("kernel-hacking: group sysrq/kgdb/ubsan into 'Generic Kernel Debugging Instruments'")
>
> from the akpm tree.
>
> I fixed it up (I added kcsan into the above) 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.

Thanks, looks good to me -- makes sense to also move this into the
'Generic Kernel Debugging Instruments' section.

Many thanks,
-- Marco

> --
> Cheers,
> Stephen Rothwell