linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.19 031/219] arm64: preempt: Fix big-endian when checking preempt count in assembly

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Date:   Wed, 18 Dec 2019 10:40:01 -0500
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
Cc:     Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>,
        "kernelci.org bot" <bot@...nelci.org>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.19 031/219] arm64: preempt: Fix big-endian
 when checking preempt count in assembly

On Mon, 16 Dec 2019 09:45:24 +0000
Will Deacon <will@...nel.org> wrote:

> Yup, without 396244692232 this commit makes no sense. That's why I didn't CC
> stable or add a Fixes tag :(

I'm wondering if we should add a tag to state "not to be backported",
to tell auto select to ignore a patch that appears to be a fix.

-- Steve