linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH iproute2-next v2] lib/fs: fix issue when {name,open}_to_handle

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Date:   Sun, 2 May 2021 13:20:46 +0200
From:   Petr Vorel <petr.vorel@...il.com>
To:     Heiko Thiery <heiko.thiery@...il.com>
Cc:     David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2-next v2] lib/fs: fix issue when
 {name,open}_to_handle_at() is not implemented

> Hi David,

> Am Sa., 1. Mai 2021 um 17:03 Uhr schrieb David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>:

> > On 4/30/21 12:26 AM, Heiko Thiery wrote:
> > > With commit d5e6ee0dac64b64e the usage of functions name_to_handle_at() and

> > that is a change to ss:

> > d5e6ee0dac64 ss: introduce cgroup2 cache and helper functions


> > > open_by_handle_at() are introduced. But these function are not available
> > > e.g. in uclibc-ng < 1.0.35. To have a backward compatibility check for the
> > > availability in the configure script and in case of absence do a direct
> > > syscall.


> > When you find the proper commit add a Fixes line before the Signed-off-by:

> What do you mean with finding the right commit? This (d5e6ee0dac64) is
> the commit that introduced the usage of the missing functions. Or have
> I overlooked something?

Just put into commit message before your Signed-off-by tag this:

Fixes: d5e6ee0d ("ss: introduce cgroup2 cache and helper functions")

> > Fixes: <id> ("subject line")
> > > Signed-off-by: Heiko Thiery <heiko.thiery@...il.com>
> > > ---


Kind regards,
Petr