linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: Fixes tag needs some work in the ipsec tree

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Message-ID: <20210927111833.GH1407957@gauss3.secunet.de>
Date:   Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:18:33 +0200
From:   Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
To:     Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
CC:     Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Next Mailing List <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: linux-next: Fixes tag needs some work in the ipsec tree

On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 09:55:07AM +0200, Nicolas Dichtel wrote:
> Hi Stephen,
> 
> Le 26/09/2021 à 22:49, Stephen Rothwell a écrit :
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > In commit
> > 
> >   93ec1320b017 ("xfrm: fix rcu lock in xfrm_notify_userpolicy()")
> > 
> > Fixes tag
> > 
> >   Fixes: 703b94b93c19 ("xfrm: notify default policy on update")
> > 
> > has these problem(s):
> > 
> >   - Target SHA1 does not exist
> > 
> > Maybe you meant
> > 
> > Fixes: 88d0adb5f13b ("xfrm: notify default policy on update")
> > 
> In fact, the sha1 comes from the ipsec tree, which is regularly rebased.

The testing branch of the ipsec tree might be rebased if I have
a bad commit there. The master branch of the ipsec tree will not
be rebased, as this branch is publicly used.

> The original patch is only in this tree for now.
> Steffen, maybe this fix could be squashed with the original commit?

As said, I never rebased the master branch so far and would only do
so in case of emergency.