linux-kernel - RE: AUTOSEL process

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Message-ID: <9ff6fe2c13434512b034823112843d4f@AcuMS.aculab.com>
Date:   Sat, 11 Mar 2023 22:38:10 +0000
From:   David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:     'Sasha Levin' <sashal@...nel.org>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
CC:     Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
        "viro@...iv.linux.org.uk" <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        "linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: AUTOSEL process

...
> I suppose that if I had a way to know if a certain a commit is part of a
> series, I could either take all of it or none of it, but I don't think I
> have a way of doing that by looking at a commit in Linus' tree
> (suggestions welcome, I'm happy to implement them).

Could something in git (eg when patches get applied) add dependencies
between the patches in a series.
While that won't force the entire series be added, it would ensure
that all earlier patches are added.

	David

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