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

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Message-ID: <20230614104133.55c93a32@kernel.org>
Date:   Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:41:33 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Matthieu Baerts <matthieu.baerts@...sares.net>
Cc:     Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Networking <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Next Mailing List <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>,
        Mat Martineau <martineau@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: linux-next: manual merge of the net-next tree with the net tree

On Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:51:16 +0200 Matthieu Baerts wrote:
> I added a note about the conflicts on the cover-letter:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20230609-upstream-net-20230610-mptcp-selftests-support-old-kernels-part-3-v1-0-2896fe2ee8a3@tessares.net/
> 
> Maybe it was not a good place? I didn't know where to put it as there
> were multiple patches that were conflicting with each others even if the
> major conflicts were between 47867f0a7e83 ("selftests: mptcp: join: skip
> check if MIB counter not supported") and 0639fa230a21 ("selftests:
> mptcp: add explicit check for new mibs"). I guess next time I should add
> a comment referring to the cover-letter in the patches creating conflicts.

Hm, yeah, I think the cover letter may not be the best way.
Looks like Stephen didn't use it, anyway, and it confused patchwork.
No better idea where to put it tho :(

Maybe a link to a git rerere resolution uploaded somewhere we can wget
from easily?