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

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Message-ID: <964937b8-a7a1-71ad-5e12-8d4a854504a1@tessares.net>
Date:   Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:30:49 +0200
From:   Matthieu Baerts <matthieu.baerts@...sares.net>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
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

Hi Jakub,

On 14/06/2023 19:41, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> 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?

Good idea, I didn't think about git rerere! I will try to remember about
that next time :)

Cheers,
Matt
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