linux-kernel - Re: FAILED: Patch "x86/sev: Fix position dependent variable references in startup code" failed to apply to 6.8-stable tree

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Message-ID: <2024032916-statue-skyrocket-af59@gregkh>
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:56:46 +0100
From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	Kevin Loughlin <kevinloughlin@...gle.com>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, stable@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: FAILED: Patch "x86/sev: Fix position dependent variable
 references in startup code" failed to apply to 6.8-stable tree

On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 04:39:20PM +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 at 14:08, Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > The patch below does not apply to the 6.8-stable tree.
> > If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
> > tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
> > id to <stable@...r.kernel.org>.
> >
> 
> I will send the v6.8 backport separately right away.
> 
> v6.7 and v6.6 can take this patch unmodified but will need to take
> 29956748339aa8757a7e2f927a8679dd08f24bb6 as a prerequisite first.

Now done, thanks.

> (v6.8 no longer applies because of the way Linus fixed up a merge
> conflict in the 6.8 cycle)

I fixed this up by hand, hopefully got it right :)

> v6.1 and older need separate backports so i will send those out later.

Wonderful, thanks!

greg k-h