linux-kernel - Re: Bug 220102 - struct taskstats breaks backward compatibility since version 15

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Message-Id: <20250510132316.3719945330c9d0ebed86f8c9@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2025 13:23:16 -0700
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To: Boian Bonev <bbonev@...uan.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Balbir Singh <bsingharora@...il.com>, Yang
 Yang <yang.yang29@....com.cn>, Wang Yaxin <wang.yaxin@....com.cn>, Kun
 Jiang <jiang.kun2@....com.cn>, xu xin <xu.xin16@....com.cn>
Subject: Re: Bug 220102 - struct taskstats breaks backward compatibility
 since version 15

On Sat, 10 May 2025 14:45:31 +0300 Boian Bonev <bbonev@...uan.org> wrote:

> On Fri, 2025-05-09 at 14:17 -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > Yes, please send along the patch.  Include the suitable Fixes: and we
> > can backport this into the affected -stable kernels.
> > 
> > > https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=220102
> 
> My patch was attached in the bugzilla above.

We barely use bugzilla at all for kernel development.  I think I wish
that kernel bugzilla was simply shut down, replaced with a page to help
people to email their bug reports.

> I also see that Wang Yaxin
> <wang.yaxin@....com.cn> has already sent a different but working
> patch...

Cool.  Except I cannot find that patch.  Help?