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

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Message-ID: <d113c621664bdfefee95fee5f17fb00c593d7f66.camel@devuan.org>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2025 01:03:58 +0300
From: Boian Bonev <bbonev@...uan.org>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.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, 2025-05-10 at 13:23 -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > > > 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 am not sure if my patch is up to standards, PFA

> 
> > 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?

That one was on email.

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