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Date:	Sat, 12 Jul 2014 23:11:26 +0200
From:	Christoph Schulz <develop@...stov.de>
To:	Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>
Cc:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-ppp@...r.kernel.org, paulus@...ba.org, isdn@...ux-pingi.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: ppp: don't call sk_chk_filter twice

Hello!

Alexei Starovoitov schrieb am Sat, 12 Jul 2014 05:59:46 +0200:

>> However, sk_chk_filter() is not idempotent as it sometimes replaces filter
>> codes. So running it a second time over the same filter does not work and
>
> It's a good thing not to call sk_chk_filter() twice, but the commit
> log is incorrect.
> sk_chk_filter() doesn't replace filter codes anymore.

Fair enough. Then how should I correctly proceed to submit this patch  
which fixes a bug in the 3.15 branch (only)? In 3.15.x filter codes  
_are_ replaced (I just checked the code in 3.15.5). And I originally  
based my analysis on 3.15.1. Your statement makes the patch an  
optional improvement for 3.16.x, but it's a necessary fix for 3.15.x.  
Do I need to submit this patch two times with different commit logs?

Thank you in advance,

Christoph Schulz

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