Re: linux-next: manual merge of the security tree with Linus' tree

From: Stephen Rothwell
Date: Mon Nov 21 2022 - 17:16:29 EST


Hi Paul,

On Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:47:18 -0500 Paul Moore <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I asked this on a previous conflict but never received an answer so
> I'll ask it one more time: is there a recommended way to notify
> linux-next of an upcoming conflict? I generally notice the merge
> conflict within a few minutes of merging the patches into a -next
> branch, and fix it shortly afterwards. I'm happy to provide a
> heads-up, and a merge example, but I'm not sure what the process is
> for that, if any. Or, would you simply prefer to notice it yourself?
> I'm not bothered either way, I just thought you might appreciate the
> heads-up.

Sorry about that. Some maintainers will just send a "heads up" email
with a suggested resolution patch (but I don't get very many). That
can be very helpful for complicated (or non obvious) conflicts. I
still generally look at how to fix them myself (and report them), but
it can save me considerable time in particularly obscure cases.

--
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell

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