On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 08:56:05PM +0000, Chris Packham wrote: > On Tue, 2019-08-27 at 10:13 +0100, Russell King - ARM Linux admin > wrote: > > Just send the single patch to the patch tracker - having it against > > 5.3-rc is fine (I don't think anything has changed for a long time > > with that file.) > > Done > https://www.armlinux.org.uk/developer/patches/viewpatch.php?id=8902/1 > > I'm still not entirely sure what to put for the KernelVersion tag. In > hindsight think I misinterpreted your comment above and set it to 5.3rc > (where you meant a series based on 5.3-rcX should apply cleanly). It > probably should have been next or master because it's way past the > merge window for 5.3.
Think about it as "which kernel version was _this_ patch generated against" - it's a guide for me to know which kernel version it should be applied to. The nearest Linus release (rc or final) is generally sufficient. If it doesn't apply to my current base, then I might check out that version, apply it there, and then merge it in, resolving any conflicts during the merge. It started off with a different purpose: when we had the older development system, such as the 2.x series kernels, we would have even x being the current stable kernels, and concurrently we'd also have x+1 as the development series. When someone sent me a patch back then, it was important to know which kernel series it was meant for. I decided not to get rid of it because it provides useful information when patches don't apply, and gives more options than me just discarding the patch with a comment saying it doesn't apply. -- RMK's Patch system: https://www.armlinux.org.uk/developer/patches/ FTTC broadband for 0.8mile line in suburbia: sync at 12.1Mbps down 622kbps up According to speedtest.net: 11.9Mbps down 500kbps up
