On 4/11/2024 3:42 PM, Konstantin Ryabitsev wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 03:32:43PM -0700, Jacob Keller wrote:
>> I sometimes download patch series off of public inbox hosted servers to
>> apply with git-am. Occasionally I have found that these do not apply
>> cleanly because the thread is not sorted in patch order.
>
> It's more than just the order -- if there are replies in the thread, the mbox
> file won't apply either.
>
If the order was correct, it is usually easy enough to just "git am
--skip" the patches which have no content. However...
> This is the reason why the b4 tool exists:
> https://b4.docs.kernel.org/
>
This is extremely useful and I was unaware of its existence. Thanks!!
>> For an example, see
>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20240308230557.805580-1-alex.william...@redhat.com/
>
> $ b4 am -o/tmp
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20240308230557.805580-1-alex.william...@redhat.com/
> Grabbing thread from
> lore.kernel.org/all/20240308230557.805580-1-alex.william...@redhat.com/t.mbox.gz
> Analyzing 20 messages in the thread
> Looking for additional code-review trailers on lore.kernel.org
> Checking attestation on all messages, may take a moment...
> ---
> ✓ [PATCH v2 1/7] vfio/pci: Disable auto-enable of exclusive INTx IRQ
> ✓ [PATCH v2 2/7] vfio/pci: Lock external INTx masking ops
> + Reviewed-by: Eric Auger <eric.au...@redhat.com> (✓ DKIM/redhat.com)
> ✓ [PATCH v2 3/7] vfio: Introduce interface to flush virqfd inject
> workqueue
> + Reviewed-by: Eric Auger <eric.au...@redhat.com> (✓ DKIM/redhat.com)
> ✓ [PATCH v2 4/7] vfio/pci: Create persistent INTx handler
> + Reviewed-by: Eric Auger <eric.au...@redhat.com> (✓ DKIM/redhat.com)
> ✓ [PATCH v2 5/7] vfio/platform: Disable virqfds on cleanup
> + Reviewed-by: Kevin Tian <kevin.t...@intel.com> (✓ DKIM/intel.com)
> + Reviewed-by: Eric Auger <eric.au...@redhat.com> (✓ DKIM/redhat.com)
> ✓ [PATCH v2 6/7] vfio/platform: Create persistent IRQ handlers
> + Reviewed-by: Kevin Tian <kevin.t...@intel.com> (✓ DKIM/intel.com)
> + Reviewed-by: Eric Auger <eric.au...@redhat.com> (✓ DKIM/redhat.com)
> + Tested-by: Eric Auger <eric.au...@redhat.com> (✓ DKIM/redhat.com)
> ✓ [PATCH v2 7/7] vfio/fsl-mc: Block calling interrupt handler without
> trigger
> + Reviewed-by: Kevin Tian <kevin.t...@intel.com> (✓ DKIM/intel.com)
> + Reviewed-by: Eric Auger <eric.au...@redhat.com> (✓ DKIM/redhat.com)
> ---
> ✓ Signed: DKIM/redhat.com
> ---
> Total patches: 7
> ---
> Cover:
> /tmp/v2_20240308_alex_williamson_vfio_interrupt_eventfd_hardening.cover
> Link:
> https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240308230557.805580-1-alex.william...@redhat.com
> Base: not specified
> git am
> /tmp/v2_20240308_alex_williamson_vfio_interrupt_eventfd_hardening.mbx
>
> -K
