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

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Tue Dec 03 2019 - 01:57:19 EST



* Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Today's linux-next merge of the tip tree got a conflict in:
>
> arch/x86/mm/pat_interval.c
>
> between commit:
>
> 91298f1a302d ("x86/mm/pat: Fix off-by-one bugs in interval tree search")
>
> from Linus' tree and commits:
>
> 70bfed57a6de ("x86/mm/pat: Move the memtype related files to arch/x86/mm/pat/")
>
> from the tip tree.
>
> I fixed it up (I just removed the file - there may be further updates
> required) and can carry the fix as necessary. This is now fixed as far as
> linux-next is concerned, but any non trivial conflicts should be mentioned
> to your upstream maintainer when your tree is submitted for merging.
> You may also want to consider cooperating with the maintainer of the
> conflicting tree to minimise any particularly complex conflicts.

No, the correct resolution is to apply the 91298f1a302d fix to the new
file - which is in -tip and which I've now also pushed out to -next, so
-next should pick it up tomorrow.

Thanks,

Ingo