Re: linux-next: Fixes tag needs some work in the block tree

[Jan Kara]

On Mon 25-01-21 11:39:50, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On 1/25/21 11:35 AM, Paolo Valente wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >> Il giorno 25 gen 2021, alle ore 10:40, Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ha scritto:
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> In commit
> >>
> >>  d4fc3640ff36 ("block, bfq: set next_rq to waker_bfqq->next_rq in waker injection")
> >>
> >> Fixes tag
> >>
> >>  Fixes: c5089591c3ba ("block, bfq: detect wakers and unconditionally inject their I/O")
> >>
> >> has these problem(s):
> >>
> >>  - Target SHA1 does not exist
> >>
> >> Maybe you meant
> >>
> >> Fixes: 13a857a4c4e8 ("block, bfq: detect wakers and unconditionally inject their I/O")
> >>
> > 
> > Hi Jens,
> > how to proceed in such a case (with patches already applied by you)?
> > Shall I send you a v2 with only this change?
> 
> We just have to ignore it... But in the future, always double check that
> you are using the right shas, not some sha from an internal tree.

FWIW I have a commit hook in my git tree that just refuses a commit with
unknown Fixes tag SHA. Exactly to catch such mishaps in the patches I
merge...

								Honza
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Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>
SUSE Labs, CR