Re: [PATCH 6.18.y 0/6] Backport spin_lock_irq_disable() to 6.18.y

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Thu, Oct 15, 2026 at 08:16:26AM +0000, Alice Ryhl wrote:
> This series backports the new spin_lock_irq_disable() API, as well as
> the new SpinLockIrq API for Rust to 6.18.y. This means that any upstream
> code using these APIs can be backported cleanly to 6.18.y without
> needing adjustment to work using the old APIs.

As Sasha says, this doesn't seem to fit the stable kernel rules, sorry.
If a bugfix is needed that requires this api, then we can add this, but
until then, it's not necessary at all.

thanks,

greg k-h