Re: [PATCH] m68k: Fix asm register constraints for atomic ops

[Arnd Bergmann]

On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 9:34 AM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Finn,
>
> On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 1:45 AM Finn Thain <fthain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Sun, 25 Jul 2021, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > Fixes: d839bae4269aea46 ("locking,arch,m68k: Fold atomic_ops")
> > > ...
> > > Technically, the issue was present before, but I doubt adding pre-v3.18
> > > Fixes tags would make any difference for stable...
> >
> > There is a better way to constrain backporting, that is Cc:
> > stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # 3.12+
>
> I don't want to constrain backporting.

I would recommend adding the plain

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

line to the footer to make it unambiguous that you want it backported then,
plus moving the explanation above the --- line. You can never be too explicit
with those.

      Arnd