Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] sys_info: add helper for callers that handle all_bt

[Bradley Morgan]

On June 24, 2026 9:34:19 PM GMT+01:00, Andrew Morton
<akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>On Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:34:58 +0000 Bradley Morgan <include@xxxxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>
>> Some callers handle SYS_INFO_ALL_BT themselves before calling
>sys_info().
>> Add a helper that strips that bit without turning an all_bt only mask
>into
>> a kernel_sys_info fallback.
>
>I assume this patch wants a Fixes: and a cc:stable also.

Fixes, perhaps 
Fixes: a9af76a78760 ("watchdog: add sys_info sysctls to dump sys info on system lockup") ?

>It would be nice to have the conventional [0/N] cover letter to tell
>readers what this is all about.

I added a what I changed? I'm iffy on cover letters, if you want I'll do
it...

>The patches all have different Fixes: targets.  This risks inviting the
>-stable maintainers to merge only some of the patches into some
>kernels, resulting in an untested combination and which might break
>things.

In merge-time, could we do 


Fixes: a9af76a78760 ("watchdog: add sys_info sysctls to dump sys info on system lockup")


>It would be cleaner to make all patches have the same Fixes: target if
>possible.

Ditto.

Thanks!