Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 05 Sep 2014 06:58:52 -0700 | From | Guenter Roeck <> | Subject | Re: [kernel.org PATCH] Li Zefan is now the 3.4 stable maintainer |
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On 09/05/2014 12:55 AM, Li Zefan wrote: >>>> Li, >>>> >>>> it would be great if you can send me information about your -stable queue, >>>> ie how you maintain it and where it is located. This will enable me to >>>> continue testing the stable queue for the 3.4 kernel. >>>> >>> >>> Thanks for testing LTS kernels! >>> >>> This is my 3.4.y git tree: >>> >>> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/lizf/linux-3.4.y.git/ >>> >>> And this is the patch queue: >>> >>> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/lizf/linux-3.4.y-queue.git/ >>> >>> I use quilt. When I've added some patches to 3.4.y, I'll update this >>> queue. The patches and series file are under /patches. Currently there's >>> already a patch in the queue. >>> >>> When I release a new version, I'll clean up the queue by removing all >>> the files under /patches. >>> >>> Hope this is all the information you need. Please tell me if you need >>> me to slightly adjust my workflow so it's easier for you. >> >> It almost works. >> >> Problem is that the pending patch got converted to use <cr><lf> instead of >> just <lf> as common in Linux. When I try to apply it with "git quiltimport", >> it bails out with "trailing whitespace" errors. "git am" with the individual >> patch works fine for some reason, though. >> >> I can try to find a workaround, but it would be better to have the file in >> linux file format to start with. Would that be possible ? >> > > Yeah, I've fixed it. I'll run dos2unix for every patch file. >
Yes, it now works. Wonder how it comes that the patch in Greg's patch tree didn't have the problem. Any idea ?
Guenter
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