On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 04:49:27PM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote: > >> These commits remove the sentinel element (last empty element) from > >> the > >> sysctl arrays of all the files under the "kernel/" directory that use a > >> sysctl array for registration. The merging of the preparation patches > >> [1] to mainline allows us to remove sentinel elements without changing > >> behavior. This is safe because the sysctl registration code > >> (register_sysctl() and friends) use the array size in addition to > >> checking for a sentinel [2]. > > > > Hi, > > > > looks like *this* "patch" made it to the sysctl tree [1], breaking b4 > > for everyone else (as there's a "--- b4-submit-tracking ---" magic in > > the tree history now) on next-20240422 > > > > Please drop it (again, I'm only talking about this empty cover letter). > > Just to clarify, in case it is not obvious: > Please *do not merge your own trees* into kernel.org repos. Instead use > b4 shazam to pick up entire patchset, even if it is yours. b4 allows to > merge/apply also the cover letter, if this is your intention. > > With b4 shazam you would get proper Link tags and not break everyone's > b4 workflow on next. :/ I was expecting this to happen at some point. :/ Note, that you can still use b4 and merge your own trees, but you need to switch to using a different cover letter strategy: [b4] prep-cover-strategy = branch-description -K
