Re: FAILED: patch "[PATCH] tracepoints: Do not trace when cpu is offline" failed to apply to 3.14-stable tree

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On Wed, 24 Feb 2016 09:07:33 -0800
Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 09:21:14AM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 19:37:04 -0800
> > Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >   
> > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 10:24:40PM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:  
> > > > On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 16:48:47 -0800
> > > > <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >     
> > > > > The patch below does not apply to the 3.14-stable tree.
> > > > > If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
> > > > > tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
> > > > > id to <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.    
> > > > 
> > > > Hmm, strange. I just checked out v3.14.60 and did:
> > > > 
> > > >  $ git cherry-pick f37755490fe9bf76f6ba1d8c6591745d3574a6a6
> > > > 
> > > > and it applied without issue.    
> > > 
> > > Yes, it applies, sorry, but it breaks the build :(
> > > 
> > > Same for 3.10-stable.  It applies but can not compile.
> > > 
> > > can you fix that up?  
> > 
> > Yep I'll go work on that. But can you change your scripts to say it
> > broke the build, and possibly give a config file with it. The current
> > email just says "The patch below does not apply to the 3.14-stable
> > tree."  
> 
> The number of times that a patch applies but then breaks the build makes
> it pretty low for me to write a new script for that, sorry...

OK, then what about changing the wording to something like

"The patch below does not apply or breaks the build for 3.14-stable
tree"

?

It would prevent people like me from bothering you about saying "but it
does apply!"

-- Steve
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