On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 07:31:35PM +0100, Eddie Chapman wrote: > As per previous mail, below are the 4 patches discussed, generated with > diff -up, from kernel.org 4.4.77, so with correct context for 4.4. Just > in case they are useful for anyone. <formletter> This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the stable kernel tree. Please read: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html for how to do this properly. </formletter> Note, I can't do anything with patches until they are in Linus's tree. Please work to get them accepted there, then we can worry about backporting them to older kernels if they are needed. thanks, greg k-h