On Sat, Jan 19, 2019 at 09:08:51AM +0100, Greg KH wrote: > On Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 03:24:01PM -0500, David Long wrote: > > On 1/18/19 11:07 AM, Greg KH wrote: > > > On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 12:51:33PM -0500, David Long wrote: > > > > From: "David A. Long" <dave.long@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > > > V4.14 backport of spectre patches from Russell M. King's spectre branch. > > > > > > Based on some recent private email threads I had about this series, here > > > is what I would like to see for the next time this is posted: > > > > > > - Patch series such that someone moving from one tree to a newer one > > > does not experience regressions (i.e. a 4.19 version of this series, > > > and 4.20 where needed.) > > > > The v4.19 and v4.9 versions are ready. Not sure I understand why there would > > be a need for a v4.20 version even if it is one patch shy. > > Then backport that one patch :) You could just pick the patch up - it'll cherry-pick just fine across onto 4.19, so it should be trivial just like all the others that get automatically picked out of mainline that don't have a Cc to stable. -- RMK's Patch system: https://www.armlinux.org.uk/developer/patches/ FTTC broadband for 0.8mile line in suburbia: sync at 12.1Mbps down 622kbps up According to speedtest.net: 11.9Mbps down 500kbps up
