This basically implements the suggestion from <https://lore.kernel.org/stable/46577540-6ed7-0ff5-11d5-2982cd29e92b@xxxxxxxxxx/>. Sample output: To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands: git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-5.15.y git checkout FETCH_HEAD git cherry-pick -x 9f46c187e2e680ecd9de7983e4d081c3391acc76 # <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.> git commit -s git send-email --to '<stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>' --in-reply-to '<165314153515625@xxxxxxxxx>' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 5.15.y' HEAD^.. Signed-off-by: Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@xxxxxxxxxx> --- scripts/bad_stable | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/scripts/bad_stable b/scripts/bad_stable index 03165f8212..0cd0319fb3 100755 --- a/scripts/bad_stable +++ b/scripts/bad_stable @@ -136,6 +136,15 @@ reply() echo "tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit" echo "id to <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>." echo + echo "To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:" + echo + echo "git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-$STABLE_VERSION.y" + echo "git checkout FETCH_HEAD" + echo "git cherry-pick -x $git_id" + echo "# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>" + echo "git commit -s" + echo "git send-email --to '$STABLE' --in-reply-to '$ID' --subject-prefix 'PATCH $STABLE_VERSION.y' HEAD^.." + echo echo "Possible dependencies:" echo echo "$(curl --fail --silent https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sashal/deps.git/plain/v$STABLE_VERSION/$git_id)" -- 2.35.1.46.g38062e73e0
