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Subject: Re: linux-next: manual merge of the block tree with the vfs tree
To:     Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>
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From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
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Date:   Sun, 19 Jan 2020 19:45:32 -0700
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On 1/19/20 6:40 PM, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> Hi Jens,
> 
> On Thu, 19 Dec 2019 22:34:59 -0700 Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> wrote:
>>
>> On 12/19/19 6:36 PM, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
>>>
>>> Today's linux-next merge of the block tree got a conflict in:
>>>
>>>   fs/open.c
>>>
>>> between commit:
>>>
>>>   0a51692d49ec ("open: introduce openat2(2) syscall")
>>>
>>> from the vfs tree and commit:
>>>
>>>   252270311374 ("fs: make build_open_flags() available internally")
>>>
>>> from the block tree.
>>>
>>> I fixed it up (see at end, plus the merge fix patch below) and can
>>> carry the fix as necessary. This is now fixed as far as linux-next is
>>> concerned, but any non trivial conflicts should be mentioned to your
>>> upstream maintainer when your tree is submitted for merging.  You may
>>> also want to consider cooperating with the maintainer of the
>>> conflicting tree to minimise any particularly complex conflicts.  
>>
>> Thanks Stephen, I may just pull in the vfs tree to avoid this conflict.
> 
> I looks like Al has rewritten the branch you merged from his tree and
> caused various conflicts in my merge of the block tree today.  I used
> Al's new versions of the conflicting files.

That's a bummer. I guess I'll have to rebase on top of the new one. Al,
is the new one going to be persistent?

-- 
Jens Axboe