On Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:25:24 +0530 Sourabh Jain <[email protected]> wrote:
> Note for backporting: This fix is a partial retrieval of the commit > mentioned in the Fixes tag. It is only valid once the change referenced > by the Depends-on tag is present. When backporting this patch, the > commit mentioned in the Depends-on tag must be included first. > > Link: > https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/ > [1] > Link: > https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/ > [2] > Fixes: c2833a5bf75b ("hugetlbfs: fix changes to command line processing") > Depends-on: 2354ad252b66 ("powerpc/mm: Update default hugetlb size early") This will be the first "Depends-on:" in history. Which is a hint that we're doing something wrong. This innovation will surely fool any downstream automation. Let's use existing tools if possible. What if we just said "Fixes: 2354ad252b66"? That would tell people that 2354ad252b66 is required for use of this patch. Is there any kernel which has 2354ad252b66 but which doesn't have c2833a5bf75b? Probably there is, as neither had cc:stable. 2354ad252b66 is from 2020 and c2833a5bf75b is from 2022. I'm thinking the reliable thing to do here is to simply use Fixes:c2833a5bf75b. This will tell the world "please add this patch to any kernel which contains c2833a5bf75b", which I suspect will be good enough?
