On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 07:39:47AM -0700, Dan Williams wrote: > > > It would also require a series resend since I can't use the in-place > > > update in a way that b4 will recognize. > > > > BTW, b4 0.7+ can do partial series rerolls. You can just send a single > > follow-up patch without needing to reroll the whole series, e.g.: > > > > [PATCH 1/3] > > [PATCH 2/3] > > \- [PATCH v2 2/3] > > [PATCH 3/3] > > > > This is enough for b4 to make a v2 series where only 2/3 is replaced. > > Oh, yes, I use that liberally, istr asking for it originally. What I > was referring to here was feedback that alluded to injecting another > patch into the series, ala: > > [PATCH 1/3] > [PATCH 2/3] > \- [PATCH v2 2/4] > \- [PATCH v2 3/4] > [PATCH 3/3] <-- this one would be 4/4 > > I don't expect b4 to handle that case, and would expect to re-roll the > series with the new numbering.
Oooh, yeah, you're right. One option is to download the mbox file and manually edit the patch subject to be [PATCH v2 4/4]. > > (Yes, I am monitoring all mentions of "b4" on lore.kernel.org/all in a > > totally > > non-creepy way, I swear.) > > I still need to do that for my sub-systems. I'll provide ample docs by the time plumbers rolls around next week. -K
