Re: linux-next: manual merge of the akpm tree with the tip tree

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Tue Jan 09 2018 - 05:40:05 EST


On Tue, 2018-01-09 at 16:02 +1100, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
>
> Today's linux-next merge of the akpm tree got a conflict in:
>
> arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/device_libs/platform_bt.c
>
> between commit:
>
> 9d0513d82f1a ("x86/platform/intel-mid: Revert "Make 'bt_sfi_data'
> const"")
>
> from the tip tree and patch:
>
> "arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/device_libs/platform_bt.c: fix const
> confusion"
>
> from the akpm tree.
>
> I fixed it up (I dropped the akpm tree patch)

Yes, that is exactly what needs to be done.
Thanks!

Andrew, can you drop that patch from your quilt?

> 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.
>

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Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Intel Finland Oy