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[209.85.218.47]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 4fb4d7f45d1cf-62c018007casm1644395a12.35.2025.09.09.11.01.37 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:01:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-ej1-f47.google.com with SMTP id a640c23a62f3a-afcb78ead12so832769666b.1 for ; Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:01:37 -0700 (PDT) X-Forwarded-Encrypted: i=1; AJvYcCUXnwkWW/BWQqGAuMMI4ov/ClBpeF2//GKF+lMFYi2s5LsSwBUcUvrak7Krci8AX+we6aZKMlFCIKI=@vger.kernel.org X-Received: by 2002:a17:907:3e8c:b0:b04:522c:e0f7 with SMTP id a640c23a62f3a-b04b16bf0fcmr1058187066b.47.1757440897220; Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:01:37 -0700 (PDT) Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: workflows@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20250905-sparkling-stalwart-galago-8a87e0@lemur> <68bf3854f101b_4224d100d7@dwillia2-mobl4.notmuch> <5922560.DvuYhMxLoT@rafael.j.wysocki> <20250909071818.15507ee6@kernel.org> <92dc8570-84a2-4015-9c7a-6e7da784869a@kernel.dk> <20250909-green-oriole-of-speed-85cd6d@lemur> <497c9c10-3309-49b9-8d4f-ff0bc34df4e5@suse.cz> <68c062f7725c7_75db100eb@dwillia2-mobl4.notmuch> In-Reply-To: From: Linus Torvalds Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2025 11:01:20 -0700 X-Gmail-Original-Message-ID: X-Gm-Features: Ac12FXx5QpA-3kwbUKV6WpHs60phw1MkKolvZNXPDmgvvKpYtrNovzWPkJMVvUI Message-ID: Subject: Re: Link trailers revisited (was Re: [GIT PULL] io_uring fix for 6.17-rc5) To: Alexei Starovoitov Cc: dan.j.williams@intel.com, Jens Axboe , Vlastimil Babka , Konstantin Ryabitsev , Jakub Kicinski , "Rafael J. Wysocki" , Caleb Sander Mateos , io-uring , workflows@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Tue, 9 Sept 2025 at 10:56, Alexei Starovoitov wrote: > > It doesn't work reliably. Often enough maintainers massage the patch > a bit while applying to fix minor nits and patch-id will be different. Honestly, if you massage a patch you should probably mention it. THAT is the kind of thing where it actually makes sense to say "modified version of XYZ" and pointing to the original. Look, at that point it's actually *IMPORTANT* to explicitly state that you didn't actually apply the original patch. This falls clearly under the "don't add links mindlessly, do it mindfully" heading. Linus