On Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:04:04 -0400 Neal Cardwell wrote:
> > In that case - can I slap:
> >
> > Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
> >
> > on it?
>
> Yes, slapping that Fixes footer on it sounds fine to me. I see
> that it does apply cleanly to 1da177e4c3f4.
FWIW even if it didn't - my modus operandi is to have the tag pointing
at the earliest point in the git history where the bug exists. Even if
the implementation was completely rewritten - we want to let the people
who run old kernels know they may experience the issue.
Backporters will see the patch doesn't apply and make the right call.
That said I don't think the process documentation is very clear on
this, so maybe someone more experienced will correct my course :)
> Or let me know if you would prefer for me to resubmit a v2 with that footer.
I'll add it, no worries.
